In his latest book, The World is Always Coming to an End: Pulling Together and Apart in a Chicago Neighborhood, Carlo Rotella returns to South Shore, the neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago where he grew up in the 1970s, to explore how a neighborhood works and what it means to the people who live there.

Carlo Rotella is a Professor of American Studies, English, and journalism at Boston College.

This event is free and open to the public and will take place in Blanchard Hall, Room 339 Lecture Hall, located at 501 College Ave. in Wheaton. For more information, contact the Center for Urban Engagement at 630.752.5730 or urban.studies@wheaton.edu.