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Stefano Esposito

Staff reporter

Stefano Esposito is a staff reporter at the Chicago Sun-Times.

The local cheese maker was recognized for its “nodini” fresh mozzarella at a global competition recently held in Wisconsin.
I was back for my Papa’s 92nd birthday and also hoped to see a friend I hadn’t seen in many years. Sometimes, though, things don’t work out the way we plan.
“I’m the curator you call when you’re doing something really weird and want to make it work.” Cristello, the latest Chicago Sun-Times “Someone to Watch in 2024,” says of her work.
Art
Julia Hagen, 28, is on a mission to paint dozens of Chicago-area hot dog stands.
Tens of thousands of fans online can’t get enough of the Frannie and Dan love story happening in the Chicago suburb.
Little Village nonprofit holds baby showers to help mothers in need like Marlen Ochoa-Lopez, who was killed in 2019.
The online survey includes 100 pizzerias, including five more from the Chicago area.
“Niyah and the Multiverse,” which opens Feb. 17, tells visitors that there might be another one of each of us.
There are deals to be had — owner Stuart Grannen says he’d like to sell everything before April 1.