President of the United States of America Donald J. Trump

Left to right:  

Dennis P. Fitzgerald, Grand Knight - Knights of Columbus, Thomas A. Sieja, President of Polish American Police Association and Mark V. Tiniakos, Sir Knights of Columbus

Dennis P. Fitzgerald, Grand Knight - Knights of Columbus, Thomas A. Sieja, President of Polish American Police Association, and Steven Hermaz - Knights of Columbus.

Police Officers from Poland with Dennis P. Fitzgerald, Grand Knight - Knights of Columbus (right) with Mark V. Tiniakos, Sir Knight - Knights of Columbus

High Rank Chief of Police with Dennis P. Fitzgerald and Mark V. Tiniakos.

Rev. Fr. Christos J. Vagias with late Metropolitan Iakovos of Chicago and Sotiris Vagias

Rev. Christos J. Vagias with Mark V. Tiniakos, former Board Member of St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Chicago.

Rev. Father, Christos J. Vagias, a former priest of St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Chicago, passed away recently in the Village of Mikrospilia, his hometown, in Arta, Greece.  He served at St. George for over 35 years.  From the first moment at the church, he was determined to organize the community of St. George and he worked diligently with perseverance and self-sacrifice for all the years without counting effort and toil.  He worked for the Greek Christian ideals.  A brilliant preacher of the Greek language, he preached the word of God in plain Greek that was understood by the common people.  His sermon spoke to the hearts of the Greeks who gathered to hear him every Sunday.  Over the years, St. George and Father Vagias, synonymous with the Christian faith, unchanged from the influence of English, became a deacon for the preservation of the Greek-Christian faith. The expansion of the building complex with the addition of the Gymnasium and a Community for social events is due to the perseverance and hard work of Father Vagias. Under his guidance, the community of St. George raised funds and with the personal work of its members, a new building was formed that covered the constant needs of the community. Throughout his ministry, Father Vagias offered support, help, and comfort to anyone in need.  He is survived by Presbytera Konstantina, his three children, Ioannis, Sotiris, and Nektaria, and his grandchildren. 

Left to right:  Christos J. Vagias, His Eminence Metropolitan Athinagoras of Mexico and Very Rev. Fr. Simeon Johnson. 

Remembering Nikos Pentzaropoulos, the amazing goalkeeper of the Panionios Football Team in Athens, Greece, who was highly recognized for his excellent ability and performance.  He was born in1927 and passed away in 1979 following his battle with cancer.  He started football at the age of thirteen in his neighborhood team and with the great talent he had, he was immediately placed in the first team of Panionios, and in1948 he was called to the National team. He was nicknamed “Hero of Tampere”, after a legendary performance with the Greek Olympic team in a match that took place in the city of Tampere in Finland during the Summer Olympic Games of 1952.  While in Tampere, he was given the chance to sign a contract and start training with the Inter Milan team.  He made the decision and in August 1952 he traveled to Milan, signed the contract, and started training with the Inter Team.  Unfortunately, certain things went wrong and Nikos, very disappointed with the circumstances, had to return to the Panionios team.  Apart from being a football player, Pentzaropoulos was also a field jumper with excellent performance, and also, played volleyball and basketball. 

Pictured right is Ed Hozzian with others 

at the U.S. Karate Hall of Fame

 On October 6, 2024, the Annual Honoring and Remembering church singers and musicians took place at St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Church in Chicago, who dedicated their talents in service to Christ and the Holy Church.  

 V. Rev. Fr. Simeon Johnson, Rev. Fr. Kosmas Kallis; Protopsaltis, Dino Theodoropoulos; Chanter, Stavros Spanakis; Dr. Peter Jermihov, Choir Director and members of the St. Andrew Church Choir 

February 1, 2025

Dennis P. Fitzgerald, 

Past Grand Knight, Knights of Columbus.

Very Rev. Joshua S. Caswell, 

Superior General Canons Regular of St. John Cantius.

Mark V. Tiniakos, Publisher / Editor, "ChicagoGreekPress.Com".

Group of friends gathered together on a cold December day to have lunch at Family Palace restaurant Dennis P. Fitzgerald and William S. Warnock and others

Dennis P. Fitzgerald and William S. Warnock of Knights of Columbus presented Georgia Tiniakos with a cooking book of "Ikaria" island in Greece

Georgia Tiniakos received a Greek flag from William S. Warnock and Dennis P. Fitzgerald of Knights of Columbus

ON DECEMBER 22, 2023, Dennis P. Fitzgerald, Grand Knight and William S. Warnock, Warden, and other members of the Knights of Columbus, celebrated a Christmas lunch at Family Palace Restaurant where Dennis P. Fitzgerald treated everyone with a Christmas gift.

