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In keeping with the spirit of the season, the Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii will host its 15th annual Mary and Christmas celebration on Dec. 5. Maestro Paul French will once again lead the incomparable William Ferris Chorale through a diverse program that will include a pair of beloved themes by Ennio Morricone, songs dedicated to the Blessed...

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From Dominic Candeloro, Chair Campaign for Italian American Studies at Loyolahttps://www.facebook.com/italianamericanLoyola   What's your Italian American heritage worth to you? Today, 6 generations and 150 years after the first migrations, the record of that epic experience is at risk of fading away. Though we may retain some food trad...

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by Robin Zimmerman   On the surface, the street carnival segment of the 122nd annual Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (OLMC) in Melrose Park could serve as a backdrop for a Martin Scorcese movie.   Whether it's Caliendo's Banda Napoletana marching around or the brash vendors calling out to customers looking to sample arancini, lupini b...

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By David Mermelstein   Riccardo Muti, the renowned Italian conductor now serving as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's 10th music director, is a man of intense passions. That might be said of most conductors, but particularly strong-willed maestros have dominated podiums here for 125 years.   This is, after all, the city where the imper...

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by Morgan Olsen   Hubbard Street is parting ways with Paris Club Bistro & Bar, which opened in 2011, and making way for il Porcellino, a new Italian concept from shared parent company Lettuce Entertain You. The new spot—from R.J., Jerrod and Molly Melman and chef Doug Psaltis (RPM Steak)—is being billed as a "rustic everyday trattoria."...

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The Scuola Italiana Enrico Fermi (SIEF) is pleased to announce exciting news: the inauguration of its Chicago location in Wicker Park, Toddlers playgroups, Saturday classes and the first Italian Summer Camp in Chicago. The Scuola (SIEF) will open its doors on April 2nd, 2016 for Playgroups and Children Courses on Saturdays at the Monsigno...

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Except for the language the crowd was speaking, the scene Sunday afternoon in Hickory Grove Park could have been a continent away in Italy. At the 84th annual Italian American Festa, red, white and green decorations and live Italian music filled the air as festivalgoers enjoyed spaghetti, lasagna and other Italian favorites. The annual festa is a...

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EXPO CHICAGO, the International Exposition of Contemporary and Modern Art, will take place from September 18-21 at historic Navy Pier. This year, the following Italian art galleries will participate: Brand New Gallery, Milan ; Luce Gallery, Torino; Massimo De Carlo, Milan & London. Now in its third year, EXPO CHICAGO features 140 leading galler...

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A new food and drink festival focused exclusively on Italian cuisine will hit Eataly Oct. 14-16, schooling Chicagoans on everything from Arneis to ziti.   Presented in partnership with Identitá Golose, a nearly decade-old celebration of Italian cuisine founded by food journalist Paolo Marchi, the three-day festival includes an instructive di...

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By Isaac Guerrero   An Italian manufacturer that supplies the automotive industry is investing $6.4 million in a 44,000-square-foot production facility in southeast Rockford and is hiring 37 full-time workers. It's the first U.S.-based operation for Taurus 80, a maker of high precision zinc die-cast parts.   The company employs 2...

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