Barbara Vitello
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Spotlight: Buffalo Theatre opens its season with revival of 'Clybourne Park'Sep 02, 2022 6:00 am - Buddy comedy Tiffany Renee Johnson plays an Ivy League graduate and newly hired sanitation worker and Luigi Sottile plays a blue-collar, veteran garbage collector in "Th...
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GOP congressional candidate blames Highland Park mayor for parade shootingSep 01, 2022 1:00 am - In a tweet Wednesday, the Republican candidate for the 10th Congressional District seat called Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering negligent in the deaths of seven people...
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Fall theater preview: Dolly's back, Poirot's on the case and Jeeves is in chargeAug 31, 2022 11:00 pm - It's not officially fall yet, but many suburban theaters' seasons are already in full swing with productions ranging from well-loved musicals featuring assertive females...
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Best Bets: Michael Bublé, Chicago Jazz Fest, The Lumineers & moreAug 30, 2022 11:00 pm - Jazz Fest returns After a two-year pandemic-induced hiatus, The Chicago Jazz Festival resumes Labor Day weekend in Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph St., Chicago. Present...
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Theater spotlight: 'Dreamgirls' kicks off Paramount's 11th seasonAug 26, 2022 6:00 am - The price of success Paramount Theatre kicks off its 11th Broadway season with "Dreamgirls." Inspired by The Supremes and other 1960s girl groups, the musical is about t...
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Former Schneider staffer sentenced to 9 months, $80,000 restitution for stealing public fundsAug 26, 2022 1:00 am - A former staffer for U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider was sentenced to nine months in prison for stealing nearly $80,000 in public funds. Sterling Carter - whose responsibiliti...
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After nearly 30 years, Larry Yando returns to Drury Lane's stage as Hercule PoirotAug 24, 2022 11:00 pm - It's been nearly 30 years since Larry Yando stepped onto the Drury Lane stage. And while the Oakbrook Terrace venue has undergone some renovations since then, its lush r...
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Best bets: Sting, Sacred Rose Fest, 'Hello, Dolly!' and moreAug 24, 2022 11:00 pm - Sacred Rose Fest Chicago-based Collectiv Presents - operators of the long-running North Coast electronica, hip-hop and rock music festival - is pivoting to something mor...
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Authorities say Hampshire man left cyclist to die in Elk GroveAug 24, 2022 1:00 am - A Hampshire man who authorities say was driving a semitrailer truck that struck and killed a bicyclist in Elk Grove Village last week faces a charge of failing to report...
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Suburban counties sue pharmacy chains, alleging they contributed to opioid crisisAug 23, 2022 1:00 am - Nineteen Illinois counties, including Cook, DuPage, Kane and McHenry, are suing CVS, Walgreens, Meijer, Walmart, Jewel-Osco and other major pharmacies, claiming they con...