Ukrainian Congress Committee of America

If you want to know what is going on in the Illinois Ukrainian Community visit the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America — Illinois Division website and check out the Online Illinois Ukrainian Community Events Calendar! (
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Keep an eye out each August for the UCCA Ukrainian Days Fest at Smith Park (Grand and Campbell in the Ukrainian Village, Chicago) — when Ukrainians and non-​Ukrainians from all over the Midwest converge on Smith Park for a 2 day festival of Ukrainian music, dance performances, fashion shows, comedians and sports tournaments.
The Illinois Division, often referred to as the «Chicago Division», traces it’s roots back to 1949 when it was established under the name «League of Americans of Ukrainian Decent».
In 1974 the League was formally incorporated under the umbrella of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America.
Today, the Illinois Division is one of the most active divisions in the USA and the largest contributor to UCCA’s Ukrainian National Information Service (UNIS).
The UCCA’s mission is to support cultural, educational, and humanitarian activities that emphasize the Ukrainian American heritage and to provide support for Ukraine’s newly developing democracy.
As stated in the By-law’s of the organization, the goals of the UCCA include:
1a. To coordinate and consolidate development of organized Ukrainian life in the U.S. and strive to increase the importance and role of the Ukrainian American community in the civic and cultural life of the country
1b. To represent the Ukrainian American community and its desire to aid the Ukrainian nation before the governmental structures of the USA
2. To educate and disseminate information about Ukraine and the Ukrainian nation and provide all possible means of support for the consolidation of an independent and democratic Ukrainian state
3. To assist the Ukrainian nation to attain honest, equitable and equal treatment among nations as a member of the family of sovereign nations
4. To take part in providing tangible assistance to the Ukrainian nation through cooperation with private and governmental organizations
5. To assist, support and cooperate with the United States government in creating an equitable world order
6. In order to accomplish its goals, the UCCA shall
a. Loyally cooperate with government authorities in their policies for the common good
b. Obtain government contacts through consultation and correspondence with lay and religious organizations
c. Publish relevant materials including press releases journals books etc.
d. Collect and archive documentation on the participation of Ukrainian in the activities of the USA.