Barbara Vitello
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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...
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Paramount's 'Kinky Boots' earns 8 Jeff Award nomsAug 22, 2022 11:00 pm - Oakbrook Terrace-based Drury Lane leads all theaters with 21 nominations
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Skeeter solutions: On World Mosquito Day, here are tips on how to avoid bitesAug 20, 2022 5:30 am - As commemorations go, World Mosquito Day is rather inauspicious. Observed on Aug. 20, it marks Dr. Ronald Ross' 1897 discovery that mosquitoes transmit the parasite that...
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Spotlight: Elgin Shakespeare Project follows original practices with 'Romeo/Juliet' adaptationAug 19, 2022 6:00 am - Old-school Shakespeare Janus Theatre concludes its multiyear Elgin Shakespeare Project with "Romeo/Juliet," a hybrid production of William Shakespeare's tragedy incorpor...
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Heidi Kettenring, Marriott Theatre's Dolly Levi, says working on 'Hello, Dolly!' revival is 'nothing but fun'Aug 18, 2022 6:00 am - If you asked Heidi Kettenring - star of Marriott Theatre's "Hello, Dolly!" revival - who showed her how a pro conducts herself in the rehearsal room, she would credit th...