Wypych would immigrate to Chicago a few years later. Chicago then, as it is now, has one of the largest populations of Polish people in the world. The pope gave the people of Poland reason to hope ...

With a history of Polish migration dating back to the 1830s – and more than one million people of Polish descent in its metropolitan area today – Chicago is the traditional capital of the Polish ...

Chicago's Avondale neighborhood ... city’s finest examples of the so-called "Polish Cathedral" style of architecture. With seating for over 2,000 people, stained glass windows imported from ...

It seems odd that massive stars in Poland would come all the way to Chicago to perform for a couple hundred people at a time ... performing in Poland. Famous Polish singer Urszula (right) sits ...

The tradition quickly expanded to Chicago and other communities where a large number of Polish individuals settled during the 20th century. Since then, many people have come to enjoy the plump ...

(Kyle Telechan for the Post-Tribune) Thousands of Polish people will walk 30 miles this Saturday and Sunday from Immaculate Conception St. Michael Catholic Church in Chicago to the Our Lady of ...

Cynthia Piech grew up in Polish Chicago, Back of the Yards and says only recently has genealogy become so popular. PIECH: That’s a relatively new thing, most people doing their genealogy now don ...