NIna Youkhana and Joceleen Ismail, both 12, and Lilian Joseph, 11, perform a traditional Assyrian dance Saturday. [email protected] Drive near St. Matthew Assyrian Chaldean Catholic Church and the ...

The mood was noticeably somber at last weekend’s Christmas brunch, usually one of the year’s most festive occasions at St. John’s Assyrian American Church on the North Side. Like every year, church ...

Everyone has a taste that reminds them home. For 26-year-old Mariam it's dolma -- a simple dish of vegetables stuffed with spices, meat, and rice, then flavored with lemon loved by Iraqis of all ...

The Assyrian Food Festival Saturday and Sunday focused on the culture of this ancient people, many of whom have settled in Skokie, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove and Niles after their native Iraq became ...