Little Italy NewsLocal news for Little Italy (Chicago, IL) continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.'I Guess You Don't Mess with Us' From condos to fences to museums, Chicagoans defend their turf- December 28, 2007 "I don't think he knows about our neighborhood. I mean, has he walked his large tuchus over her to see the place He had no clue." Out in the neighborhoods this year, folks stood up for themselves to defend their quality of life and even their dogs. via Chicago Sun-Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/chicago-il-little-italy/2007/12/i-guess-you-dont-mess-with-us-fr... Mama Mia- December 26, 2007 "The ambulance had to come and get her from here" It has taken hospitalization to keep Mama Minelli from making her meatballs. Josephine Minelli, 97, was cooking at the family store in Niles earlier this month when ill health took her away from the stove. via Chicago Sun-Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/chicago-il-little-italy/2007/12/mama-mia?fromrss=1 Sitting pretty in ink- December 22, 2007 "I live here. I want the neighborhood to be a better place. I think people are proud of me for standing up to what I stood up to, and proving those people wrong" Little Italy's friendly neighborhood tattoo artist will ink an Italian flag on your butt at his Taylor Street shop for about 100 bucks. via Chicago Sun-Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/chicago-il-little-italy/2007/12/sitting-pretty-in-ink?fromrss=1 |