A pair of Illinois Italian Americans were among this year’s recipients of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. Attorney Enrico J. Mirabelli, corporate executive Sergio “Satch” Pecori and 90 others received their medals during a May 11 ceremony on Ellis Island. Mirabelli is a family law attorney with more than 37 years of experience. He served for 10 years on the Illinois State Bar Association’s Board of Governors and has served on the ISBA General Assembly and Family Law Section Council.

The son of blue-color Italian immigrants, Pecori is chairman and CEO of Hanson Professional Services, a national consulting firm providing engineering, planning and allied services. He joined Hanson after earning his master’s degree in geotechnical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and has been with company for 45 years.