If there's a factor that sets Bella Notte apart from the myriad of moderately priced Italian dining spots on the restaurant scene, it's the ambience. The former home of Toque and Lucca is an ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --One of the city's oldest Italian restaurants is throwing in the towel, saying "ciao" to Chicago and moving to the suburbs. Family-owned Bella Notte said city officials had turned a ...

A family-owned Italian restaurant in Chicago closed for good this week after being in business for more than 25 years. “I feel like a failure to some of my longtime employees,” owner Ramon Aguirre ...

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Editor’s note: The Herald-Leader is profiling 25 individuals we predict will be making news in 2025. Name: Kunihide Toyoda, president and owner of Bella Notte Restaurant Group, which includes local ...