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Participate in the 2023 Chicagoland Italian Restaurant Week!

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Sep 6, 20231 min read

Participate in the 2023 Chicagoland Italian Restaurant Week!

Italian Restaurant Week features some of Chicagoland's best Italian restaurants, delis, bakeries and more!

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Aug 11, 20231 min read

JCCIA Government Relations Summit Luncheon

The JCCIA hosted its first Italian American Government Relations Summit Luncheon at the Des Plaines Theatre on August 8th, 2023.

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Looking for young dancers to join the Italianettes!

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Aug 1, 20231 min read

Looking for young dancers to join the Italianettes!

Attention Moms and Dads: The JCCIA is welcoming young dancers to join our children's dance troupe, The Italianettes!

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Jul 13, 20231 min read

Casa Italia Update

Casa Italia announces upgrade to next level

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Addressing Disparaging Remarks About Italians

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Jul 10, 20231 min read

Addressing Disparaging Remarks About Italians

Update Regarding Disparaging Remarks About Italians

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Designating the Month of October as Italian-American Heritage Month

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Jun 8, 20231 min read

Designating the Month of October as Italian-American Heritage Month

We finally have Italian Heritage Month by law in the State of Illinois!

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Mar 1, 20226 min read

2022 Festa Della Donna

2022 theme is "Providing Healing, Promoting Hope" honoring Chicagoland frontline workers! Buona Festa!

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Feb 25, 20221 min read

Festa della Donna- March 8th

The entire month of March the JCCIA Women's Division will be celebrating and highlighting our Italian American Women Frontline Workers on...

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"A La Mode" Scholarship Benefit Dinner and Fashion Show

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Feb 3, 20222 min read

"A La Mode" Scholarship Benefit Dinner and Fashion Show

JCCIA Women's Division invites you to "A La Mode" Scholarship Benefit Dinner and Fashion Show on May 13, 2022!

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Sep 24, 20211 min read

Italian American Educational Resources

The JCCIA in partnership with the New Jersey Italian Heritage Commission is excited to provide curriculum resources for all grades, K-12.

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Join us on State Street for the 2021 Columbus Day Parade!

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Sep 20, 20211 min read

Join us on State Street for the 2021 Columbus Day Parade!

Columbus Day weekend festivities begin Friday Oct. 8th with the Flag Raising Ceremony & conclude with the Parade Monday Oct. 11th State St!

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Celebrate Italian American Heritage & Culture Month!

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Sep 20, 20211 min read

Celebrate Italian American Heritage & Culture Month!

The JCCIA invites you to participate in our celebration of Italian American Heritage & Culture Month!

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2021 Dante/DiFrisco Awards -Sept. 14, 2021

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Aug 20, 20211 min read

2021 Dante/DiFrisco Awards -Sept. 14, 2021

Please join us in celebrating our 2021 Dante Award Recipient Jennifer Lyons, recently named president and general manager of CBS 2!

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Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans to file suit against Chicago Park District

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Jul 22, 20212 min read

Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans to file suit against Chicago Park District

Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans to file suit against Chicago Park District. Just three days shy of the one-year anniversary.

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Jun 27, 20211 min read

Pack the Park-Italian Unity Day

Join Italian Americans in Chicago on July 25th 3PM as we take a stand against the City of Chicago's discriminatory removal of our statues.

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Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas Bestows Deputy Treasurer Titles

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Jun 27, 20211 min read

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas Bestows Deputy Treasurer Titles

Friend and supporter of the JCCIA, Cook County Treasurer, Maria Pappas, joined us at the June General Meeting held at Pescatore's.

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75th Anniversary Celebration of Veterans Monument at Arrigo Park (Chicago, IL)

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May 19, 20212 min read

75th Anniversary Celebration of Veterans Monument at Arrigo Park (Chicago, IL)

A Salute to Italian American Veterans on the 75th Anniversary of the Veterans Monument at Arrigo Park (Chicago, IL) will take place May 30

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Apr 28, 20211 min read

Letters to Cook County Commissioners

The Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans needs your help in saving the Columbus Day holiday in Cook County.

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Apr 27, 20211 min read

Remembering Marie Palello

In Memoriam, Marie Palello, proud secretary for over 70 years of the JCCIA who dedicated her life to the Italian-American Community.

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Shocking find by Italian American Community puts Chicago Park District on notice

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Apr 8, 20212 min read

Shocking find by Italian American Community puts Chicago Park District on notice

Shocking find by Italian American Community puts Chicago Park District on notice-the legal basis and the history of the agreement with CPD

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