Barbara Vitello
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Prosecutor: Heated exchanges on social media preceded fatal Schaumburg stabbingNov 16, 2021 12:00 am - A 17-year-old was held on $350,000 cash bail Tuesday on charges he fatally stabbed an unarmed Elgin teen during a fight in September outside a Schaumburg home. Guillermo...
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How massive mobile programs have helped feed the hungry during the pandemicNov 13, 2021 12:00 am - This story has been updated to correct information regarding the number of meals served through the mobile food pantry. It's a sunny, late October afternoon and the...
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Spotlight: House Theatre re-imagines 'Snow Queen,' Marriott revives 'Kiss Me, Kate'Nov 12, 2021 5:00 am - Classic tale re-imagined The House Theatre of Chicago debuts its re-imagined staging of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen" under director AmBer Montgomery. Adapt...
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Do the time warp at the Des Plaines Theatre with Barry BostwickNov 12, 2021 12:00 am - Fans of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" will be doing the time warp later this month during a Des Plaines Theatre screening of the cult classic - and an appearance by st...
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Santa's on his way to Deer ParkNov 12, 2021 12:00 am - Santa will jump-start the holiday season when he arrives via firetruck Saturday night at the Deer Park Town Center. His visit coincides with the annual tree-lighting an...
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Hypnosis + Improv = Comedy: Colin Mochrie, hypnotist Asad Mecci join forces for 'HYPROV' show at the RaueNov 11, 2021 10:00 pm - Several years ago, while taking improv courses at Second City Toronto, it occurred to hypnotist Asad Mecci that hypnosis plus improvisation could equal comedy. Mecci re...
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Can the Broadway-bound tuner 'Paradise Square' promote racial healing?Nov 10, 2021 10:00 pm - "Paradise Square," the new musical in previews at Chicago's James M. Nederlander Theatre, premiered at California's Berkeley Repertory Theatre in 2019 and was headed to ...
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Hail and farewell: Oak Brook's First Folio to cease operations in 2024Nov 08, 2021 10:00 pm - Parting, William Shakespeare wrote, is such sweet sorrow. And the parting for Oak Brook's First Folio Theatre - known for its outdoor productions of the Bard's plays - b...
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Spotlight: Broadway-bound 'Paradise Square' in Chicago, re-imagined 'Cinderella' in AuroraNov 05, 2021 6:00 am - Broadway bound Previews continue for "Paradise Square," the Broadway-bound musical set in 1863 New York and inspired by the true story of Lower Manhattan's impoverished...
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Parolee held on weapons charge in Arlington HeightsNov 05, 2021 1:00 am - A Westchester man on parole for weapons violations was ordered held without bail on new gun charges after Arlington Heights police saw him running from a hotel and arres...