Pictured from top right are: Cas Golosinski, Nick Pappas, Bobby Dietz, Mitch Masalski, William S. Warnock, Dennis P. Fitzgerald, Tommy Angelo and Mark V. Tiniakos

June 22, 2024 - Knights of Columbus, 4th Degree Exemplification T St. John Brebeuf Parish, 8305 N. Harlem Avenue with New Sir Knight, Mark S. Dobzrycki and Grand Knight Dennis P. Fitzgerald.  Congratulations Sir Knight Mark.

On June 22, 2024 at Kappy's Restaurant in Morton Grove, Illinois. Left to right:  Warden of Knights of Columbus, William Warnock; Grand Knight Dennis P. Fitzgerald;  Member of the Bagpipes and Drums of Emerald Society; Sir Knight Mark V. Tiniakos, and Steven Hermaz, member of Knights of Columbus.

MARIA PAPPAS, COOK COUNTY TREASURER, CELEBRATES THE ANNIVERSARY OF HER BIRTHDAY

Recently, a great reception took place at the Cook County Treasurer's Office, where Maria Pappas celebrated her birthday.  There was a great number of attendees, including political figures, friends and  employees of her office.  Among the guests were Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County President, John Daley, Cook County Board Commissioner and others. 

to right:  John Daley, Cook County Board Commissioner,

Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County President, and Maria Pappas,

Cook County Treasurer

Maria Pappas with Irene Pentzaropoulou,

former Vice Consul of the Consulate 
General of Greece in Chicago

A young violist playing a birthday song for Treasurer,

Maria Pappas

Cook County Treasurer, Maria Pappas,

in front of the table displaying her 

birthday cake and other desserts

Consul General of Greece, Emmanuel Koubarakis (center) with

Anthony Xydis, Greek Language Instructor (right) with Mark V.

Tiniakos, Publisher/Editor of Chicago Greek Press

September 2, 2023... seated 

from left to right:  Mark V. Tiniakos,

Publisher and Editor of Chicago

Greek Press.  Michael R. Masalski,

Trustee of Knights of Columbus.

Dennis P. Fitzgerald, Grand Knight,

Knights of Columbus.  William S.

Warnock, Warden, Knights of Columbus,

Aris F. Yanibas, Esq., Attorney at Law, at

Dappers East Restaurant in Chicago

Mark V. Tiniakos, Publisher and Editor of Chicago Greek Press with 

Susan Pool of Rosenthal Fine Art Gallery.

Dennis Rosenthal, owner of Rosethal Fine Art Gallery (left) with 

Mark V. Tiniakos,  Publisher and Editor of Chicago Greek Press, and Jeffrey Kirsch.

On September 12, 2024 at OMEGA Restaurant in Niles, Illinois, former Police Officers celebrated Jimmy Povolo's birthday, a former Chicago Police Officer.  He received a beautiful birthday card signed by all of his friends along with several presents.  Dennis P. Fitzgerald, Grand Knight of Knights of Columbus gave a nice speech.

A beautiful birthday cake for Jimmy's birthday. Pictured from left to right C. Gorski, B. Muscolino, H. Hanley, A. Castiglia, R. Dietz, T. Angelo, W. Warnock, D. Fitzgerald, M. Masalski, D. A. Lopez, J. Povolo, R. Terusaki, M. Tiniakos

ST. ATHANASIOS GREEK ORTHODOX 

CHURCH - CHICAGO

Board Members of St. Athanasios Greek Orthodox Church are pictured with the new Rev. Fr. Amvrosios Diamantidis.  Left to right are:  Grigorios Loreno, Elias Mantis, Athanasia Horaiti, Christos Agaliou, Theodoros Daskalopoulos, Rev. Fr. Amvrosios Diamantidis, Georgios Daskalakis, Lambros Tzimas, Athanasios Vlahos and George Horaitis

Rev. Fr. Amvrosios Diamandidis with Mark V. Tiniakos, Publisher and Editor of Chicago Greek Press

Σήμερα αποχαιρετήσαμε τη θεία Τζώρτζια

Με ιδιαίτερη λύπη σε εξαιρετικά φορτισμένο κλίμα έγινε σήμερα η εξοδιος της Γεωργίας Καλαμάτα χήρα Εμμανουηλ Δουβρη στο κοιμητήριο Πσπαγου όπου είχε ενταφιαστεί ο εκλιπών σύζυγος 

Η Γεωργία Δουβρη υπήρξε εξαιρετικά αγαπητή σε πλήθος φίλων που προσήλθαν σήμερα να αποτίσουν το ύστατο χαίρε 

Κοινωνική γενναιόδωρη μεγαλόκαρδη προσέφερε επι σειρά ετών πολλαπλές φροντίδες σε συγγενείς και φίλους 

