July 8, 2023, Lemont, Illinois: All roads in the Ghanaian community in the Chicago Metropolis led to the Crystal Grand Banquets, 12416 S. Archer Avenue, Lemont, Illinois, 60439. The colorful processions of chiefs and Queens, traditional priests and priestesses in their beautiful and rich regalia, and spellbinding cultural performances marked this […]

Ghana National Council New Administration Encourages its Youth to Celebrate Their Culture at GhanaFest  Chicago, IL, June 2nd: The Ghana National Council of Metropolitan Chicago (GNC) and its Affiliates (tribes) will present its flagship program, the 35th Annual Ghanafest, in Washington Park on July 29 from 11:00 AM until 10:00 […]

Barely a year after Civil Rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson Snr. was crowned King of the African Diaspora I, Togbi Nyaho Tamakloe VI was on hand again to coronate US Congressman Danny K. Davis, King of The African Diaspora II at a colorful ceremony here in Chicago. The event themed […]

The Ghanaian community in Chicago has been hit with terrible news as the Gadangme Community Organization announced the death of their former Queenmother, Manye Naa Odatsoo, a.k.a , Ms. Evelyn Lamptey. She was 71. She passed away at the University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences on June 23, 2023, […]

June 10, 2015- The Ghana National Council debuted a television program on CAN-TV, Channel 20,  Chicago.  The show will broadcast the second Wednesday of every month from 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm and discuss issues affecting the Ghanaian community in the Chicago metropolitan area.  The host was Mr. Steve Dei, […]