Barbara Vitello
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Spotlight: Local favorites appear in Northlight's livestreamed readingJan 29, 2021 5:00 am - Bechdel Fest 8 Broken Nose Theatre presents Bechdel Fest 8: Realign, a festival of short plays featuring femme, female-identifying, nonbinary, transgender and queer acto...
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Lake in the Hills man gets 15 years for attempted kidnapping of ex-boss in Des PlainesJan 29, 2021 12:00 am - A former Lake in the Hills man has pleaded guilty to attempted aggravated kidnapping in exchange for a 15-year sentence, according to Cook County prosecutors. Authoriti...
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Visual effects make Metropolis' Sherlock Holmes-inspired streaming comedy possibleJan 27, 2021 10:00 pm - Audiences tuning in to the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre's virtual production of "Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery" might be curious about how the...
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Elgin blues and gospel singer who died of COVID-19 remembered as a pillar of faithJan 22, 2021 4:30 am - Elgin singer Annie Young, a woman of faith whose voice evoked comparisons to blues diva Koko Taylor and gospel great Mahalia Jackson, died Jan. 9 of COVID-19. A faithful...
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Former federal prosecutor says Urlacher pardon sent agents' work 'up in smoke'Jan 22, 2021 12:00 am - With this week's pardon of Casey Urlacher, the Mettawa mayor indicted last year on federal charges of gambling conspiracy and conducting an illegal gambling business, mo...
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Commission suspends license of Glenview attorney accused of sex assaultsJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - The license of Glenview attorney facing sexual misconduct charges against multiple women was suspended, according to the state Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Com...
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Steppenwolf playwright, electronic music composer collaborate on illustrated short 'Red Folder'Jan 21, 2021 5:00 am - When Rajiv Joseph entered first grade, his teacher gave every student a folder. The left side held pending assignments. The right side held completed assignments. Within...
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Bloomingdale doctor charged with trying to entice Glenview teen into sexual servitudeJan 21, 2021 12:00 am - A part-time emergency room physician was held on $250,000 bail Thursday on charges that he attempted to entice a Glenview 14-year-old to engage in sexually explicit beha...
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Spotlight: McAninch streams New Philharmonic's 'A Night of Broadway and Opera'Jan 20, 2021 5:00 am - Laugh more at Zanies Zanies launches a virtual comedy series this month. Chicago comedian Calvin Evans, who appears regularly on Comedy Central's "South Side," hosts the...
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Shedd Aquarium reopens next weekJan 19, 2021 12:00 am - After more than 70 days, the Shedd Aquarium will reopen next week allowing the public to see in person the penguins that have dominated social media during the COVID-19 ...