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If you've ever bought cheese in a grocery store, there's a good chance it may have come from Melrose Park. Caputo's has been producing and processing cheese in Melrose Park for the past 40 years. They supply vendors all over the region. Production has never stopped at Caputo's, but the process has become more efficient over the years. At their head...

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The Mario Tricoci Hair Salon and Day Spa has a new owner that may sound familiar: The Tricoci family. In 2001, the Italian-born Mario and his spouse-slash-business-partner, Cheryl, sold a majority interest to outside partners and investors. But, as of February 28, the family is back in charge. After launching the chain in the 1970s, the Tricocis co...

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Whehn: Wednesday, March 07, 2018 At 6:00 pm - Where: Istituto Italiano di Cultura Chicago - 500 N Michi - Entrance : Free Italian Culinary Expert and Iron Chef America judge Mario Rizzotti will present the second of two lectures, "Tasting Italian Treasures", at the Italian Cultural Institute. During this special presentation dedicated to balsamic v...

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When: Monday, March 05, 2018 At 6:00 pm - Where: Istituto Italiano di Cultura Chicago - 500 N Michi - Entrance : Free The Etruscans were a vibrant, independent people whose distinct civilization flourished in central Italy for most of the first millennium BCE and whose artistic, social and cultural traditions helped shape the ancient Mediterranean,...

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Italy-based manufacturer Riello will offer its high-efficiency wall-hung boilers in North America, including Family Pro, Residence Pro and Condexa Pro brands. The announcement was made at the AHR Expo in Chicago. Evergreen Products International, based in Mississauga, ON, has been appointed distributor of five condensing models for the region. “We...

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As Italians living in Chicago, one of the questions that we get most frequently asked is “what is a good Italian restaurant in Chicago?” or “where can I have good (and REAL!) Italian food?” The most frequent answer we tend to give is “My home”, because it's true! But we also understand that we cannot host people in our houses everyday and so the qu...

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For centuries, towns and villages across Italy have marked Good Friday with masses and processions that rival any other on the Catholic calendar. On March 30, this ancient rite will be re-enacted at the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish & Shrine in Melrose Park. That evening, 20 patron saint societies bearing statues and banners will fill the Shrine to...

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During the past year, I was reunited with my long lost family as a result of an article Leonard Amari wrote about me that was published in Fra Noi. The following describes how this happened. My parents were divorced when I was a baby. My mother and her parents raised me. My father, Denphon (“Danny”) remarried and had three more sons, my half-brothe...

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If you're looking for real Chicago-style pizza, then Salerno's Pizzeria & Bar is your place. You won't find flatbread or brick-oven pizza here, and that's the way the famly wants it. "A lot of pizza is trendy. We're not a brick-oven place," said co-owner Denise Nabat. Adds co-owner and son of the founders, Mikey Salerno: "Everything is homemade. No...

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Riccardo Muti thinks about how an afterlife meeting with Giuseppe Verdi would go after spending decades fighting to perform the works of Italy’s greatest composer exactly as written. “My questions to Verdi would be if I did right,” the 76-year-old conductor said. “And if he says that I was wrong, then I will die for a second time.” During a career...

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