Balagio Ristorante coming to Mokena
By Bob Bong Balagio Ristorante, an Italian restaurant and banquet hall that has been open in Homewood since 1997, plans to open a second location in Mokena next month. The restaurant is remodeling the former Scrementi's Italian Grill at 9716 W. 191st St. in Mokena's The Boulevard shopping center that closed last year. Calls for comme...
"Michelangelo and the Medici". A Lecture by Edward Goldberg
The Director of the Italian Cultural Institute Silvio Marchetti is pleased to invite you to "Michelangelo and the Medici",a lecture by Edward Goldberg Thursday, March 21st, 6:00pm at the Italian Cultural Institute 500 N Michigan Avenue, Suite 1450 Chicago, IL 60611 Edward Goldberg, a specialist in Italian history and culture, will discuss the c...
Trumbull clerk named Woman of the Year
The Mahoning Valley Italian American Sports Hall of Fame named its first Woman of the Year on Thursday at a banquet at Ciminero's Banquet Center. She is Karen Infante Allen of Niles, who currently serves as the Trumbull County Clerk of Courts. Her brother Ralph is the mayor of Niles and was Man of the Year in 2003. Read more &nb...
Dedicated volunteer keeps Taste of Italy shining
Some things seem to just get better and better over the years. If you ask Ann Romano about one of those things, she's likely to mention The Taste of Italy. After all, she has been planning the event for the Italian Community Center (ICC) for 19 of its 20 years. "It's always a packed house," Romano tells me. "People know that they should g...
M Italian expands restaurateur’s specialties
by Jacqueline Mitchell Bret Adams started working in the restaurant industry at age 15. Within the next month, the 43-year-old will have three restaurants under his belt, each serving very different cuisines: American, Italian and Mexican. His new establishment, a rustic tavern called M Italian in Chagrin Falls, is in week seven of operati...
American Association of Teachers of Italian Year in Review
What a fabulous year the American Association of Teachers of Italian-Midwest Chapter has had! Our current membership stands at 50 with an increased number of 16 from 2014. Four of these members are from Indiana and Ohio. There are ommittees currently in progress working on an Immersion Day scheduled for February, 2016, in collaboration wit...
Well-made Italian classics dominate at Toscani in Wood Dale
By Thomas Witom Since early January, west suburban diners with an appetite for Italian-American classics have found just the ticket via Toscani in Wood Dale. Housed in the Georgetown Square shopping complex (in what was once an Asian fusion buffet), this spacious venue with seating for about 300 is operated by the Frank Murati family, whi...
Feel Right at Home with Little Italy's Nora
Chef and owner Eddie Zalar crafts a menu full of creative and nostalgic dishes. When you're here, you're family. That's the way of life at Nora in Little Italy. From the time chef and owner Eddie Zalar decided to open the charming Italian restaurant at Murray Hill and Edgehill roads in 2015, his parents enthusiastically stepped in to assi...
THE TOP 10 ITALIAN BEEF SANDWICHES IN CHICAGO
The Italian beef is an honest sandwich, in that there's really nowhere to hide when all you're working with is beef, gravy, peppers, and giardiniera. It's either good, or it's not. And when it's good, it's either good, or it's one of Chicago's 10 best that Thrillist power-ranks. These are those latter kind. Read more Sour...
Clarendon Hills accountant honored for giving back
Giving back has been a priority for Ken Kolnicki for most of his 65 years. And the Clarendon Hills resident was recognized May 10 with a humanitarian award by the Chicagoland Italian American Charitable Organization. Q. How long have you been involved with the Chicagoland Italian American Charitable Organization? A. About 25 years. I'm a...
Local judge takes pride of his heritage
By Debra Talcott Proof that good things continue to happen for good people in their golden years is the upcoming induction of the Hon. Joseph N. Impastato into the International Heritage Foundation's historic Heritage Hall of Fame. The long-time resident of Grosse Pointe Shores will be one of six inductees honored November 6 in a cere...
Italy-Based School of Comic Art Making Superheroes in Chicago
by Marc Vitali On the eve of the big C2E2 comic convention, Chicago Tonight goes behind-the-scenes at a school of comic book and sequential art that started in Italy in 1979. The Scuola Internazionale di Comics -- the International School of Comics -- is based in Rome and runs nine art schools in Italy. Their trade school approach...