Hon. Paul Lillios; Jean Hilaris; Constantinos Zografopoulos; Hon. Jeffery Chronicles; United States Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic and Archon George Tsunis; Regional Commander Archon John G. Manos; AHEPA Supreme President and Archon Demetrios Kokotas; John Gountanis; Dr. George Bovis.
On Sunday, March 26, 2023, the Archons of Metropolitan Chicago participated in the Greek Heritage Parade in the heart of Greektown Chicago. The United States Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic, George J. Tsunis, Archon Hypomnematografos, served as grand marshal of the parade. The Illinois Federation of American Hellenic Organizations (ENOSIS) presented the parade; its sponsor was Greektown Special Service Area #16, the area’s business improvement committee.
Left: Constantinos Zografopoulos, Yianni Sianis, Dr. George Bovis, His Grace Bishop Timothy of Hexamilion, Archon Regional Commander John G. Manos, Hon. Paul Lillios, John Koudounis and John Gountanis.
Before the parade, the Archons gathered at the National Hellenic Museum in Greektown for a preparatory event hosted by the Hellenic Museum. Chicago-area Greek-American clergy, community members and politicians also attended the event, including His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael of Chicago; His Grace, Bishop Timothy of Hexamilion; Paul Vallas, candidate for mayor of Chicago; Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias; Maria Pappas, Cook County Treasurer; and Commissioner Mariyana T. Spyropoulos for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.
Archons, from left: John Hilaris, Constantinos Zografopoulos, Hon. Jeffery Chrones, Regional Commander John G. Manos, John Gountanis and Dr. George Bovis.
Participating Archons included Regional Archon Commanders of Metropolitan Chicago, Archons Dr. George Bovis, Robert Buhler, Hon. Jeffery Chrones, John Gountanis, Esq., John Hilaris, John Koudounis, Hon. Paul Lillios, Theodore Sepsis, Yianni Sianis and Constantinos Zografopoulos.
The annual Chicago Greek Heritage Parade is one of the largest annual events for the Greek-American community in the Chicago area; this has been happening since the 1960s.
