Bosnian Americans of Chicagoland

The first Bosnians settled in Chicagoland in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, joining other immigrants seeking better opportunities and better lives. As the former Yugoslavia continued to find its identity as a nation over the last century, the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina sought stability and new beginnings in the city of Chicago—many intending to return to their homeland. Today as many as 70,000 Bosnians and their descendants live in the Chicago area, representing different fai...