Barbara Vitello
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'Count us in': How four Elgin firefighters delivered a ladder truck to ground zero after 9/11Sep 10, 2021 5:15 am - Twenty years ago, four Elgin Fire Department firefighters set out on the most important road trip of their lives. Days after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, Anthony Bialek,...
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True believer: On 9/11, Inverness' Mari-Rae Sopper was poised to fulfill her dreamSep 10, 2021 1:00 am - Inverness native Mari-Rae Sopper, the Navy attorney turned college gymnastics coach killed when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, ...
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Buffalo Theatre Ensemble announces 35th anniversary seasonSep 10, 2021 1:00 am - Buffalo Theatre Ensemble inaugurates its 35th anniversary season this fall with the in-person premiere of "Stove Toucher," an autobiographical show written and perfo...
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Spotlight: Ready for the Fringe? Elgin's arts celebration returns for its 8th yearSep 03, 2021 6:00 am - Elgin on the fringe The Elgin Fringe Festival, an annual celebration of music, theater, dance, film and the visual arts, returns this weekend for its eighth year with in...
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Two men charged with Schaumburg home invasionSep 03, 2021 1:00 am - Two men who authorities say threatened a Schaumburg man involved in a domestic dispute with a relative were charged with home invasion. Arjun Sidhu, 32, of Aurora, and ...
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Paramount Theatre resumes live performances with exuberant 'Kinky Boots' revivalSep 02, 2021 8:00 am - “Kinky Boots” - ★ ★ ★ Paramount Theatre's “Kinky Boots” cast could have sung the phone book on a bare stage and the audience response to their performance likely would h...
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Wheeling man held without bail following last week's attack in River NorthSep 02, 2021 1:00 am - A Wheeling man who authorities say was among several people who engaged in an Aug. 28 attack on two men in Chicago's River North neighborhood was held without bail Thurs...
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Throwing a party? As delta surges, many ask for vaccine status with RSVPAug 28, 2021 1:00 am - After 17 months of an insulating pandemic, April Peterson texted “I need a party” to a few friends. They agreed, and Peterson sent out invitations for what she called he...
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Ravinia, Writers Theatre among suburban arts centers receiving COVID relief fundsAug 27, 2021 1:00 am - Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, Writers Theatre in Glencoe and The Improv Playhouse in Libertyville are among North suburban arts and cultural businesses set to recei...
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Elgin Shakespeare Project delivers 'Henry V' the Elizabethan way - without directions and rehearsalsAug 26, 2021 6:00 am - The Elgin Shakespeare Project is not your grandfather's Shakespeare. And that's OK, says Sean Hargadon, the project's founder and producer. Audiences can see for themsel...