Families sought to host Italian exchange students
The Chicago office of AFS-USA is looking for host families who are willing and able to take in several Italian students this summer. AFS-USA, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, offers international exchange programs in more than 40 countries around the world through independent, nonprofit AFS Organizations, each with a network of volunteers, a pr...
CIAO scholarships awarded, Nardini honored
The Charitable Italian American Organization awarded $1,000 scholarships to area high school students at its Monday scholarship dinner. Recipients were Hailey Perkins, of Allen East High; Ashlynn Vieira, of Bath, Rachel Yoder, of Bluffton; Brendan Giambruno-Fuge, of Delphos St. John's; Austin Etzler and Bethany Koch, of Elida, Lauren Harvey, of Ap...
Call for papers - Symposium on modern and contemporary Italian cinema
Fifth Italian Symposium on Modern and Contemporary Italian Cinema at Indiana University, April 22-25, 2015. Submissions are being accepted for original research on the importance of new directors in Italian cinema. Topics may include, but are not limited to: recent research on directors, regulation and funding with regard to film productio...
Italian teacher needed
Position: Foreign Language Teacher – Italian (Part-Time, .833 FTE) Location: Roosevelt Middle School, River Forest, Illinois Starting Date: August 20, 2014 Salary: According to Schedule Qualifications: a) Valid Illinois Professional Educator License (PEL)With a Foreign Language - Italian Endorsement c) A Master's Degree is preferred c...
Campaign for Italian American Studies at Loyola University Chicago
From Dominic Candeloro, Chair Campaign for Italian American Studies at Loyolahttps://www.facebook.com/italianamericanLoyola What's your Italian American heritage worth to you? Today, 6 generations and 150 years after the first migrations, the record of that epic experience is at risk of fading away. Though we may retain some food trad...
Alta House and Cleveland Montessori join forces to give new life to a Little Italy landmark (photos)
by Steven Litt Alta House, the splendid early 20th century Little Italy landmark resembling a brick palazzo airlifted from Tuscany, will take the first physical step toward its new life as a Montessori School on Wednesday. Contractors are scheduled to begin prepping for asbestos removal in the first phase of a $3 million expansion and...
The Scuola Italiana Enrico Fermi (SIEF) is pleased to announce exciting news: the inauguration of its Chicago location in Wicker Park
The Scuola Italiana Enrico Fermi (SIEF) is pleased to announce exciting news: the inauguration of its Chicago location in Wicker Park, Toddlers playgroups, Saturday classes and the first Italian Summer Camp in Chicago. The Scuola (SIEF) will open its doors on April 2nd, 2016 for Playgroups and Children Courses on Saturdays at the Monsigno...
OSIA lodge bestows scholarships
The Order Sons of Italy in America Lodge 2700 presented its 2015 Joseph Caldarone Memorial Scholarship to (from left) Marissa Politano of Tinley Park, who plans to major in medical lab science with a minor in music at Illinois State University; Victoria Schwieger of Chicago, who plans to major in engineering at Purdue University; Skylar Blasz of Ch...
Consider Investing in this Partnership with Loyola University to Preserve our Collective Italian American Heritage
by Dominic Candeloro Dear friends, You may have heard about an important initiative underway at Loyola University Chicago. The Italian American community is working together to raise $500,000 to establish an endowed professorship dedicated to an Italian American Studies interdisciplinary program. This program at Loyola is the answer to th...
Congratulations to our 2015 CIAO scholarship recipients!
Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate these exceptional local students. It was a pleasure to get to know each of them and their families over a wonderful Italian meal. Thank you to all of our CIAO members and friends who have worked so hard this year to help us raise the funds to provide these scholarships. We were fortunate to b...
The Italian Cultural Institute Talks about Anorexia on April 9
The Italian cultural institute presents "Anorexia. The Real Causes: Blood Types and Trauma," a lecture about Dr. Bracco's book, "Anorexia. The Real Causes," in conversation with author and journalist Dario Voltolini, on Thursday, April 9th at 6p.m. The publication concentrates on leading-edge innovative solutions for the understanding and...
Golf tournament to raise scholarship funds
by Phil Wenzel Eastern Upper Peninsula golf enthusiasts will meet this Saturday near Sault Ste. Marie to raise money that will help some students pay for college. Tanglewood Marsh Golf Course will host the 4th annual Christopher Columbus Italian-American Society Golf Tournament, an event that began when organization members wanted to raise mo...