NEWS FROM : GREAT LAKES  

Members of the Italian-American Festival committee are considering moving the city’s largest festival out of the downtown to the Eastwood Mall in Niles. A letter to committee members from Carol Ficeti, committee chairwoman, states the Cafaro Co., which operates the shopping complex, is interested in the mall hosting the festival. “Representatives f...

The Mario Tricoci Hair Salon and Day Spa has a new owner that may sound familiar: The Tricoci family. In 2001, the Italian-born Mario and his spouse-slash-business-partner, Cheryl, sold a majority interest to outside partners and investors. But, as of February 28, the family is back in charge. After launching the chain in the 1970s, the Tricocis co...

Whehn: Wednesday, March 07, 2018 At 6:00 pm - Where: Istituto Italiano di Cultura Chicago - 500 N Michi - Entrance : Free Italian Culinary Expert and Iron Chef America judge Mario Rizzotti will present the second of two lectures, "Tasting Italian Treasures", at the Italian Cultural Institute. During this special presentation dedicated to balsamic v...

When: Monday, March 05, 2018 At 6:00 pm - Where: Istituto Italiano di Cultura Chicago - 500 N Michi - Entrance : Free The Etruscans were a vibrant, independent people whose distinct civilization flourished in central Italy for most of the first millennium BCE and whose artistic, social and cultural traditions helped shape the ancient Mediterranean,...

A popular restaurant in downtown Brighton (MI) is reinventing itself with a new menu, name and look. Owners of the restaurant at 510 W. Main Street, which had been called Buon Gusto Italian, closed it for remodeling Feb. 18. When it reopens 11 a.m. Thursday it will have a slightly different name, Buon Gusto Bistro, and the decor throughout the rest...

Italy-based manufacturer Riello will offer its high-efficiency wall-hung boilers in North America, including Family Pro, Residence Pro and Condexa Pro brands. The announcement was made at the AHR Expo in Chicago. Evergreen Products International, based in Mississauga, ON, has been appointed distributor of five condensing models for the region. “We...

Cantoro Italian Market and Trattoria in Plymouth Township today announced it will open a new trattoria at 1695 E. Big Beaver Road in Troy, behind the San Marino Club in the space formerly occupied by Tre Monti. The announcement was made by Cantoro Italian Market and Trattoria owners and brothers John and Michael Fallone. The Troy location, Cantoro...

As Italians living in Chicago, one of the questions that we get most frequently asked is “what is a good Italian restaurant in Chicago?” or “where can I have good (and REAL!) Italian food?” The most frequent answer we tend to give is “My home”, because it's true! But we also understand that we cannot host people in our houses everyday and so the qu...

For centuries, towns and villages across Italy have marked Good Friday with masses and processions that rival any other on the Catholic calendar. On March 30, this ancient rite will be re-enacted at the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish & Shrine in Melrose Park. That evening, 20 patron saint societies bearing statues and banners will fill the Shrine to...

When Dave Sangalli of Pekin decided to open Sangalli’s Italian Steakhouse at 2217 Court St. in Pekin, his choice of a location was not driven by opportunity or even by its situation on one of the city’s busiest thoroughfares. A major factor in his choice of a site to open a new restaurant was a chance to renew a family legacy. “This location was my...

Gratzi, which touts a "modern, fresh approach" to Italian cuisine, is opening soon in Midland. The restaurant will open to the public at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, inside The H Residence development in downtown Midland at Ashman and Main streets, according to a Mainstreet Ventures Inc. news release. Mainstreet Ventures is the restaurant management...

John C. Guerriero, founder of Continental Foods and a leader in the Little Italy neighborhood, died of pneumonia Monday at Mercy Medical Center. He was 86. Born in Kincaid, Ill., he was the son of Pete Guerriero and his wife, Mary, who left Sicily for the United States in the 1920s. His father had a Chester Street grocery store that faced the North...