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Originally Posted by ToriaT
It seems when I drive on Lawrence east from the expressway there are a number of slavic type restaurants. I don't know if they are Bosnian, Serbian or what.
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Mostly Serbian.
To the extent that there is a Bosnian community, it seems to be mostly in Edgewater and Rogers Park. Avenger mentioned Budlong Woods, which is about six blocks west of Edgewater. Apparently there is a Bosnian Herzegovenian American Community Center at 1257 W. Devon Avenue (773-764-7014), but cursory research seems to indicate they were mostly involved in settling war refugees so I don't know how useful they are today. There's also a listing for a Bosnian Cultural Center at 445 W Greenleaf Ave, 773-262-2783. Another possible resource is
Welcome to the Hamdard Center based in West Rogers Park (contact info at their website). It's worth noting that many of these places seem mostly geared toward the Muslim population -- and on that note, there's also the Bosnian Islamic Cultural Center at 7022 N Western Ave, 773-544-5693 and the Islamic-centric Bosnian-American Cultural Association (BACA, contact info on their website:
bosna) in the north suburbs. Finally, there appears to be an annual Bosnian-Herzegovenian film festival put on by the Edgewater Film Society, info at
Chicago Festival of Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film. Hopefully these can point you in the right direction.
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Bosnia-Herzegovina in Chicago
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