Barbara Vitello
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Get ready to laugh: Zanies set to reopen Chicago, Rosemont comedy clubsJul 09, 2020 8:00 am - Leave it to the folks at Zanies to find the light at the end of the COVID-19 pandemic tunnel. “There's a bright side to everything,” observed Zanies executive vice pres...
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Prosecutors: Buffalo Grove man said he wanted 'to troll people' with racist graffitiJul 09, 2020 1:00 am - A 20-year-old Buffalo Grove man who prosecutors say told police he spray-painted racist phrases and symbols around Arlington Heights "to troll people" was ordered held o...
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Man charged with DUI, child endangerment after Schaumburg crashJul 07, 2020 1:00 am - Prosecutors say a Chicago man was driving drunk and had a baby in his car when he ran a stoplight in Schaumburg and struck another vehicle. Carlos Guzman, charged with ...
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Theatre: 'Magic Parlour' goes virtual; Red Orchid, Porchlight team up for audio dramaJul 03, 2020 6:00 am - Virtual magic parlour Magician Dennis Watkins adapts his long-running show "The Magic Parlour" from the lounge to the small screen. Watkins' virtual "The Magic Parlour a...
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Theater official resigns over complaints of unsafe conditions, insensitivityJul 03, 2020 1:00 am - Lisle native David Zak stepped down as executive director of Pride Films and Plays, a position he has held since the company's founding in 2010. He was replaced by artis...
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Limited, in-person operations resume Monday at Cook County courtsJul 03, 2020 1:00 am - Cook County courts in Rolling Meadows, Skokie and other suburban and city districts resume limited in-person operations and services beginning Monday, July 6, even as mo...
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From onion loaves to chocolate cake - a guide to iconic suburban eatsJul 02, 2020 6:00 am - "Life is short - eat dessert first." Now that's a maxim diners can embrace, especially when options include a towering slice of Portillo's famed chocolate cake. But th...
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Hoffman Estates woman accused of firing gun from balconyJul 02, 2020 1:00 am - A Hoffman Estates woman was ordered held on $5,000 bail Thursday on charges she fired a gun from an apartment balcony. Maria L. Gonzalez is charged with reckless discha...
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Schaumburg man charged with striking, biting woman outside grocery storeJul 02, 2020 1:00 am - A Schaumburg man was ordered held on $30,000 bail on charges authorities say stemmed from a confrontation outside a grocery store. Steven Concaildi, 44, is charged with...
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Authorities: Man dragged woman into wooded area, tried to sexually assault herJul 02, 2020 1:00 am - A 25-year-old Arlington Heights parolee was ordered held without bail after prosecutors say he beat a woman so severely he broke her jaw and other bones in her face. Ch...