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by Dan Niemiec   As it gets closer to Veterans' Day, we are reminded of our ancestors who sacrificed so much to serve in our Armed Forces. Sadly, the World War II generation is rapidly shrinking as they reach their nineties, and there are no combat veterans living who served in World War I. I hope that when you research your family, you try...

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A monthlong celebration of rivers by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra culminates this weekend when Italian conductor Riccardo Muti travels by boat from downtown Chicago to Chinatown. The CSO's "Rivers" festival has sought to highlight the importance of rivers on culture.Muti will board a boat Sunday afternoon on the Chicago River with members of CSO...

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Sunday, October 6, 2013 at 5:30 PMMonastero's Ristorante & Banquets - 3935 W. Devon Avenue, Chicago, IL Featuring: *A Tribute to the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Baritone Tito Gobbi, the Godfather of the Bel Canto Foundation, given by his daughter Cecilia Gobbi, Guest of Honor from Rome*A Salute to the Bicentennial of Gius...

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  WTI Magazine #46    2014 October, 29Author : Umberto Mucci      Translation by:   I just came back from a couple of very intense weeks in the US, between New York, New Jersey, Ohio and Illinois. I've met several beautiful friends in the Italian American community, I've attended important events, I've had very positive feedbacks about what We t...

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by Barbara Minafra   Nel 1922 il "Chicago Tribune" lanciò un concorso internazionale per la progettazione della sua nuova, prestigiosa, sede.   Per il giornale, fondato nel 1847 e destinato a diventare il principale media del Midwest e l'ottavo quotidiano statunitense per diffusione, fu un'abile mossa pubblicitaria: affermarsi come op...

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I knew I was going to like Nico. And not just like it, love it. I have been wanting to dine here since it opened nearly two years ago, and I finally made it to Nico on Monday, for lunch, with my Dad. The L-shaped dining room is perfectly decorated, with subtle colors, mixed seating with cushioned chairs, comfy booths and tables.  ...

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  WTI Magazine #84    2016 October 17Author : Umberto Mucci      Translation by:   Ciao from ... somewhere in the US! As October is the Italian Heritage month, I'm travelling around the East Coast and the Midwest to celebrate Italy in the US, the Italian Americans and meeting a lot of friends of We the Italians! What a wonderful, sparkling, enth...

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Michael Teolis Singers, founded and directed by Italian American composer Michael Teolis, will present "A Musical Fusion: Africa and the West," on May 2 at 7:30 p.m. The program will feature original compositions by black composers of the western hemisphere, including two female Chicagoans, Lena McLin, and the late Margaret Bonds. Spirituals, gosp...

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by Dan Niemiec   I have written this column every month for the past 11 years and, in the process of researching for what to write, I learn how much I didn't know! I have been on a multi-month odyssey looking for petitions for naturalization, and I have found out yet more new information that should make life easier. Last month, I concluded...

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Buona, The Original Italian Beef, celebrates 35 years of serving up its famous beef to all of Chicagoland on January 21. Joe Buonavolanto, Sr. opened the first Buona restaurant in 1981 in Berwyn, Illinois, bringing Italian beef to the suburbs.   Buonavolanto was among a group of Italian immigrants who made the now-famous sandwich a stap...

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