The Order Sons of Italy's Grand Lodge of Illinois and Wisconsin will host its 13th annual Leonardo da Vinci Award of Excellence Gala on May 4 at BeauJolie Banquets in Schiller Park. Sharing the spotlight will be Lo Duca Brothers Inc., Michael A. Rizzo Insurance Agency and Giuffre Brothers Cranes Inc. (Business of Distinction.); Stan J. Mil...
READ MOREFood, wine and song! What better way is there to spend a Sunday afternoon? The Italian American Human Relations Foundation of Chicago will again host its popular Pasta & Neckbone dinner on Sunday, June 7th at the Dana Hotel in Chicago. Join the IAHRF in celebrating the contributions of all ethnicities and races to the performing...
READ MOREIl vino italiano piace sempre agli americani. Lo testimonia il successo del Simply Italian Great Wines US Tour, l'atteso appuntamento organizzato da I.E.M. (International Exhibition Management) e I.E.E.M. (International Event & Exhibition Management) rivolto a importatori, canale ho.re.ca. ed esperti, che si è svolto il 26 e 28 ottobre, rispett...
READ MOREby Morgan Olsen Heads up: Your grandma is coming to town this weekend. She'll arrive in an Uber-pulled tiny home on Sunday with that pasta and sausage dish you're always craving. OK, I lied. It's not your grandma who's coming to town, but rather a sweet (and authentic) Italian Nonna. All the other stuff? Totally true. Jo...
READ MOREThe Fall Festival will be held on October 5th from 1 to 10 p.m. and on October 6 from 12 to 6 p.m. at the Casa Italia Festival Center. The event will feature wine making presentations, Sunday Outdoor Mass, cultural events, ricotta making presentation, children's activities, museum tours, sports demonstrations, carnival rides, haunted attraction, fa...
READ MOREThe Montefalco Consortium announces the 3rd annual 'Sagrantino Month' at Eataly to be held this March. The Sagrantino Month promotion will take place at Eataly's New York City location as well as the newly opened Chicago store. The promotion marks the beginning of the third year of a national Sagrantino campaign that includes events, promo...
READ MOREBy Lorraine Swanson Italy's Teatro dei Piedi -- "Theatre of Feet" -- is bringing its family-friendly entertainment to the Beverly Arts Center this weekend, Jan. 20 through Jan. 22. Part mime and part contortion, Teatro dei Piedi stages characters whose stories are by turn romantic, ironic, poetic and ridiculous with their feet. Th...
READ MOREWednesday September 16 - 6 /7,30 PM - Roosevelt Branch Library - 1101 W Taylor St, Chicago 60607"The Enduring Legacy of Florence Scala" Casa Italia presents an evening of recollection and storytelling in honor of a Chicago and Little Italy icon, Florence Scala, celebrating the 97th anniversary of her birth.Presenters include Kath...
READ MOREby Cara Cipolla Kretz Bravo to Salvatore Sciacca, Executive Director and Founder the Chicago Italian American Professionals (CIAP) for holding a first-of-its-kind and delicious event to celebrate the Sicilian Fig Cookie called cuccidati. The First Annual La Festa dei Cuccidati was the idea of Michael A. Benedetto, a Dupage County attorney, created...
READ MORELuciano Lamberti, membro attivo della Società Modenese di Mutuo Soccorso di Highwood, Illinois, in visita in Italia per partecipare alla celebrazione del 150°anniversario della Società Modenese di Mutuo Soccorso di Modena, ha incontrato nei giorni scorsi la presidente della Consulta degli emiliano romagnoli nel mondo Silvia Bartolini, portando i sa...
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