Γεννήθηκε στην Αθήνα μετέβη το 1952 στις ΗΠΑ εργάστηκε και διακρίθηκε στο Σικαγο και Οκλαχόμα με τον αείμνηστο σύζυγο της Εμμανουηλ πριν μετοικήσει στην Αθήνα οριστικά

Ζούσε στο Χαλάνδρι πλησίον της αδελφής της Κικής Καστανα

Άφησε την τελευταία της πνοή στις 26 Οκτωβρίου στην οικία της περιστοιχίζομε η από συγγενείς και φίλους μετά από μαχροχρονη ασθένεια σε ηλικία 90 ετών

Αφήνει αδελφή και ανιψιούς

On December 26, 2024, Dennis P. Fitzgerald, Grand Knight of Knights of Columbus celebrated his birthday at Omega Restaurant with his associates and friends.  Pictured left to right are:  Robert J. Muscolino; Mark V. Tiniakos; James R. Povolo; Robin Y. Terusaki;  Allen J. Castiglia; Thomas M. Angelo; William S. Warnock; Michell R. Masalski; Robert H. Dietz; Dennis P. Fitzgerald and Harold J. Hanley.

Dennis P. Fitzgerald holding a piece of his birthday cake.

Very Rev. Vasilios (left) with Father Efraim during the celebration of St. Athanasios Day on January 18, 2024 in Chicago

Left to right are: Wayne C. Toberman, President of IPCC, Mark V.Tiniakos, Dennis P. Fitzgerald, Grand Knight

and William S. Warnock at

Dappairs East

On February 26, the International Press Club of Chicago had it's first General Membership Meeting of 2024, at the

Mc Cook Bohemian Restaurant, located in Mc Cook, Illinois. At 7 pm, Advisory Board member John Chenier called the room to order to convene the first IPCC Board and Officer Election since COVID restrictions and related illnesses were finished.

The results of  the election, following his dissolution of the existing Board of Directors structure, and the collection and tabulation of the ballots, is as follows:

President:

Wayne Toberman

Vice President:

Ehren Muhammad

Secretary:

Richard Cornell

Treasurer:

Michael A. Salim

Board of Diectors:

Mark Tiniakos

John Fascia

Donald Sender

T. Dianne Chenier

Dr. Hande Ozdinler

Dr. Daniel Ivankovich

Michael Willoughby

And Newly Appointed Director William Ryan

The New 2024 IPCC Officers will serve a 1 year term and the Board of Diectors a 2 year term.

On January 28, 2024, the Office of the Cook County Treasurer celebrated the New Year with the tradition of 

cutting the Vasilopita.  Vasilopita is a Greek New Year’s Day cake with a coin hidden inside.  

A piece of the Vasilopita cake is cut for each family member. If the coin is found in your piece, 

it’s believed you will have good luck for the rest of the year.  Metropolitan Nathanael celebrated 

the New Year by cutting and distributing the Vasilopita to see who will have especially good fortune in 2025!  
The event was attended by Cook County Board President, Toni Preckwinkle, His Eminence Metropolitan 

Nathanael of Chicago, Fr. Chrysanthos Kerkeres of St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 

Fr. Peter Sarolas of St. George Greek Orthodox Church, Fr. Stamatios Sfikas of Annunciation Cathedral, 

Consul General of Greece Emmanuel Koubarakis, elected officials, and community leaders.

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas pictured with the Clergy and official attending guests

Maria Pappas, Treasurer of Cook County (center) with His Eminence 

Metropolitan Nathanael of Chicago

Maria Pappas, Treasurer of Cook County, during the cutting of Vasilopita, along 

with his Emincence Metropolitan Nathanael, Rev. Fr. Stamatios Sfikas and Emmanuel

Koubarakis, Consul General of Greece in Chicago

At St. Andrews Greek Orthodox Church

Mark V. Tiniakos, Publisher and Editor Chicago Greek Press picture with His Grace Ierotheos and Rev. Fr. Panayiotis K. Malamis

Very Rev. Gerasimos Marouthas with Mark V. Tiniakos, Publisher and Editor Chicago Greek Press

On January 23, 2023, Cook County Sheriff, Tom Dart, was at the City Club 

of Chicago and talked with Don Gibbons, the City Club Vice Chair, about 

the Cook Cook Jail and its prisoners. Sheriff Dart has dedicated his career 

to challenging injustice and fighting the violence plaguing our communities.

Pictured left, Sheriff of Cook County, Tom Dart with Mark V. Tiniakos,

Publisher and Editor of Chicago Greek Press

Mark V. Tiniakos, Publisher and Editor of Chicago Greek Press (left) with Richard Irvin, Mayor of Aurora, at the Polish American Police Association of Chicago and Illinois Award Banquet

After Nights Of Columbus meeting at FOP, picture of four members Of Knights Of Columbus, from left to right are Ken Hozzian, Mark V Tiniakos, Ed Hozzain, and Steven Hermaz. 

