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JCCIA honors Dold, Kirk

Fra Noi May 19, 2015 0

The Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans presented its Dante and Mazzei awards on May 29 at Galleria Marchetti, 825 W. Erie St., Chicago. Chicago Tribune Editorial Page Editor R. Bruce Dold received the Dante Award. The honor is bestowed each year on a member of the media who lives up to Dante Alighieri’s call to be no timid friend to truth. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk received the Mazzei Award. Named after the Revolutionary War patriot who inspired the phrase “all men are created equal,” the award is presented to a person who shows extraordinary skills in the world of public …

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2014 Columbus Day Parade

Fra Noi February 16, 2015 0

by Jo Ann Serpico Absence makes the heart grow fonder. After too long an absence from State Street, our community was longing for a return to our original parade route. “State Street, That Great Street” was the staging ground for one of the most fabulous Columbus Day parades in Chicago in years. The Carnevale characters, the man on stilts, the clowns, the marching bands, the procession of floats teeming with men, women and children happy to be a part of our phenomenal display, all made for a celebration beyond compare. Giovanni Gullo, this years exceptional Parade Chairman, led the front …

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