Barbara Vitello
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Metropolis Performing Arts Centre returns to main stage this fallJun 29, 2021 1:00 am - The Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, which last month resumed live, in-person performances outdoors, reopens its main stage on Sept. 16 with a revival of "Shout! The M...
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Jury acquits Elk Grove Village man of involuntary manslaughter in wife's deathJun 28, 2021 1:00 am - The Rolling Meadows jury hearing the retrial of an Elk Grove Village man charged in the 2018 death of his wife accomplished something the first jury could not - it deliv...
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Spotlight: Elgin's Janus Theatre presents walkabout production 'Shakespeare's Sister'Jun 23, 2021 6:00 am - Walkabout in Elgin Janus Theatre Company resumes live, in-person performances with a walkabout production of "Shakespeare's Sister." Adapted from Virginia Woolf's "A Roo...
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Tax and business boost, traffic: Arlington Park neighbors ponder possible Chicago Bears relocationJun 19, 2021 6:00 am - If the Chicago Bears move from Soldier Field to Arlington Park, Rocco Fridono, owner of Big Ange's Eatery in Arlington Heights, will have to make some changes - starting...
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Return engagement: 4 Chairs Theatre's 'Island Song' earns second run onlineJun 17, 2021 6:00 am - If Lauren Berman asked Joe Farrell to jump, on his way up, he would ask how high. That's how much the actor respects the Buffalo Grove director who reached out to him ea...
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Suburban breweries craft hard seltzer as a lighter alternative to beerJun 17, 2021 6:00 am - Pilsners, pale ales and porters have long been craft brewery staples. But in recent years, microbreweries - including several in the suburbs - have added another beverag...
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Spotlight: Writers Theatre collaborates on digital premiere for timely 'Ride Share'Jun 16, 2021 6:00 am - '50s, '60s Flashback Music Theater Works resumes live, in-person productions with the musical revue "Legends of the '50s and '60s: Greatest Hits." Performed outdoors wi...
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Prosecutors: Rockford man tried to grab Hoffman Estates officer's weaponJun 16, 2021 1:00 am - A Rockford man who prosecutors say attempted to take away a Hoffman Estates police officer's firearm was ordered held on $30,000 bail Wednesday. Louis H. Keegan, 23, is...
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Forever homes, for real: Northbrook shelter not seeing increase in pandemic adoptees being returnedJun 16, 2021 1:00 am - Fifteen months ago, as the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated, would-be pet owners flocked to shelters seeking animal companions. Though some shelters across the country are...
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'Where We Stand' from Steppenwolf poses questions, invites conversationJun 11, 2021 6:00 am - In the stage directions for her play "Where We Stand," writer/actor Donnetta Lavinia Grays describes the production as a conversation. Not merely a conversation between ...