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Franz Benteler owned a 1701 Stradivarius, and he played for five U.S. presidents — but Aggie DeBartolo made him forget all about his violin. “Benteler said, ‘Oh, my gosh, I’ve got a chance to dance with Aggie’ — and he flings this instrument over to my father at the Daley Plaza. He takes off dancing with my mother,” said her son Bill. Mrs. DeBartol...

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Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at 6:00 pm. Entrance: Free. Location: Italian Cultural Institute - 500 N Michigan, #1450. Presented on the occasion of EXPO CHICAGO. Daniela Ferrari, Curator at MART Museum of Trento/Rovereto and Frida Carazzato, Curatorial Assistant, Museion Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Bolzano will participate in this event....

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The Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America’s Grand Lodge of Illinois and Wisconsin will honor Vito M. D’Ambrosio as Humanitarian of the Year and Angelo “Skip” Saviano as Columbus Patriot at its 94th annual Columbus Banquet on Oct. 6 at Villa Brunetti in Franklin Park. (708-403-7822) Vito Mario D’Ambrosio was born in Ricigliano, Salerno, Italy...

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Gianluca Petrella and Giovanni Guidi will make a rare American appearance in Chicago this month. The duo known as “Superstar” will take to the stage at Constellation on North Western Avenue on Sept. 16. Sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago, the concert will offer jazz aficionados the opportunity to enjoy these young Italian talent...

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The youngest of eight children, Neil Philip Iovino was born on the West Side of Chicago on Jan. 3, 1918. His parents, Domenico and Richetta Serpico Iovino, came to Chicago from Scisciano, near Naples. A graduate of Notre Dame Grammar School on Flournoy Street, he attended only one year of high school, but my dad was street smart. When people asked...

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September 18th at 6pm - Italian Cultural Institute, 500 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1450, Chicago. Free Entrance. The romantic and erotic tale of the painter Raphael and his mysterious Roman mistress--known to posterity as "La Fornarina," The Baker's Daughter-- is one of the most intriguing stories to come down to us from the Italian Renaissance. In 1967...

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The Sicilian American Cultural Association will hold its annual Medal of Merit dinner on Sept. 16 Cucina Biagio in Harwood Heights. This year’s recipient is attorney Sam F. Cannizzaro. (773-454-4771). Cannizzaro is a Sicilian American who has lived on the Northwest Side of Chicago all his life. He is a family law attorney and partner of the downtow...

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September 12 at 7pm - Sleeping Village - 3734 W Belmont Ave - Chicago, IL 60618. Entrance: Free. The Italian Cultural Institute is pleased to collaborate with the 20th Annual World Music Festival in bringing Actores Alidos, a Sardinian group that specializes in female polyphony, to Chicago. The group performs songs of love, sacred songs, lullabies,...

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Remember the play “My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish, and I’m in Therapy”? Matt Saccaro’s living a version of it. But instead of therapy, he’s celebrating both sides of his family with a hot new Chicago restaurant. Frunchroom, which recently opened in the northwest Portage Park neighborhood, is Saccaro’s take on the Jewish and Italian delis o...

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Aug 31 at 3 PM to Sep 3 at 11 PM - 8400 W Church St, Niles, IL 60714. Join us this Labor Day weekend as we celebrate the 118th Annual Italian Fest honoring Maria SS. Lauretana in Niles! The Feast of Maria SS. Lauretana is one of the oldest running Italian Festivals in the Chicagoland area. Famously known for its “Volata” or “Flight of the Angels”,...

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