Choosing to become a cannoneer rather than a medic, Robert Fuggiti spent his tour of duty in Vietnam providing artillery support for American troops on the ground. Bob Fuggiti was born in Chicago and lived in the Cabrini Green area. His family moved to the Old Town neighborhood when he was 3 years old. Fuggiti’s father, Dino, worked as an electrician for the CTA, and his mother, Adeline, was employed as a nurse’s aide and a Spanish language interpreter. His paternal grandparents, who emigrated from the Lucca area of Italy, had two apartment buildings where the family settled. Fuggiti and …
Read More »Sardinian playwright Karim Galici
As a native of Italy’s insular island to the west, Karim Galici brings a fresh slant to his work as a theater pioneer and experimental director. Among Italian artists, Karim Galici is unique in large part because of where he comes from in Italy. The island of Sardinia, he notes, is in some ways more like its island neighbor to the north than the rest of Italy, even though Corsica is part of France. Perhaps this explains in part why Galici tackled the French author Antoine de Saint-Exupery for the theatrical work “The Little Big Princess,” which traveled to Chicago …
Read More »Maine South High School
Italiano 4 Accelerato/AP non è solo un’altra classe. È una famiglia perché siamo stati insieme per tre anni. Ci piace aiutarci e sostenerci mentre impariamo l’italiano. Spesso ci sediamo in un cerchio e chiacchieriamo in italiano della nostra vita usando il vocabolario e i tempi verbali. Per esempio, qualche volta, noi parliamo di cosa faremo il weekend o cosa ci piaceva fare da piccoli. Questo ci aiuta a praticare e parlare l’italiano con elaborazione e ci prepara per poter rispondere alle domande complicate come, “Perché la fuga dei cervelli?” È importante sapere che dopo questi anni possiamo anche applicare la …
Read More »Indian Trail Junior High School
Martedì 16 ottobre, 2018, venti fortunati studenti dell’Eighth grade dell’Indian Trail Junior High a Addison, Ill., hanno partecipato a una gita di una volta nella vita a Eataly a Chicago. All’arrivo a Eataly, gli studenti hanno potuto ammirare gli alti soffitti a volta e le merci italiane importate. Il viaggio consisteva in una lezione di pizza con un pizziaolo. Per terminare il viaggio, gli studenti hanno fatto un tour guidato dell’area del Marketplace di Eataly. Molti studenti hanno acquistato il gelato alla Gelateria. “Mi è piaciuto mangiare la pizza perché potevi assaggiare la tua creazione. Camminare in giro ti fa …
Read More »Fenwick High School
Il corso d’italiano a Fenwick è divertente per studenti di ogni cultura. Gli studenti si iscrivono alla lingua per molte ragioni. Per esempio, Ava è al cento per cento italiana, mentre Kelsey non è affatto italiana. I nonni di Ava vengono dall’Italia; uno è di Bari, e tre sono di diverse città siciliane. È cresciuta ascoltando l’italiano nella sua famiglia. Anche se Kelsey e molti studenti non sono italiani, il corso ha aperto molte opportunità per tutti. Una di queste è la nostra Tavola di San Giuseppe. Ogni marzo possiamo aiutare la comunità e mangiare i cibi italiani. Gli studenti …
Read More »Addison Trail High School
Ho studiato italiano per sei anni e per questo tempo mi sento che imparare l’italiano era una cosa importante perché già parlo due lingue e volevo impararne di più. Per me la classe d’italiano mi dà l’opportunità di imparare un’altra cultura; la classe di italiano crea anche un ambiente familiare che non si sente in una classe come matematica. Questo ha cambiato il modo in cui penso alla lingua, cultura, gastronomia, ecc. Mi piace anche che parliamo delle cose che sono importanti per la nostra società. È una classe che non è normale, è una classe che cambia la vita …
Read More »Caravello to take charge of the Columbian Club
Roselle contractor Stuart Caravello will ascend to the presidency of the Columbian Club of Chicago at a black-tie optional installation dinner on Jan. 19 at the Medinah Country Club. For reservations, call Mark Corrado at 847-337-6864. Caravello became a member of the Columbian Club in 2009. Since then he has chaired the trap shoot, co-chaired the Christmas party and St. Valentine’s Day dinner and served as a director, in addition to ascending through the ranks of the officers on his way to the presidency. “I joined the Columbian Club to be a part of an organization that honors and recognizes …
Read More »State realty group names award after Bernardoni
The Illinois Realtors has created the Brian A. Bernardoni Political Advocacy Award in honor of its local government affairs director. The award is based on the outstanding contributions of a Realtor or affiliate member in public policy political and/or legislative advocacy. It’s rare to have an award named after someone while they actually are still working in the field, but according to Michael Cabonargi, commissioner of the Second District on the Cook County Board of Review, Bernardoni’s experience makes him very deserving of this honor. “Brian has been a respected leader in Chicago’s real estate community for many, many years, and …
Read More »Pecori inducted into prestigious national academy
The National Academy of Construction has elected Satch Pecori as a member of its class of 2018. Established in 1999, the NAC inducts leaders from a variety of backgrounds who have made outstanding, life-long contributions to the design, construction and engineering industries. The president and CEO of Springfield, Illinois-based Hanson Professional Services Inc., Pecori was formally inducted on Oct. 11 during the NAC annual meeting. The 2018 class includes 37 new inductees. More than 300 leaders were considered during the election process. During the induction, the NAC cited Pecori as a recognized global leader for his work in designing and …
Read More »Gymnast Christina Desiderio
After almost making the Olympic team, Christina Desiderio transitioned from elite- to college-level gymnastics and she couldn’t be happier. Eighteen-year-old gymnast Christina Desiderio says competing at the 2016 Olympic trials after earning a spot twice on the U.S. national team was by far the highlight of her career. “19,000 people, not a seat empty! Two days that I will never forget,” she says. “I worked for 10 years of my life to try to make it to the 2016 Olympics,” she says. “That didn’t happen, but I got as close to my dream as I possibly could and I was …
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