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Which one is your family part of? 🇮🇹🇺🇸 @mikecarioscia

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These events don’t get done without the hardworking people behind-the-scenes! @deano_1429 helps us recognize the @jccia.il team that @rononesti puts together for Columbus Day parades & various other well-organized endeavors throughout the year!

#italian #columbusdayparade #columbusday #chicago #holiday

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👁️ look forward to seeing you at @jewelosco final Festa Italiana celebration, this Saturday 10/17! From @billrancic and @giulianarancic serving up fresh tastings of @mamadepandi, to delicious demonstrations by Chef Fantoni to live music from @raimondi_stella and so much more in-store, all on Foster Ave in Chicago! Let’s make even more 🇮🇹 history, this month and every month!

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From Chicago to the White House! 🇮🇹🇺🇸 JSOL President Michael Bertucci and JSEF Chairman and JSOL Past President Frank Sommario proudly represented our Society at the White House Columbus Day Celebration on October 9, 2026.

Invited through our membership in COPOMIAO, they joined Italian American leaders in the historic East Room for presidential remarks honoring Christopher Columbus and a celebration of Italian American heritage.

📸 First photo, right to left: Michael Bertucci, JSOL President; Judge Basil Russo, COPOMIAO and ISDA President; Frank A. Sommario, NIABA Chairman of the Board & Past President, JSEF Chairman, and JSOL Past President; and Ron Onesti, JCCIA and NIASHF President.

#JustinianSocietyOfLawyers #ItalianAmericanHeritage #ColumbusDay

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Thank You To Our Good Friends @teamstersjc25 x #MikeDigrazia x @avantigroupchicago x @pasqualedgianni x @jccia.il x @rononesti x @carmineschicago x @thebellevuechicago x @tavernonrush x @gibsonssteakhouse For Having The #LandanTwins x @askmyselfie #VIP Style At The 🇮🇹 Parade & After-Party On Monday ❤️! Here Are Our Favorite x #LandanTwinSelfies x Who ❤️ #Selfies 💯! Come Find Us This Week Our @chicago x @illinoisrestaurants FAM & Take A Selfie With US 🤳👑👸🏼🥳! - @landantwin x @landantwin2 x @howardtullman x @1871tech x @tonydanza x @ryanchiaverini ❤️!

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The lyrics are NOT “Hold me closer Tony Danza”! …Although, when you’re on a moving parade float with Taxi’s Tony Banta, you do have to hold on tight!

Thank you again to @tonydanza for his time, great personality, & humor on a wonderful Columbus Day Parade here in Chicago!

#chicago #columbus #columbusday #italian #italianamerican

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We’re throwing it back to last year where @JewelOsco was recognized by @jccia.il and @rononesti, and was awarded for their efforts in the Italian community through their Festa Italiana program.

This year we’re proud to partner up with @jccia.il to serve our community through our Festa Italiana celebrations where attendees can experience delicious tastings, live performances, giveaways, live cooking demos from culinary experts and more!

Check out https://atjewelosco.com/festaitaliana/ to see where we’re headed for our next celebrations!

#FestaItaliana #JewelOsco

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Italian heritage month begins this October 1 and there are plenty of opportunities to participate!

Beginning with the flag raising on October 9 at Daley Plaza at 12 pm followed by a screening of mother Cabrini on Saturday the 10th.

The President’s dinner will be held on Sunday the 11th at Belvedere banquet in Elk Grove.

Then Monday 9 am mass at our Lady of Pompeii followed by the parade at State and Dearborn at 12 and the amazing after party hosted by the Avanti club where we will close down Rush Street till 5 o’clock for more information go to Joint Civic Committee of Italian American website JCCIA . ORG

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The @chicagobears play football today!!! We spoke with @peanuttillman at the 2026 Tommy Lasorda Open & just like me, all he was thinking about was the good Italian food! 🤌🏼🍝🇮🇹🏈⛳️

#chicago #bears #football #nfl #golf

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🇮🇹 Il 𝟒 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐨, 𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐓𝐒, 𝐢𝐥 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢 𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐞 al 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐨 𝐝𝐢 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐨, avremo l’onore di accogliere tra gli ospiti d’eccezione la 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐆𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐨.

Per noi è un privilegio averli conosciuti e poterli chiamare amici dall’altra parte dell’oceano.
È questo lo spirito di 𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐓𝐒: costruire ponti tra gli italiani nel mondo, partendo dalle nostre 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢.

🇬🇧 On 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟒, at the 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐨 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐨, we will be honored to welcome the 𝐆𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐨 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 among our distinguished guests.

It is a true privilege to know them and to call them friends across the ocean.
This is the spirit of 𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐓𝐒: building bridges among Italians around the world, starting from our shared roots.

#ROOTS #ItalianiNelMondo #Palermo #GalaDelleRadici #ilmadeinsicily

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Today, Stephanie proudly represented her Italian heritage and the Antonino’s family at the Columbus Day Queen Pageant. 🇮🇹❤️
She represented our Italian-American community with grace, confidence, and kindness. We couldn’t be more proud of the young woman she is and the way she carried our traditions with such pride. Congratulations Stephanie, you’ll always be a QUEEN to us! 👑🍕

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Los Angeles sounds scustamad to me! 🤌🏼 Thank you to @frank.stallone for a wonderful interview & a great conversation on a wonderful Night at the Fights!

#italian #boxing #chicago #stallone #music

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