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By Dominic Candeloro   There was never just ONE Little Italy in Chicago. If all Italian immigrants to Chicago had settled in the same neighborhood, the concentration of their political, economic, and cultural power would have produced a much different history. Because they came to Chicago to work, they lived near their places of employment....

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One of the most thrilling and glamorous events in the Chicago-area Italian-American community is the contest to determine who will reign as La Bella Regina of the Columbus Day Parade. Sponsored by the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans, this year's Columbus Day Queen Contest will be held on Sept. 20 at Alta Villa Banquets in Addison....

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Date: Friday, February 05, 2016. Hours: 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Site: Piper Hall - Loyola University GALILEO, THE POPE, A CARDINAL: A ROMAN TRIANGLE. Galileo, Pope Paul V, and Card. Bellarmine/Galileo, Pope John Paul II, and Card. Poupard. Mons. MelchorSánchez de Tocay AlamedaUndersecretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture (Vatican)   Ce...

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L'ICE organizza una collettiva italiana di 22 aziende alla PLMA di Chicago che si terrà dal 12 al 13 novembre 2012. PLMA Chicago e' l'unica fiera del settore Private Label nel mercato USA e un appuntamento consolidato per i buyer del settore. La PLMA, che vede partecipazione italiana da diverse edizioni, è organizzata annualmente dalla Private Labe...

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With the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Lyric Opera driving the Giuseppe Verdi bicentennial bandwagon, there nevertheless is room for other local organizations to climb on board.   Chicago Opera Theater is doing so, big time, this weekend, when it dusts off an early work by the Italian master the city has never heard before. Indeed, "Giovann...

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by Pam De Figlio   A legend from the 1600s, an old-world curiosity called the "Flight of the Angels" and a rich part of Chicago's Italian-American history are coming to Niles on Labor Day weekend.   The Maria Santissima Lauretana festival is moving from Berwyn, where it has been held for more than 20 years, to Niles. It will take plac...

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October 29, 2015 - Thursday 1:00 PM - Mount Prospect Public Library - 10 South Emerson Street - Mount Prospect, Illinois 60056. Pianist Chuck Billington will take you on a musical journey through Italian history and culture. He'll start with 17th- and 18th-century Italian keyboard works, go into a barcarolle, or a Venetian...

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The Italian American Chamber of Commerce invites you to: Pop-up Italian Decor. A grand opening of a pop-up Italian Showroom celebrating the innovation and design of the Lazio Region of Italy. Featuring an Italian Happy Hour and Taste of Italy.   Monday, November 9th - 6:00pm - The Shops at Northbridge -&nbs...

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September 15, 2013 - Chicago, Lyric Opera Theater, Italian Cultural Institute   On the occasion of the bicentennial of the birth of Giuseppe Verdi, the Chicago Opera Theater presents Giovanna d'Arco (1845). It is a bold and vivid portrayal of the iconic Joan of Arc, a woman sacrificing everything in fighting for her beliefs and her...

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Wednesday, 30 Sep 2015 – 7:30 PMThursday, 01 Oct 2015 – 7:30 PMVenue: PianoForte Studios, 1335 S. Michigan Ave. Born of an Italian mother and Persian father, Alessandro Deljavan began learning to play piano before the age of two and gave his first performances at age three. He has since performed around the world including in Austria, Belgium...

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