Italian Group Buys Enviro-Care
Rockford, Ill.-based Enviro-Care Company announced it has been acquired by the WAMGROUP®. Headquartered in Modena, Italy, WAM is a multinational company that entered the conveying market in 1969 before expanding into all facets of bulk solids handling equipment. Today, its conveyors are used in many water and wastewater projects. In 2013, WAMGROUP'...
Grave lutto per il CTIM USA
di Vincenzo Arcobelli Il Presidente Onorario del Comitato Tricolore per gli Italiani nel Mondo ,Filippo Foti ci lascia. Il 4 Maggio C.A. all'eta' di 105 anni il presidente onorario del CTIM Statunitense ,Filippo Foti, si e' spento . IL CTIM si unisce al dolore della Famiglia ed esprime il piu' profondo cordoglio. E' stat...
Justinians elect officers
The Justinian Society of Lawyers swore in its 2015-2016 officers in May. Pictured from left are Cook County Circuit Judge Regina Ann Scannicchio, secretary; Natalie M. Petric, treasurer; Vincent R. Vidmer, third vice president; Michael F. Bonamarte IV, second vice president; Frank A. Sommario, first vice president; and Jessica T. DePinto, president...
Pastificio: Highwood’s Macaroni Factory
by A.J. Goldsmith Every working day Patricia Galli leaves her Buffalo Grove home and heads for Pastificio, where she is the second generation family member to head up the take-home gourmet store specializing in Northern Italian cuisine and pasta. Despite using the Highwood Post Office several times, I had no inkling that Pastificio ex...
Esposito to pay tribute to Caruso at the Arcada – 24 October
PBS superstar Pasquale Esposito will grace The Arcada Theatre in St. Charles with a tribute to Enrico Caruso on Oct. 24. The concert will showcase songs featured on "Pasquale Esposito Celebrates Enrico Caruso," a 2-CD drawn from the PBS special of the same name that was first aired this spring. "Pasquale was born to do a tribute to the gr...
Air Force vet offers rare insight into combat zone
On Monday, Nov. 9, U.S. Air Force veteran William "Billy" Castellano gave a riveting power point presentation of his time in the Middle East to a capacity crowd at the Italian American Veterans Museum. Billy told his story of how a boy from Galewood knew he wanted to follow in his family's tradition of service to the United States military,...
Honor the dead: Chicago tour guides suggest visiting these graves
By Kori Rumore Julia Buccola Petta: Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside. If I have to pick only one monument, it's that of a young woman named Julia Buccola Petta, who only became semi-famous after her death, not in life. She is buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery in Hillside — the same resting place as Al Capone and Dean O'Banion — and her m...
Angelo's Prime boutique grocery and restaurant opens in Schererville
A big name in Italian food in the Chicago Southland has opened its first location in Northwest Indiana. Carla Bolin, whose family ran the Angelo's restaurants in the south suburbs for many decades, picked up the family business by opening Angelo's Fresh Markets in Flossmoor and Tinley Park in recent years. Now she's opened her third Italian-th...
Pistons come to terms with Italian sharpshooter
A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press that the Detroit Pistons have agreed to a $3.5 million, two-year contract with Luigi Datome. The person spoke Tuesday on the condition of anonymity because the agreement has not been announced. NBA rules prevent confirmation of moves until Wednesday, when Datome is expected to...
Tony Guerriero announces candidacy for Dearborn 19th District Court Judge
Tony Guerriero will be a candidate for the position of Dearborn 19th District Court Judge this fall. He was raised in Dearborn's south end on Salina Street. Guerriero is a first generation Italian American. He holds a bachelor's degree from the School of Management at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. He went to night school at Wayne State...
The AC Milan Soccer Camp season is back
AC Milan, one the world's most successful clubs returns to the USA. The AC Milan Youth Program is returning to the USA to host the 2014 Milan Junior Camp Season. The camp season begins June 15 and will end in August of 2014. The Milan Junior Camp program is the stepping stone into a series of activities organized by the AC Milan Youth Pro...
Italian American One Voice Coalition Adds Johnsonville Foods To Its “Wall of Shame”
The Italian American ONE VOICE Coalition has added Wisconsin-based Johnsonville Foods to its "Wall of Shame". Johnsonville Foods has been singled out for continuing to air a commercial for its 'Family Brats' that features a character resembling Tony Soprano. The spot depicts a family barbeque and is riddled with worn out organized crime refere...