At The Great Escape, left to right Mark V. Tiniakos, William S. Warnock, and Dennis Fitzgerald grand knight Of Knights Of Columbus.

Left to right:  Judge Anthony C. Kyriakopoulos; Kostas Chraniotakis, President of ENOSIS; Mark V. Tiniakos, Publisher/Editor of Chicago Greek Press;  His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America and Maria Pappas, Cook County Treasurer.

Remembering great memories with friends at a reception, celebrating and honoring the Greek Independence Day of March 25th in Chicago.

Left to right are Irene Pentzaropoulou, Vice Consul of Greece.  Hon. Jim Edgar, Governor of the State of Illinois.  Demetrios Zevelakis, Consul of Greece, and Thomas Stavrides, Vice Consul of Greece.

Rev. Fr. Panagiotis K. Malamis with Mark V. Tiniakos, Publisher and Editor 

of Chicago Greek Press

On December 6, 2024, Cook County Treasurer, Maria Pappas, held a Christmas party at her Office. On display there were small Christmas trees from all over the world.  Many guests participated in the event, including several officials and Consul Generals from many countries. 
Traditional Dance Groups performed during the event.

Maria Pappas singing Christmas Carols

Maria Pappas, Cook County Treasurer with

Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County President,

singing Christmas Carols with others

Peter Kamberos (center) with Tim Maeder and

Frank Lucas

NEW PRIEST AT SAINTS ATHANASIOS THE GREAT & JOHN THE BAPTIST GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH IN CHICAGORecently, Rev. Fr. Alexander Dunlop was appointed to serve at St. Athanasios Greek Orthodox Church.  

Fr. Alexander Dunlop pictured with

Mark V. Tiniakos, Editor-Publisher of

Chicago Greek Press

Left to right:  Pastor T.L. Barrett; Pastor John Harrell; 

Maria Pappas, Cook County Treasurer and Toni Preckwinkle, 

Cook County President

Maria Pappas, Cook County Treasurer with Mark V. Tiniakos,

Publisher and Editor of Chicago Greek Press

Christmas trees on display.

General, Ioannis Metaxas, Prime Minister of Greece with King George B, and Marshal, Alexandros Papagos, along with Crown Prince of Greece, Paul B', during the Greek-Italian War in 1940

On March 23, 2024, the Knights of Columbus, St. Michael the Archangel Police Council #12173, celebrated its 26th Anniversary Celebration Dinner Banquet at Gaelic Park in Oak Forest, Illinois.

The Knights of Columbus Council is a unique council with members from throughout Chicago, suburbs, twelve States and all four time zones of North America.  The Council has all aspects of law enforcement, City, County, State, Federal and the Military are within the Council to include civic leaders from City, County, State and Federal.  The 2024 Man of the Year honoree was the Mayor of Rosemont, Illinois, the Honorable Bradley A. Stephens, 20th District, State Representative, Illinois, proud council member of Knights of Columbus, Police Council.

Ed Hozzian and Mark V. Tiniakos, 

 Members of Knights of Columbus

38th Ward Alderman Nicholas Sposato with Sir Knight 

Mark V. Tiniakos, Publisher/Editor of Chicago Greek Press

Left to right: Dennis P. Fitzgerald, Grand Knight,

Congressman/Brother Knight Dan Lipinski and

Sir Knight Mark V. Tiniakos

 Members of Knights of Columbus

Alderman Nicholas Sposato receives 

an award from Dennis P. Fitzgerald,

Grand Knight, Chicago Police Council

#12173

Recently, Mark V. Tiniakos of the Chicago Greek Press, met with the Honorable

Charles P. Kocoras, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, and

talked about current and passed issues of interest. The Greek-American community

has honored Judge Kocoras multiple times over the years with multiple awards for his

many services and achievements.

The Honorable Charles P. Kocoras with Mark V. Tiniakos, Publisher and Editor and of the

Chicago Greek Press

Picture left to right: John Kass, former reporter of Chicago Tribune with Dennis Fitzgerald, Grand Knight,

Picture left to right: John Kass, former reporter of Chicago Tribune with Mark V. Tiniakos, Publisher and Editor of Chicago Greek Press.

In 1997, I had the blessing to meet with His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew when he visited the Chicago area and I met him at the Chicago Metropolis, located at 40 East Burton Place, Chicago.  A special reception was held at the Metropolis to honor him.  The late Metropolitan Iakovos of Chicago and other high-ranking church officials welcomed the Patriarch.  Also, distinguished members of the Greek community attended the reception.

The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew with Mark V. Tiniakos, Publisher and Editor of Chicago Greek Press.

Consul Generals of various countries