Barbara Vitello
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Steppenwolf Theatre announces its 2022-2023 seasonApr 19, 2022 12:00 pm - To mark the first full season in its transformed Halsted Street home, Steppenwolf Theatre will stage four premieres as part of its 2022-2023 season - including the debut...
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Dementia robbed him of his wedding memories, so he married his wife again, 55 years laterApr 19, 2022 5:00 am - Asked to describe her husband of 55 years, Anne Livorsi mentions his smile. “He's always smiling when I see him,” Livorsi said of her husband, Tony. “He talks to everyb...
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Schaumburg man in Sunday's four-hour standoff with police held on drug, assault chargesApr 19, 2022 1:00 am - A Schaumburg man who authorities said held police at bay for four hours Sunday in a barricade situation was ordered held on $50,000 bail Tuesday. Terrell D. Fanniel, 32...
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Spotlight: Lifeline Theatre remounts pandemic-interrupted 'Middle Passage'Apr 15, 2022 6:00 am - Lifeline's 'Passage' Lifeline Theatre remounts its pandemic-interrupted production of "Middle Passage," co-adapted by director Ilesa Duncan and David Barr III from Charl...
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Glen Ellyn man charged with St. Patrick's Day murder in Chicago held without bailApr 15, 2022 1:00 am - A parolee from Glen Ellyn charged in a shooting death last month in Chicago's Humboldt Park was ordered held without bail Friday. Pretice Phillips, 46, is charged with f...
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Herstory remix'd: Tudor wives have their say in electrifying 'Six'Apr 13, 2022 9:00 pm - “Six” - ★ ★ ★ ★ The sensation that is “Six” - the pop, rock and hip-hop musical about King Henry VIII's wives - received a rapturous response from the opening-night crow...
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Tyson's travels: Elusive bison has become 'quite the celebrity' in Lake CountyApr 09, 2022 1:00 am - For more than six months, the bison known as Tyson has been on an adventure. Since one day last September, when she bolted from a trailer as she was being transported t...
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Broadway veteran, Wilmette native makes triumphant return in Drury Lane's 'The King and I'Apr 08, 2022 3:00 pm - “The King and I” - ★ ★ ★ Broadway veteran Betsy Morgan waited two decades for an opportunity to return to the Drury Lane Theatre where she made her professional debut as...
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Spotlight: Aurora's Paramount revives jukebox tuner 'Rock of Ages'Apr 08, 2022 6:00 am - Don't stop believin' Paramount Theatre celebrates love and rock 'n' roll, 1980s-style, with its revival of "Rock of Ages." The jukebox tuner uses music by Bon Jovi, Styx...
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Ex-Schneider staffer admits to stealing more than $79,000 in public fundsApr 08, 2022 1:00 am - A former staffer for U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider pleaded guilty to stealing public funds as part of a scheme to fraudulently inflate his salary and bonus payments, the U.S....