Profiles

della Professoressa Lauren Krause Enza Spilotro e gli studenti a Addison Trail High School Italian Quattro sono venuti a visitare gli studenti in 8° grado nella classe d’Italiano a Indian Trail Junior High School a Addison. Questo è il terzo anno che studenti di Addison Trail sono venuti a parlare della loro conoscenza e l’amore per la lingua e cultura Italiana. Hanno giocato a Gimkit un gioco sull’internet e hanno ricevuto delle cose per la partecipazione: le caramelle e le bandiere dell’Italia! Hanno parlato al programma a Addison Trail High School. Gli studenti hanno studiato le coniugazioni e il vocabolario …

Born in Italy and trained by the Army as a cameraman, Gino Bartucci toured the country photographing atomic bombs, filming bombers flying overhead and helping create documentaries. Gino Bartucci was born in Malvitani di Rende, a small village in Calabria. Of the nine children born to Vincenzo and Maria Carmella (Pisello) Bartucci, six survived infancy. The family farm provided almost everything they needed. “We didn’t have to buy anything but salt, sugar … that’s about it,” Bartucci says. He attended a one-room school with about a dozen students. In 1955, Bartucci’s father immigrated to Chicago, bringing one son and his …

A native of Toronto, Joseph Yanuziello is the master craftsman behind some of the world’s most sought-after guitars. In the boutique guitar marketplace, where instruments routinely command $5,000 or more, Joseph Yanuziello’s instruments have become so popular you might think his company’s motto is “sold out.” As fast as he can build his stunning instruments — which draw universal raves for their sound, look and feel — they’re gone. Working from a shop outside his native Toronto, Yanuziello builds stringed instruments that reflect a singular vision. While so many companies outsource parts from overseas, he builds his own. While many …

Mayor Ronald Serpico        Ron Serpico’s roots run deep into the soil of Melrose Park. His paternal grandparents moved to the near western suburb from Italy more than a century ago, his dad was born there, and his mom moved there with her family when she was an infant. Ralph “Babe” Serpico and Josephine Luzzi were married at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church and raised four boys in the community. Ron and his wife, Donna, followed suit, raising three kids of their own. By the ’80s, Ron was surrounded by nearly four dozen extended family members. “It was great growing …

di Leandro Cruz Tredici italiani sono venuti per dieci giorni per lo scambio Ravenna-Wheeling. Durante questo tempo siamo diventati una comitiva di amici. Questa è stata un’esperienza che mi ha cambiato la vita. La prima sera siamo andati a mangiare e abbiamo parlato come se ci conoscessimo da una vita e ci siamo divertiti molto. Abbiamo mangiato cibo americano e anche il cibo messicano dalla nostra eredità. Siamo andati in pizzeria ed hanno assaggiato la pizza stile Chicago.  Abbiamo fatto tanto insieme ma soprattutto abbiamo goduto il nostro tempo insieme. Abbiamo anche imparato come essere responsabili. Eravamo tutti disposti ad …

della Classe d’Italiano 2 Honors Benvenuti alla classe d’Italiano 2 Honors a Marist con la Professoressa Zulato! Nel semestre passato, abbiamo studiato le tradizioni del cibo italiano e come il cibo è il cuore della cultura italiana. In particolare, abbiamo appreso della storia e delle origini del tiramisù, un cibo essenziale dell’Italia. Durante una delle nostre lezioni la nostra professoressa ha portato gli ingredienti per la creazione del tiramisù (lo zucchero, il mascarpone, i savoiardi, il cacao, il caffè e le uova) e gli utensili per prepararlo. Noi abbiamo fatto il tiramisù e l’abbiamo mangiato la lezione successiva: era saporito. …

di Alexa Marshall Ciao! Mi chiamo Alexa Marshall e vado a Glenbard North High School. L’ultimo semestre, la mia classe ed io abbiamo fatto un progetto di artisti italiani. Abbiamo studiato un’artista che troviamo interessante e abbiamo presentato l’artista di fronte alla classe. Dopo, abbiamo studiato un’opera famosa e la storia dietro questa. Successivamente, abbiamo scelto una delle nostre opere preferite con un compagno. Abbiamo stampato una grande versione dell’opera e abbiamo usato una matita per colorare il dorso nero. Sui pannelli del soffitto della classe, abbiamo rintracciato le file importanti così si potevano vedere sui pannelli. Abbiamo usato i …

Best known as the pencil-wielding team leader on the CBS hit drama “FBI,” Jeremy Sisto has steadily built an impressive acting resume thanks to a devotion to the sorts of details that bring his characters to life. Telly Savalas had his lollipops. Peter Falk had his trench coat. And Jeremy Sisto has his pencil. Appearing on the hit CBS drama “FBI,” now in its second season, Sisto’s Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine commands an elite team of investigators in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s New York field office, and he does it all while spinning, chewing and pointing …

Angelo Castanza has been elected by the board of directors to chair Casa Italia for a two-year term. Joining him as fellow officers are Jo Ann Serpico as vice chairman, Cathy Lange as treasurer and Paul Basile as secretary. A past president of the Calabresi in America Organization, Castanza has been a member of the board since 2014 and served as vice chairman from 2018 to 2020. “I was assigned to the board as president of the Calabresi in America and decided to maintain my membership after my term was up, because I like the vision that the Casa represents,” …

Retired Army Col. Renato Bacci has been elected by the board of directors to helm the Italian American Veterans Museum. Joining him as officers are retired Navy Commander Joseph Troiani as first vice president, retired Army Maj. Lorenzo Fiorentino as second vice president, Army veteran Mark DiSanto third vice president, Steve Corbo as treasurer, Eugene Giudice as parliamentarian and Paul Basile as corporate secretary and executive vice president. The officers were installed by community leader Joanne Spata. During his 30-year military career, Bacci served as an infantry, armor, and civil affairs officer, with tours of duty in Bosnia, Croatia, Germany, …