Barbara Vitello
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Municipalities offer trick-or-treating tips for the coronavirus eraOct 26, 2020 5:30 am - Good news for trick-or-treaters and the homeowners who intend to supply them with goodies Saturday: Municipalities throughout the suburbs have established guidelines for...
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Prosecutors: Teen attempted carjacking in Rosemont parking lotOct 26, 2020 1:00 am - A Chicago teenager was ordered held on $50,000 bail Monday on charges she and an unidentified man attempted to steal a car from a woman in a Rosemont parking lot. Taylo...
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Spotlight: Spend 'Halloween in the Sorcerer's Lair' with magician David ParrOct 23, 2020 6:00 am - Virtual splatter The Annoyance Theatre wasn't about to let a global pandemic interrupt "Splatter Theater," its 34-year Halloween tradition of sending up slasher films. U...
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Handling of Smollett case still an issue in Cook County state's attorney raceOct 23, 2020 1:00 am - Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx's handling of the Jussie Smollett case dominated the Democratic primary earlier this year and it remains a point of contention betw...
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Hubbard Street Dance's virtual 'Tale of Two' premiere explores cultural dichotomiesOct 22, 2020 7:30 am - Growing up in Chicago, choreographer/dancer Rena Butler recalled hearing loud bangs and quick pop-pop-pops. They sounded like fireworks. They weren't, not every time. ...
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Cook County state's attorney candidates say targeting violent crime is top priorityOct 22, 2020 5:30 am - Both Cook County state's attorney candidates say prosecuting violent crime will be their main priority if elected on Nov. 3. During a joint appearance before the Daily ...
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'Madmen & Prisoners': First Folio keeps the faith with virtual double bill of Poe talesOct 16, 2020 6:00 am - In the face of an ongoing pandemic that has hammered arts organizations, First Folio Theatre's David Rice remains determinedly optimistic that live theater will rebound,...
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Spotlight: Virtual productions feature a disaster film parody and a Pulitzer Prize-winning two-handerOct 16, 2020 6:00 am - 'Airport' revisited Fasten your seat belt: Hell in a Handbag Productions once again dips into the disaster film genre for its latest, camp-enfused parody "Airport 1970 S...
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Elgin caregiver charged with stealing from coupleOct 16, 2020 1:00 am - A former Elgin caregiver was ordered held on a $20,000 I-bond this week on charges she took blank checks from a couple she was caring for and used them to deposit more t...
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Goodman streams Tony-winning 'Death of a Salesman' as a fundraiserOct 15, 2020 11:00 pm - Fans of Brian Dennehy will have a chance to see the late actor's Tony Award-winning performance in one of his signature roles thanks to Goodman Theatre, his longtime art...