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It's your lucky day! A replica of the Trevi Fountain is coming to Festa this year! Have you been to the Trevi in Italy? Submit a photo here for a FREE TICKET to Festa! Entering is simple.   Step 1: Submit a photo of you or your famiglia at the Trevi Fountain. Step 2: Receive a confirmation e-mail from the Festa famiglia. Step 3: Head...

by Tony Binns   Ronit Bezalel's thought-provoking documentary, 70 Acres in Chicago: Cabrini Green, is a starling case study into the making and destruction of one of Chicago's most infamous public housing projects. Heralded as a public housing success in the late 1940s, it garnered a reputation of also being one the most dangerous in the lat...

When Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli performs in the Chicago area, he often makes a trip to dine at Pescatore Palace in Franklin Park. The restaurant's owner, Vito Barbanente, calls their relationship, "a spiritual friendship."   Bocelli's most recent visit took place on June 10. In town to perform at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Barbanen...

There aren't many books that serve up history, suspense, crime and a love story, all beautifully tied together. Wolf's Mouth manages to offer all that and more. Author John Smolens is a former professor at Northern Michigan University, where he helped to found its Master of Fine Arts program.   Wolf's Mouth starts in World War II a...

A pair of Chicago-area titans and a compatriot in St. Louis have joined the ranks of the Cavaliere dell'Ordine della Stella d'Italia. Consul General Giuseppe Finocchiaro knighted Ron Onesti, Pat Capriati and Rio Vitale on behalf of Italian President Sergio Mattarella at an Oct. 18 ceremony at the consulate. The founder and president of Onesti Ente...

The Italian American Alliance for Business and Technology, under the auspices of the Consul of Italy in Detroit, Dr. Maria Luisa Lapresa, cordially invites you to join us for an exciting programProspects for Mutual Growth in Italy and the USA.The Joint Venture As a Business Development Tool.Enjoy a Wine Reception and Strolling Dinner.Wednesday, Oct...

Festa Italiana, a Nov. 2 fundraiser by the Glenbrook North High School Band Parents Organization BPO, drew more than 225 supporters and students.   GBN's cafeteria was bright on a Sunday night with festive red and green helium Mylar balloons soaring under contemporary atrium ceilings.   Read more   Source: http://northbroo...

Think your grandma makes the best Italian meatballs or pasta fagioli? She might be able to take the stage at this year's Festa Italiana, an all-things-Italian fest in Little Italy next month.   The 11th annual Italian fest will be staged on Taylor Street between Ashland Avenue and Racine Avenue in the Little Italy neighborhood Aug. 13 t...

Per l'ottavo anno consecutivo il Ctim con il patrocinio del Comites circoscrizione consolare di Chicago, ha organizzato il 70 mo anniversario della Festa della Repubblica Italiana. A Chicago in una giornata di sole, circa 700 partecipanti hanno animato la manifestazione che è stata preceduta dalla consueta Santa Messa presso la Chiesa Madonna di P...

As you may know if you have followed the blog for a while, I started a Genealogy Department in January. Since that time I have been busy with our volunteers organizing the library and AV materials. That has been completed. The next step is organizing the flat files which contains such amazing things. I plan to have this project complete by the end...

Milwaukee's Italian families have a distinguished heritage, one that began in a great rush to the city shortly before the turn of the 19th century, when Italian immigrants poured into Milwaukee and quickly formed two distinct communities. The Bayview settlement was dominated by newcomers from northern and central Italy, many of whom took jobs in th...

We invite you to attend Casa Italia's Italian Christmas Village to be held on December 1 from 12 noon until 6 p.m. There will be activities for the entire family. Complimentary Open House from 12 Noon to 6 p.m.Feel free to bring your favorite cookies and treats to share!   "Trim a tree at Casa Italia." Decorate your Organization, Business, o...