Campaign for Italian American Studies at Loyola University Chicago September 18 Tony Fornelli, Fr. Regan, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Mike Veselka, past president of Unico National, Dominic Candeloro, and Art Lurigio, Assoc. Dean for Faculty---College of Arts and Science. Veselka presents first installment of Unico's $25,000 pledge. This puts us over $400,000 of the $500,000 goal

After almost 20 years H-ItAm has a new look and new protocol.

Loyola University Chicago has been growing exponentially in the past 10 years.

Standup comedian Tom Dreesen became famous for his appearances on the Tonight Show and his work as the opening act for Frank Sinatra

The Campaign for an endowed chair in Italian American Studies at Loyola University Chicago was launched with a feature article in Fra Noi "Rising to the Challenge." The slogan "Your Past Deserves a Future," says it all.

historian Dominic Candeloro, former Chicago Heights Mayor Angelo Ciambrone, Casa Italia Executive Director Vito D’Ambrosio, attorney and Fra Noi publisher Anthony J. Fornelli, Loyola assistant director of development Abby Leng, Metropolitan Planning Council project manager Marisa Novara, City of Chicago chief technology officer John Tolva, Casa Italia chair and president of Turano Baking Company, Tony Turano, and Senator Renato Turano,null

A collage of some of the 6500 publications on file in the Casa Italia Library. The volumes are cataloged online a Library Thing at http://www.librarything.com/catalog/ItalCulturalCenter.

Cover of the new book edited by Gardaphe' & Candeloro

John Cadel’s”The Emigrants” is the signature painting in the art gallery which bears his name at the Italian Cultural Center of Casa Italia in Stone Park (Chicago).

The art of Meo Carbone illuminates the cover of the Catalog for the 2005 exhibit "The Dream...per non dimenticare."