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This June marks the 25th annual celebration of Italian culture located in the classic "Heart of Chicago" generations-old Italian neighborhood that draws approximately 25,000 attendees annually. The event features five stages of headline entertainment, great italian wines, authentic Italian food specialities from the incredible restaurants located i...

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Elmwood Park real estate broker Jonathan Zivojnovic will step up to the presidency of the Columbian Club of Chicago when members and guests gather for the organization's annual installation gala on Jan. 16 at the Loew's Hotel O'Hare. (708-456-9200). "I have served as president and chairperson for many other groups, and I must say that this is...

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There is a major city in the United States where the history of Italian emigration, very interesting and full of content, is undoubtedly embodied by a personality, universally recognized and appreciated. That city is Chicago, and the person who has been studying for a long time the Italian emigration and presence there, is Dominic Candeloro. We me...

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PIEVEPELAGO. Arriveranno dagli Stati Uniti, dalla Germania, dalla Svizzera e naturalmente da diverse parti di Italia per ritrovarsi tutti insieme all'oratorio di Monticello. Sarà il "Pasquesi day" che il 22 e 23 giugno riunirà più di duecento persone, i discendenti di tutti i Pasquesi che tra il 1800 e il secolo scorso sono emigrati da Pieve in cer...

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Dreams really do come true. "We're halfway there!" exclaimed Dominic Candeloro, co-chair of the Campaign to Create an Endowed Professorship of Italian American Studies at Loyola University Chicago.   "We started formally about a year ago and the first nine months were really challenging, but year-end donations in 2013 brought us within strik...

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"Cucina povera" and "alta cucina" may be apples and oranges (or rather mele e arance), but we Americans adore them just the same—indeed more than any other foreign cuisine, according to recent reports.   These 20 best Italian restaurants in America—which stretch from the best restaurants in Miami in the south right up to San Francisco's best...

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Chicago chef Matthias Merges' new restaurant, A10, located on the 1400 block of 53rd Street, is slated to open in mid-October, according to Calmetta Coleman, director of communications for Civic Engagement at the University of Chicago. The latest project by Merges — once the Chef de Cuisine at the now-closed upscale restaurant Charlie Trotter — is...

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Chicago is ready to take Italian food to a whole new level.The long-awaited Eataly opened on Monday, bringing with it a wealth of delicious food and drinks that will make food-lovers swoon. The market, founded in 2007 by entrepreneur Oscar Farinetti in Italy, incorporates the influence of famous chefs Mario Batali and Joe and Lidia Bastianich. In...

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This we know: Italians and their ancestors claim crucial contributions in just about every classic art form. But the place of mosaics in Italian history is far lesser known to many art lovers. That’s why the Chicago Mosaic School in the city’s North Center neighborhood plays two vital roles: not just as a place to learn the craft, but also to pas...

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The Società San Francesco di Paola together with the Calabresi In America Organization are again honoring the patron saint of Calabria, San Francesco di Paola, by inviting the entire Italian American Community to our 34th "Festa Della Famiglia" at Casa Italia on August 6th through the 9th, 2015. The weekend long festivities begin with a Triduo in...

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