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The Consulate General of France protects the interests of French residents and tourists in the 13 States of of jurisdiction (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin).
This office performs a number of administrative services on behalf of the local French community: It keeps records of vital statistics, provides identification cards, passports... The French Consulate also offers notary and limited legal services.
As a relay for the French Embassy on Washington, the French Consulate also contributes to developing ties and advancing partnerships between France (national and local institutions, companies, civil society...) and the Midwestern United States.
The Alliance Française de Chicago is over 120 years old and is part of an international network of over 1,100 Alliances and affiliated cultural centers worldwide. It is the second oldest Alliance Française in the US and second largest after the Alliance Française in New York City.
There are 111 Alliances in the US alone. Our history includes a long list of prominent Chicagoans, dating from our founding in 1897, who serve on our Board of Directors and Woman’s Board. Our home is two renovated vintage buildings at Dearborn Street and Chicago Avenue, connected by a garden - and we are open to the public. We are an independently financed 501(c)(3) non-profit institution and are not a French government agency. As such, we must raise nearly half our operating budget from donations and fundraising activities.
The Chicago Chapter of Albertine Foundation is committed to fostering connection between the City of Chicago, the Midwest region of the United States, and France.
This program supports numerous projects in on three main cultural fields: Art, Education, and Architecture. Through these initiatives, we initiate and strengthen exchanges between French and Chicago artists, creators, academics, curators, urban planners, architects and institutions. Our main objective is to bring communities together and inspire future long-term and solid collaborations between the two countries.
