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In Chicago proper, there are 2,400 ethnic Albanian residents. The 60646 and 60630 zip codes have 400 and 300 Albanians recorded as per a 2020s-recorded U.S. Census Bureau data estimate distributed via ZipAtlas.com; both zip codes are located in the northwest side of Chicago neighborhoods of Jefferson Park, Chicago , Forest Glen, Chicago , and ...
Chicago also has an Albanian population. [68] Bulgarians began to arrive in Chicago in the 1870s. [69] Greeks began arriving in Chicago in the 1840s. [70] Hungarians emigrated to Chicago at the end of the nineteenth century. [71] There is a Romanian community in Chicago. [72]
Chicago has a large population of Albanians; the state of Illinois has over 15,000 Albanians, and 3,000 reside in Chicago proper. Exurban communities like Minooka have abundant Albanian populations.
By 2001, there were some 12,000–15,000 residents of Albanian ancestry in Illinois, northwest Indiana, and southern Wisconsin. Among the most prominent Americans with roots in the Chicago-area Albanian community are Ferid Murad, a 1998 recipient of the Nobel Prize in medicine, and the actor/comedians John and James Belushi. Nicholas C. Pano
The Albanian-American Community of Illinois is a non-profit organization located in Chicago, IL that works to preserve and promote Albanian culture, traditions, and history through various initiatives and social events.
The Albanians [d] are an ethnic group native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, culture, history and language. [66] They are the main ethnic group of Albania and Kosovo, and they also live in the neighboring countries of North Macedonia, Montenegro, Greece, and Serbia, as well as in Italy, Croatia, Bulgaria, and Turkey.
Settlements of Albanians can be found in Chicago, Los Angeles, Denver, Detroit, New Orleans, Miami, Pittsburgh, and Washington, D.C.
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