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The Order Sons of Italy in America’s Grand Lodge of Illinois and Wisconsin will honor Chef Bruno Abate as Humanitarian of the Year and State Rep. Anthony DeLuca as Columbus Patriot at their 93rd annual Columbus Banquet on Oct. 7 at Villa Brunetti in Franklin Park. (708-403-7822) Born in Naples and raised in Milan, Chef Abate has a passion for food...

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In one of the most storied and beloved championship sports cities in America, an ostentatious statue of New York Yankee legendary center fielder Joe DiMaggio stands in the middle of Taylor Street in Chicago. That's because across the street from the massive sculpture of the Yankee Clipper is home to the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame...

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Italian-American women will command the spotlight when the JCCIA Women’s Division stages its Impresa Awards Gala on Oct. 1 at the Medinah Country Club. (708-450-9050) The event will honor the following outstanding individuals: Lissa Druss Christman, public affairs specialist and award-winning journalist; Andrea Collaro, senior director, Walgreens B...

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Beppe Severgnini Returns to Chicago with "100 Good Reasons To Love Italy". Monday, September 25th at 6pm. Istituto Italiano di Cultura - 500 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1450 Italian performance artist Laura Biagi and Professor at DePaul University will perform during the event. 1) Because we’re intelligent, when we’re not too smart for our own good; 2) B...

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As if every day isn’t an Italian food event at Eataly, the prestigious Milan-based culinary organization Identita Golose returns for its fourth annual takeover of the marketplace the weekend of Oct. 7-8. Chef Sarah Grueneberg, co-owner of Monteverde restaurant in the West Loop, will play hometown host at what’s dubbed Identita Chicago, and the them...

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Il Consolato Generale di Chicago rende nota la pubblicazione di un avviso per l'assunzione di un impiegato a contratto a tempo indeterminato da adibire ai servizi di Assistente Amministrativo nel settore consolare-visti. Scadenza per la presentazione della domanda: 20 Settembre 2017 ore 24. Per visualizzare il bando e il fac-simile di domanda clicc...

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In only three years, Antonio “Tony” Fiasche has led the effort to pluck nduja, a spreadable salume, from the obscurity of a small Calabrian town and make it something of a sensation in the gourmet world. The Wall Street Journal and foodie magazines have been salivating over it, and chefs worldwide are inventing ways to use it in pizza, vinaigrette,...

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Rockford Italian Sister Cities Alliance (RISCA) is celebrating the ten-year anniversary of the Sister City agreement between Rockford and Ferentino, Italy. This partnership recognizes the contributions of Rockford’s Italian community and the century-old ties that many have maintained with Ferentino, an ancient walled hill town of 21,000 people 40 m...

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Here's what you need to know about RIGOLETTO, running at Lyric Opera of Chicago, October 7 - November 3: - There's no role in opera more powerfully dramatic than the court jester Rigoletto, whose acid tongue and all-consuming desire for revenge lead to catastrophe for himself and his sweet, love-struck daughter Gilda. Rigoletto is one of Verdi's gr...

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Chicago filmmaker Lucia Mauro has wrapped shooting on her third film, a documentary titled Frances Xavier Cabrini: The People’s Saint, in honor of the first American citizen saint’s 100th anniversary. Filming took place over the summer in Mother Cabrini’s native Italy (Milan, Sant’Angelo Lodigiano, Codogno, Rome) and in Chicago, Ill, where Mother C...

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