Barbara Vitello
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More people adopted pets at pandemic's start, and in the suburbs, they're keeping themJun 08, 2021 5:00 am - Fifteen months ago, as the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated, would-be pet owners flocked to shelters seeking animal companions. Though some shelters across the country are...
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Spotlight: First Folio ensemble member channels Henry VJun 04, 2021 6:00 am - Bill Bellamy live Comedian/actor Bill Bellamy, who came to prominence on HBO's "Def Comedy Jam" and on MTV, headlines the Chicago Improv this weekend. A veteran of...
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Drive-through the preferred option for June's suburban Pride celebrationsJun 02, 2021 1:00 am - When it comes to this year's Pride celebrations, especially suburban celebrations, the preferred mode remains drive-through, and COVID-19 precautions remain in place. O...
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Under the stars: Outdoor productions bring live theater back to the 'burbsMay 31, 2021 6:00 am - As Illinois progresses through the "Bridge Phase," summer theater has resumed albeit in a somewhat altered form. For the first time, the Metropolis Performing Arts Centr...
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Spotlight: Chicago Shakespeare Theater debuts digital prologue to new showMay 28, 2021 6:00 am - Free virtual reading Joseph Jefferson Award Winner Lili-Anne Brown directs Goodman Theatre's virtual reading of "Lot 110," a new play by Nora Carroll. Presented as ...
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Collaboration key to success for Des Plaines multimedia companyMay 28, 2021 6:00 am - Ask Emmy Award-winning producers Matt Hoffman and Scott Silberstein the secret to their success and they're apt to answer with one word: collaboration. That philosophy,...
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Prospect Heights man charged with sexually abusing two girlsMay 27, 2021 1:00 am - A 32-year-old Prospect Heights man who prosecutors say is on bail on a misdemeanor domestic battery charge faces new charges he sexually abused two girls. David Alvarez...
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Northlight Theatre resumes live, in-person performances this fallMay 25, 2021 1:00 am - Emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic with "renewed artistic vigor and ambition," Northlight Theatre artistic director BJ Jones announced the Skokie theater will resume li...
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Prosecutors: Chicago man tried to steal vehicles from Hoffman Estates siteMay 24, 2021 1:00 am - A Chicago man who prosecutors say was one of six people who entered a Hoffman Estates automobile auction site and attempted to steal vehicles was ordered held on $50,000...
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Man gets 6 years in prison for 2018 Elgin home invasionMay 24, 2021 1:00 am - A man who prosecutors say entered the Elgin home of a former girlfriend where he struck her and her current boyfriend, threatened them and smashed a TV was sentenced to ...