Blue Island Mayor Fred Bilotto joined local and state officials in August to welcome Orlandino Greco, mayor of Castrolibero, Calabria, to Casa Italia in Stone Park. The get-together was organized by Tony Turano and the Calabresi in America Organization. Blue Island is sister cities with Castrolibero as well as Ripacandida, Basilicata, and Estancia de Animas, Mexico.

“Earlier this year, my family and I had the honor of meeting Mayor Greco and his family during our trip through Italy, and it was a pleasure to return the favor and welcome his family to our community,” says Bilotto, who also visited Ripacandida during the trip.