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The Columbus Day Parade is just a week away, and this year's event will be a tribute to the Italians who provided shelter to Jews who fled Nazi Germany.   Tucked away inside her Lincoln Park Apartment are relics of Dr. Adina Sella's childhood, including the papers her parents used to survive the Holocaust.   Read more   Source:...

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Local chefs love to cook with truffles. The problem? Most are imported from Europe to New York, and then they make their way to Chicago. That means they're not as fresh as chefs would like. Giacomo Marinello is out to change that. As soon as he had his first bite of the delicacy in Chicago, he thought he could up the city's...

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State Rep. Anthony DeLuca is encouraging constituents to attend a free women's self-defense seminar that he is hosting at the Bloom Township Center at 6 p.m. on March 30 at 425 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. Attendees will learn basic self-defense tips and safety precautions from martial arts instructor Daniel Kocsis. "This workshop will teach...

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by John Y. Lawrence   The Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago's fifth annual Collaborative Works Festival began Wednesday night with a solo recital by Italian bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni, accompanied by pianist Craig Terry at Ganz Hall at Roosevelt University. Although the series as a whole is titled "American Spirit" and the remaining t...

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By Donna Vickroy The Salus family has made it through another hectic Christmas holiday. But this time the party's really over. At year's end, Kathy and Larry Salus will close Rosario's Italian Foods, the Southwest Side shop her parents opened 61 years ago.   "It's been a very good life. We're very lucky," Kathy said, standing in front...

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In the 1940s, Italian-Americans weren't likely to send their elders to nursing homes. In the Italian tradition, families cared for their aging mothers and fathers at home. But Rev. Armando Pierini saw a growing need for a new form of care for the aging at that time, and he had the gumption and personality to make his vision a reality.  ...

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Roundy's Inc. will open its newest — and largest — Mariano's location in Chicago Tuesday. The 34th store for the banner, anchoring the NewCity development, will bring approximately 540 new jobs to the area. The two-story location covers more than 83,000 square feet, making it the largest Mariano's in Chicago. Inside, shoppers will find si...

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By Jessi Virtusio When Enrico's Italian Dining closed in 2012, some were skeptical about the Frankfort staple reopening in a new location. Fast-forward approximately four years to the Vineyards of Frankfort shopping center a half mile north of Enrico's original location. That is where the current restaurant is located.   "We were very...

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by Michael Phillips   When the Italians say "cinema," it sounds better than when the Americans say it. CHEE-nay-ma. Doesn't that sound better?   Born in 1959 and widely considered to be his nation's greatest stage and screen actor, Toni Servillo is seven hours ahead of us in Chicago, Skyping from his kitchen at home in Caserta, in the...

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With the opening of Rosati's Sports Pub in Newville, four experienced restaurant franchise owners, including two Rosati family members, are bringing traditional Italian-style cooking to a new location. In recent years, the building at 723 E. Ellendale Road has been a number of bar and grills.   Finn's Bar and Grill closed in 2011, Doc...

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