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Diners looking for a delicious authentic Italian meal won't go wrong visiting Pucci's Restaurant and Pizzeria. The restaurant, which has served food fans for more than three decades, is located at the corner of Indianapolis Boulevard and Ewing Avenue on Chicago's Southeast Side, only a stone's throw from the Indiana border.  Dishes served at the...

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Autilia Di Nunzio used to say she came from a remote Italian village of 400 people – “if you counted the chickens.” She survived wartime danger and deprivation and made a new life in America, where some of her proudest days included becoming a citizen and watching her daughters graduate college. Mrs. Di Nunzio, 90, died Thursday of complications fr...

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When: Monday, October 29, 2018 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM - Where: Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago Author Anthony Cardoza will be interviewed by Professor Franco Andreucci, former Professor of contemporary history at the University of Pisa A History of Modern Italy addresses the question of how Italy's modern history--from its prolonged process...

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  Interested in trying some new Italian restaurants in Chicago? You're in luck: we've found the freshest businesses to fill the bill. Here are the newest places to check out the next time you're in the mood for Italian food. Pasta Passion (4647 N. Lincoln Ave., Lincoln Square) Pasta Passion features an open kitchen where it makes fresh pastas and o...

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Italians, Italian-Americans and even Italian cars and scooters were out in full-force for Monday’s 65th Annual Columbus Day Parade sponsored by the Civic Committee of Italian Americans. Temperatures climbed into the mid-80s, drawing crowds to see the more than 150 floats, drill teams and marching bands make their way down State Street. Gov. Bruce R...

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One of two silver medal winners in our playwriting contest, A Long Shadow, explores a time when Italians were the immigrants to be feared and suspected. Join us for this thought-provoking, historical drama that roused the world to an ever-present danger. The Italian American Theatre of Chicago Presents: A Long Shadow. A Staged Reading of the Play b...

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When: Thursday, October 4, 6:00 PM - Where: Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago - A reception will follow. The history of the birth of an icon, the Borsalino hat. From the factory where it was conceived in a small Italian town, to the glamorous world of Hollywood. Starring Robert Redford, Richard Bohringer, Piero Tosi, Deborah Nadoolman. This doc...

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Genealogy conferences all over the nation almost always have a room set up for vendors to sell genealogy-related items such as books, maps, how-to manuals and old postcards. There are always vendors who sell T-shirts with humorous genealogy pun-laden sayings. The most common joke (I use the term loosely) is worn by about 20 percent of the attendees...

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The National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame has a stellar crop of inductees and honorees on tap for its 41st annual gala on Nov. 3 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. (312-226-5566) The NIASHF Class of 2018 includes Gina Carano, Rocco B. Commisso, Joe Girardi and Gene Pingatore. Perry Mandera will be honored as the Sportsman of the Year. The progra...

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When: Wednesday, October 24, 2018 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM - Where: Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL - Free and open to the public. Please, RSV at dedaloandminosse.eventbrite  An exhibition of the winning projects of the 2016-2017 Dedalo Minosse Prize, an international biennial prize organized by ALA-Assoarchitetti and by the Regio...

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