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Il 5 maggio era stato inaugurato il nuovo volo diretto Venezia-Chicago di American Airlines mentre il 26 dello stesso mese è stata la volta della mostra Dimensions of Citizenship, curata dalla School of the Art Institute of Chicago e University of Chicago. La coincidenza è stata subito colta dall’ufficio del turismo di Chicago, da American Airlines...

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“Ariodante” will be on stage at Lyric Opera of Chicago. The opera is by  George Frideric Handel, it is sung in Italian with projected English translations. “Ariodante” is an opera seria presented in three acts. The Italian libretto was based on a work by Antonio Salvi. It is adapted from Canti 5 and 6 of Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando Furioso. Each act...

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Join us for our nationwide olive oil festival, Festa dell'Olio: a celebration of extra virgin olive oil, from branch to bottle.  From July 5-15, Eataly USA is honoring one of Italy's most prized ingredients: extra virgin olive oil. Celebrate this culinary gold with us as you explore our vast selection of regional varieties, enjoy complimentary tast...

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The Italian beef restaurant Buona announced a unique fundraiser Tuesday for the Cornerstone Community Outreach homeless shelter. On Tuesday, July 10 — the eve of the Taste of Chicago festival — volunteers from Buona and the local community will work together to construct the longest Italian beef sandwich on record, organizers said. The sandwich wil...

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Importante presenza siciliana alla festa della Repubblica festeggiata anche a Chicago il 2 giugno scorso, grazie alla iniziativa di Carlo Vaniglia, vicepresidente del Comites, Presidente della Associazione "Santa Fara di Cinisi" e corrispondente del Progetto Sicilia nel Mondo da Chicago. "Coinvolgente e concreto il contributo dato dal CTIM - Comita...

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The wedding’s off! “Tony ‘n Tina’s Wedding,” the immersive comedy staged as a wedding ceremony and reception between two Italian-American families, will end its second Chicago run on July 25. While the show first landed in Chicago in 1992 to lukewarm critical reviews, it ran for 16 years, to more than 1 million viewers. After an eight-year hiatus,...

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Ascending to the rank of major general, Mike Milano spent the latter part of a stellar 33-year career in the Army overseeing the training and deployment of hundreds of thousands of U.S. soldiers and allied police. The oldest of four children, James M. “Mike” Milano was born in Detroit to Bartholomew J. Milano and Patricia Ann Donlon. By the time Mi...

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Congress Parkway will be renamed for civil rights icon Ida B. Wells to avoid a bitter battle with Italian-Americans triggered by the resurrected proposal to rename Balbo Drive. Compromise talks aimed at finding an appropriate street to rename Ida B. Wells Drive had come down to a choice between Congress Parkway and Wells Street with Wells having th...

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The City Council champion of a controversial plan to rename Balbo Drive for Ida B. Wells said Wednesday she’s open to a compromise that would name another major street for the civil rights icon. Ald. Sophia King (4th) said Lake Shore Drive is a distinct possibility. So is Congress Parkway, or any major street that has few business addresses, thereb...

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After 70 years in Italian America, I am still searching for the “Queen of Little Italy.” No, she’s not one of those lovely young ladies who reign over the Columbus Day Parade. My queen was short and stout and tough, and she packed a gun. She died in 1920. In her day, she controlled more votes than any other woman in Chicago. She was a midwife who d...

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