Serving The Ghanaian Chicago Community
Saturday, August 22, 2026
Reliable funding model critical — Stakeholders By Adade Gyamfi FOR years, Ghana has been celebrated as one of Africa’s emerging leaders in waste management and environmental sanitation. Modern composting plants, waste treatment facilities and innovative recycling initiatives have transformed the country’s sanitation landscape, earning recognition across the continent. Yet, behind […]
Chicago, IL — July 9, 2005 marked a historic milestone for Ghanaian‑descent children in the Chicago metropolitan area. For the first time ever, the Ghana National Council of Metropolitan Chicago (GNC), supported by the Church of the Ghanaian Community of Chicago, organized a full‑scale youth excursion to Six Flags Great […]
The excitement was unmistakable, the luxury coach was humming, and Chicago’s youth were primed for a day of unrestrained thrill, but Mother Nature, uninvited and uncompromising, intervened on Friday, July 17, 2026. The morning atmosphere in Chicago carried a charge, a sense of culmination. Weeks of planning, coordination, and youthful […]
When you come out, you will notice what looks like a fog blanketing your community in Chicago and its metropolitan space. This is the result of massive, raging wildfires burning across northeastern Minnesota and Canada, which have sent dense, toxic plumes of smoke drifting directly into the Great Lakes region. […]
Sankofaonline News Desk | July 12,2026 The Ghanaian community in Chicago filled the spacious Tinley Park Convention Center to capacity as they gathered to celebrate the life and legacy of Okatakyie Sir Charles Ofori‑Kuragu, who passed away recently in Ghana after a short illness. The atmosphere was one of reverence, […]
