Combining bocce courts, bowling lanes, Italian/American cuisine, fine wines and live jazz music, Pinstripes will open at The Shops at Georgetown Parkp on Febrary 8, 2014. Pinstripes will occupy 34,000 square feet of first and second floor space.   This will be the fifth location for Pinstripes (with other current locations in Illinois and Mi...

Those looking forward to the opening of the new West Loop Italian restaurant Formento's (925 W. Randolph St., 312-690-7323) but who are short on time will still be able to enjoy a taste of Italy thanks to the restaurant's new grab-and-go counterpart, Nonna's.   Set to open Tuesday, Nonna's will offer its own casual Italian-American dishes su...

by Dominic Candeloro   As you might have read in the Fra Noi, our project has achieved the $500,000 mark that triggered a match by the Loyola University Chicago. I am absolutely delighted that we have launched this permanent project that will preserve and promote the history and culture of Italians in the US. We are now in phase II of the pr...

The complete 80 minute version of ATCTC is available on You Tube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqeikaWQCyo   And They Came to Chicago traces the 150-year history of Italians settlement in Chicago, from early arrivals who laid the foundation for burgeoning Italian enclaves to the Italian American contribution to politics and labor, the ar...

C'è chi ne ha seguiti 20, chi 40 e oltre. C'è chi è alla sua prima volta e non lo nasconde, con il bollino first timer incollato al badge.   Sono i powwowers italiani – chiamiamoli così – quelli che il 5 aprile sono volati a Chicago, nell'Illinois, per la 46ª edizione dell'IPW-International Pow Wow. Una task force di 45 operatori leisure e M...

In the warmly-lit corner of Batavia's O'Sole Mio Friday, friends Jaime Gutierrez, Kalley Gutierrez and Kari Kraus sank back into their couch's cushions, sipped their drinks and took in the final moments of their favorite neighborhood spot's last day. Kids press their noses against the glass of the gelato case a few feet away. A group of customers...

by Ashok Selvam   It's a big day for the Stefani family as Mad Social finally opens, allowing Gina Stefani to branch out in the West Loop. Take a tour of the space here, as Stefani teams up with chef Mariela Bolanos and takes the torch as Phil Stefani Signature Restaurants' first new spot in 14 years.   Stefani's Italian heritage and...

Città: ChicagoPaese: STATI UNITIPeriodo di svolgimento: 01/06/2013 - 30/06/2013Descrizione: La Italian American Chamber of Commerce Midwest organizzerà un seminario, ideato per i manager di ditte Italiane che stanno valutando l'ingresso e/o lo sviluppo delle proprie realtà aziendali negli Stati Uniti, sarà mirato ad approfondire la conoscenza delle...

Riscoprire legami dimenticati e farli fruttare come nuove opportunità di relazioni culturali ed economiche.   Questo lo scopo delle "Giornate dell'Emilia-Romagna negli Stati Uniti" che vedono la presidente della Consulta degli emiliano-romagnoli nel mondo Silvia Bartolini impegnata negli Stati Uniti insieme con l'Assessorato all'Agricoltura...

Date: Friday, November 13, 2015 - Wednesday, November 18, 2015 Hours: 6:00 p.m. Site: Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago - 500 N Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611 Organized by: IIC Chicago In collaboration with: https://happenchance.eventbrite.com   Carrara, an Italian-American architect-artist-poet-photographer, documented the ex...