by Kyla Gardner

Gino Bartucci is hoping for a Little Italy on Harlem Avenue revival, and there's no one more qualified to start it. The 30-year-old River North resident was born in Dunning — in the apartment above his newest restaurant venture, "BarTucci."

His parents, both born and raised in Italy, built the building at 3426 N. Harlem Ave. in 1980, which also housed Bartucci's father's first business, deli Gino's Italian Imports, and currently houses Pasta Fresh, also in the family. The elder Gino Bartucci also came up with the idea for Little Italy on Harlem Avenue.

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Source: http://www.dnainfo.com/