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The Italian Club of Benld is inviting everyone to Benld City Park for the 69th Annual Italian-American Days Festival on May 26-28. Festivities will begin at 4 p.m. on Friday, May 26 at Benld City Park, 305 N. Main St. Conny Family Amusements will offer carnival arm bands for rides from 6-10 p.m. The Owlz will provide music from 6:30-10:30 p.m. Satu...

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Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans President Ron Onesti has taken the organization’s battle on behalf of Christopher Columbus to a whole new level in recent months. In late March, Onesti spearheaded a JCCIA-hosted Tour of Italy at the Wyndham Springfield that attracted more than 250 state representatives and senators as well as lobbyists fr...

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From providing classic Italian dishes with a modern style right here in Rogers Park, to the warm and reasonably priced eatery, Antos will save you the time it would take to get to Little Italy to satiate your pizza and pasta cravings.  This restaurant serves traditional Italian-American fare like spaghetti carbonara and Margherita pizza in addition...

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Dick Biondi, the legendary DJ who was the first to play a Beatles record in the US and helped the careers of other rock n’ roll icons, is being honored in a new documentary, THE VOICE THAT ROCKED AMERICA: THE DICK BIONDI STORY, directed, filmed, and narrated by Chicago filmmaker, Pamela Pulice, founder of Reel Stories Productions. The historic Des...

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Get ready for the tempting smells of authentic Italian cooking to waft through the neighborhood, when Luca’s Cucina opens on Tuesday, May 2 for takeout and catering at 29 S. Morton Ave., Morton. Owned by Luca and Stefania Capoti of Ridley Park, the new restaurant will bring the authentic taste of Italian American cuisine to the area.

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Mario Cervi is the quintessential hard-working Italian immigrant who carved out a life for himself in the Chicago area. He was born in Alvito, a small town outside of Rome. When he was just 5 years old, he lost his father, who went missing in action during World War II. He began working as a barber at age 15, making him the youngest barber in the r...

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Mario’s Italian Lemonade is back. The famous shaved ice stand, 1068 W. Taylor St., quietly reopened Monday night, according to its Facebook page. Owners declared Mario’s was “open for summer” as customers lined up for frozen lemonade despite rainy, 40-degree weather. Mario’s has been a mainstay in the neighborhood since 1954, when Mario DiPaolo Jr....

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An entertainment lineup has been announced for the 2023 HerrinFesta Italiana coming up in May. This year's week-long event will once again offer free entertainment for the large festival scheduled for May 25th - 29th in Herrin. “We had wonderful feedback from our decision last year to offer free entertainment,” said HerrinFesta Vice President Joey...

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The Four C Notes will celebrate their 10-year anniversary in 2023 with a series of events throughout the Chicago area. The Midwest’s only tribute group dedicated to recreating the music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, the ensemble was founded by John Michael Coppola, who understudied the role of Frankie Valli for the Broadway hit “Jersey Boy...

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Vinitaly debuts in the U.S., which is and remains the top market for Italian wine. It will be Chicago that will hold this debut, October 22-23, 2023 at the city's CineCity Studios, with the partnership between Vinitaly and the International Wine Expo of Chicago. It is a project created to organize a prestigious business-to-business event between It...

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