KCCoC History
2022.01.26 Designated as the Governing Body for the Presidential Volunteer Service Award
2022.03.16 MOU signed with Chicago Korean Education Center
2021.06.27 11th Anniversary Ceremony and Inauguration of 6th Chairman of the Board Chunghee Kimberly Kang
2020.03.18 Cultural Center closed temporarily per Covid-19 pandemic Illinois Government Guidelines
2020.06.15 Cultural Center reopened with Covid-19 pandemic Illinois Government Guidelines
2020.06. 10th Anniversary Cancelled due pandemic
2020.08 Consecutive term of the 8th President Yoon Tae Kim
2020.09.05 ‘Junior Ambassador’ Youth Volunteer Group Founded
2020.11.20 Illinois State Government Announces Covid-19 Tier 3 Temporarily Closes Cultural Center
2020.12.17 National Endowment for Humanities Announces $600,000 Grant to Cultural Center
2019.04.02 Correspondence with Poongmul School (Chairman: Soon S. Park)
2019.06.30 9th Anniversary Ceremony and Inauguration of the 5th Chairman of the Board Moon Sang Lim
2019.07.30 Bisco Charitable Foundation Press Conference
2019.08.18 Introducing the Director Policy System
2019.12 $1.5M 10-year Pledge launch from Bisco Charitable Foundation
2018.07.07 8th Anniversary Ceremony and Consecutive term of 7th President Yoon Tae Kim
2017.06.09 7th Anniversary Ceremony; Busan Dr. Naming Ceremony; Flower Wall donation Ceremony donated by the Busan Metropolitan Government
2017.08 Consecutive term of the 4th Chairman of the Board Kee Nam Chang
2017.10.21 Korean Cultural Center Signage Ceremony
2016.06.10 Korean Cultural Hall Signage Erected
2016.06.26 6th Anniversary Ceremony and Inauguration of 6th President Yoon Tae Kim
2016.07.24 Opening ceremony of Dolharbang and stone lantern (donated by Pastor Heung J. Lee) and the Korean Cultural Park
2016.08.12 MOU signed with Village of Wheeling, ‘Suncheon Drive’ Naming Ceremony
2016.09.21 ‘Gangnam Drive’ Naming Ceremony
2015.04.07 5th Amendment of Articles of Association
2015.06.20 5th Anniversary Ceremony and Inauguration of the 3rd Chairman of the Board Kee Nam Chang
2014.06.29 4th Anniversary Ceremony and Inauguration of 5th President Seungja Patricia Kim
2014.09.03 Cultural Center Choir Founding Ceremony
2013.08 3rd Anniversary Ceremony and Inauguration of 2nd Chairman of the Board Young Sik Yoon
2012.06.23 2nd Anniversary Ceremony
2012.07 Introducing the Board of Directors system
2012.08 Inauguration of the 4th President Eugene Kim and the inauguration of the first Chairman of the Board Younghee Kang
- Cook County Property Tax Credit Authorization
2012.11 Completion of Busanjeong Pavilion
2011.06.11 1st Anniversary Ceremony
2010.04.20 Purchased current location of 3 Acre and building space of 32,500 sq.ft.
2010.08 Consecutive term of the 3rd President Younghee Kang
2010.09 Tax Exemption Authorization from the State of Illinois
2009.10.24 Hold Cultural Center hall briefings, report meetings and public hearings
2008.12.18 Inauguration of the 2nd President Younghee Kang
2005.02.23 Registered as a nonprofit with the State of Illinois
2005.05 Inauguration of the 1st President Kee Nam Chang
2005.08.01 Establishment of Articles of Association
2005.11.22 Licensed by the Federal Government as a Nonprofit [501(C)3]
2004.10.30 Decision on the establishment of committee for the construction of Cultural Center
2004.12.21 Kee Nam Chang elected as first chairman of the Cultural Center
2011 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony