Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts issues apology through team site for slur
After using a derogatory term referring to Italian-Americans during an MLB Network show broadcast at Wrigley Field on Tuesday, Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts issued a statement of apology through the team's website Tuesday night. The statement was released unsolicited to the website's beat writer Tuesday night, with none of the other media out...
Siena, City of Secrets - by Jane Tylus
Date: Tuesday, July 07, 2015. Hours: 6:00 p.m. Site: Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago - 500 N Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611. In collaboration with: Co-presented by the Italian Cultural Institute and the University of Chicago Press, with the support of ItalCultura. "Siena, City of Secrets" (University of Chicago Press, 20...
American music? Much of it was made by Italian immigrants
In America they sang in Italian. An archive and a book written by Giuliana Fugazzotto sheds new light on American musical tastes of the early twentieth century. In what is perhaps her most surprising finding, she shows how greatly American popular music was influenced by the work of Italians. From about 1900 to 1930, have been produc...
Bella Maria's Ristorante a date night destination and more
Bella Maria's Ristorante and Event Center is an Italian/American restaurant that serves a wide variety of premium food options including pasta, steak, chicken and seafood. The menu changes on a week-to-week basis based on ingredients, stock and the recommendation of the kitchen staff. When my girlfriend and I dined, notable entrees include...
Holocaust Remembrance Day at Italian Cultural Institute on Wednseday
The Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Chicago and the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center, will present the documentary "L'orologio di Monaco," by Mauro Caputo on Wednesday, Jan. 27th at 6p.m. Holocaust survivor Dov Boros, born in Budapest, will speak briefly before the screening....
FC Bayern Munich, A.C. Milan to Meet in Chicago as Part of International Champions Cup
Relevent Sports, a division of RSE Ventures – a multi-national sports and entertainment venture firm with a focus on new technologies – announced today that Bundesliga leader FC Bayern Munich and Serie A power A.C. Milan will meet on Wednesday, July 27 at 8 pm CT at Soldier Field, Chicago, as part of the 2016 International Champions Cup and Audi Fo...
A taste of Italy in E’ville
Edwardsville High tennis coach Dave Lipe started the Edwardsville Futures pro tennis tournament in 2011. The opportunities opening from that decision have transcended the tennis courts. During that first year, a friendship formed between Lipe and Donato Campagnoli, an Italian tennis coach who entered a player in that inaugural Futures tournament....
Explore Coda Di Volpe, Lakeview's Charming New Neapolitan Pizzeria
Stroller-town over on Southport has another a new restaurant, this one from Billy Lawless (The Gage) and Ryan O'Donnell (Gemini Bistro). Once visitors step into Coda di Volpe, they're greeted by the aroma of Neapolitan pizzas baking in the wood-burning oven in the rear of the restaurant. It's a welcome smell, as chef Chris Thompson and Co. take din...
Friends and family mourn the death of beloved Cleveland Heights restaurateur Alicia Marotta Linihan
Cleveland Heights restaurateur Alicia Marotta Linihan's Facebook page was flooded with condolences from friends and family Tuesday morning after news broke that she had died. The 43-year-old Linihan had a heart attack Monday morning, her niece, Alexandrea Quinn, said Tuesday. Linihan and her husband Brian own Marotta's, a popular Lee...
Anthony Ambrose to preside over Columbian Club
Oak Park Police Chief Anthony Ambrose will step up to the presidency of the Columbian Club of Chicago when members and guests gather for the organization's annual installation gala on Jan. 14 at the Medinah Country Club. (708-358-5502) "It's an honor and a privilege to follow in the footsteps of so many great past presidents," Ambrose says. A memb...
Teatro dei piedi performing at the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival
Friday, January 20 - Sunday, January 22. Beverly Art Center, Blair Thomas & co., Istituto Italiano di Cultura/Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago, in association with Instituto Cervantes de Chicago present: Sonata for 4 feet Part mime, part contortion, Italy's Teatro dei Piedi (Theatre of Feet) stages characters whose stori...
Italian Food&Wine Expo a Chicago
Dal 15 al 17 Luglio 2012, si svolgerà a Chicago, Italian Food & Wine Expo, l'evento annuale organizzato dalla Camera di Commercio di Chicago in collaborazione con ItalianExpo.us; l'evento è stato ideato per presentare e promuovere le specialità enogastronomiche italiane di alta gamma.La manifestazione è l'occasione per le aziende italiane di in...