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Some of the best bocce players in the country will be competing at the Highwood Bocce Club later this month when the club hosts the U.S. Bocce Federation National Championship Tournament. Paolo Giannetti, chairman of the Highwood Bocce Club, said about 100 players from across the country will be coming to Highwood for the five-day event from June 2...

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During the celebrations held at the Embassy of Italy in US, Ambassador Armando Varricchio recalled the “values of freedom, democracy and human rights” that are the tenets of the Italian Republic and of Italy’s friendship and alliance with the United States of America. Italy — he also underlined — is at the forefront in providing security worldwide....

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True to their goal of opening the long anticipated Vinny D's by this weekend's Do-Division street fest, the DeTommaso and Czapla families behind the casual Italian restaurant have announced a grand opening celebration for Thursday. Located at 1709 W. Division St., Vinny D's offers several flavors of shaved ice, gelato, and soft serve ice cream, plu...

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There goes that summer diet plan, Chicago. Nutella Café opens its doors today on the city’s bustling Michigan Avenue. The restaurant is the first Nutella Café to be owned and operated by parent company Ferrero, whose team picked a Second City opening for one big factor. “There’s an incredible dining culture in this city, and Nutella is all about th...

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Padre Armando Pierini nacque nel 1908 a Magione, nella frazione di Agello, in provincia di Perugia. I suoi genitori erano di umili origini contadine. Ragazzo di spiccata intelligenza e di grande carattere entrò nelle simpatie del Parroco del paese. Questi convinse i genitori a mandarlo a studiare, nel 1922, in Seminario. Terminato il Ginnasio Arman...

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Come join us for IA, Italian American, Literati 2017! June 17, 2017 9:30 am to 1:00 pm. Keynote Speaker: BILLY LOMBARDO. Casa Italia Chicago--Italian Cultural Center--Florentine Room. 1621 N. 39th Street. Stone Park, Illinois 60165 (Intersection of 39th Street and Division Street) "Billy Lombardo is the author of four books of fiction: The Logic of...

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Eight Italian oncologists are among the 123 researchers set to be awarded by the American Society of Clinical Oncology in its annual conference opening in Chicago today. Only two of the eight Italians – six women and two men, all aged between 29 and 36 - who will receive the Conquer Cancer Foundation Merit Award live and work in Italy. One of the o...

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Calabria Imports debuted its new food truck Monday at the Ridge Run and the subsequent Beverly Hills/Morgan Park/Mount Greenwood Memorial Day Parade."Calabria on Wheels" served its popular meatball sandwich — "The Stenger." Inspired by Chris Stenger of Mount Greenwood, the sandwich features meatballs, red sauce and provolone cheese stuffed inside a...

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Here’s the scoop on Sal’s Trattoria, a new venture helmed by Allen Sternweiler (Butcher & the Burger): WHAT: Casual neighborhood Italian. Expect soups, salads, pasta, and a few entrées—but no pizza. Sauces and Italian sausage for ravioli will be made in house. And, “I would be an idiot to not have soft-shells and chanterelles when they are in seaso...

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The Riverside area has plenty of culinary options that any college student, or person passing through, can enjoy. There’s everything from pho to burgers and everything in between. But what the Riverside area is really missing is an actual Italian restaurant (sit down Olive Garden and Macaroni Grill fans) and the Chicago Pasta House solves that conu...

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