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by Andrea Raos   Dear friends, cari amici,As my mission at the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago draws to a close, it is with great pride that I reflect upon the past nearly two years, during which the Institute has been deeply engaged in the presentation of the finest examples of Italian culture. It has been a unique privilege serving a...

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By Howard Ludwig Pat Roberto expects a busy day on Monday after being featured on WGN-TV's "Chicago's Best." The owner of Calabria Imports in Beverly was part of Sunday evening's episode that pinned a pair of North Side restaurants against two equally deserving spots on South Side. He said the show will now go into regular rotation on WGN's s...

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By Bob Bong Balagio Ristorante, an Italian restaurant and banquet hall that has been open in Homewood since 1997, plans to open a second location in Mokena next month. The restaurant is remodeling the former Scrementi's Italian Grill at 9716 W. 191st St. in Mokena's The Boulevard shopping center that closed last year.   Calls for comme...

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The Director of the Italian Cultural Institute Silvio Marchetti is pleased to invite you to "Michelangelo and the Medici",a lecture by Edward Goldberg Thursday, March 21st, 6:00pm at the Italian Cultural Institute 500 N Michigan Avenue, Suite 1450 Chicago, IL 60611 Edward Goldberg, a specialist in Italian history and culture, will discuss the c...

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What a fabulous year the American Association of Teachers of Italian-Midwest Chapter has had! Our current membership stands at 50 with an increased number of 16 from 2014. Four of these members are from Indiana and Ohio.   There are ommittees currently in progress working on an Immersion Day scheduled for February, 2016, in collaboration wit...

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By Thomas Witom Since early January, west suburban diners with an appetite for Italian-American classics have found just the ticket via Toscani in Wood Dale.   Housed in the Georgetown Square shopping complex (in what was once an Asian fusion buffet), this spacious venue with seating for about 300 is operated by the Frank Murati family, whi...

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The Italian beef is an honest sandwich, in that there's really nowhere to hide when all you're working with is beef, gravy, peppers, and giardiniera. It's either good, or it's not.   And when it's good, it's either good, or it's one of Chicago's 10 best that Thrillist power-ranks. These are those latter kind.   Read more   Sour...

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Giving back has been a priority for Ken Kolnicki for most of his 65 years. And the Clarendon Hills resident was recognized May 10 with a humanitarian award by the Chicagoland Italian American Charitable Organization.   Q. How long have you been involved with the Chicagoland Italian American Charitable Organization? A. About 25 years. I'm a...

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by Marc Vitali   On the eve of the big C2E2 comic convention, Chicago Tonight goes behind-the-scenes at a school of comic book and sequential art that started in Italy in 1979. The Scuola Internazionale di Comics -- the International School of Comics -- is based in Rome and runs nine art schools in Italy.   Their trade school approach...

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By Grub Scout Here's one I had really been looking forward to since recently learning of its existence. Few pizzerias in town offer Chicago-style pies, so when I heard that was part of Rosati's DNA, I fast-tracked it to the top of my queue. The Grub Spouse and I met the elder Grub Sprout for a weeknight dinner at the eatery, which opened several m...

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