Silvia Foti was born on a late summer day in 1961 on the South Side of Chicago, and she has lived on that side of town ever since. At Marquette Grammar School, her eighth grade teacher encouraged her to pursue a career in writing. The idea of living a life as a creative writer, however, shocked her Lithuanian parents, so they encouraged her to pursue a more "sensible" career such as accounting or law. Silvia struck a compromise with them and chose journalism instead. At Maria High School, she took her first journalism course and didn't mind it. At St. Xavier College, she majored in Mass Commun more...
