CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's Fat Tuesday, which in Chicago and the suburbs means it's Paczki Day! Paczki are a traditional deep fried polish doughnut, usually filled with jam, cream filing or fruit and ...

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Catholics preparing for Lent can find a traditional Polish treat at a local cafe that has extended its paczki season due to customer demand.

In the mid-20th century, Polish neighborhoods began to cross into Italian, German, Slovak, Serbian, Irish, Jewish, and Black neighborhoods. Thus, paczki went from being a specific Polish tradition to ...

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Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras, marks a day of indulgence before the Christian season of Lent. Learn what it is and when Lent 2026 begins ...

It marks the final day of celebration and indulgence before the Christian season of Lent begins — a 40-day period of fasting ...