Barbara Vitello
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In the time of COVID, local haunts adopt 'scary safe' precautionsSep 27, 2020 7:00 am - Halloween in the time of COVID-19 means safety precautions will accompany scares. To that end, most local haunted houses require reserved, timed admission. Advance ticke...
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Teen charged in Kenosha shootings to stay in Lake County as attorneys challenge his detentionSep 25, 2020 1:00 am - An Antioch teen will stay in juvenile detention in Lake County while his attorneys file a petition challenging his detention. Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, is charged with first...
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Spotlight: Oil Lamp takes the stage outdoors, Steel Beam salutes 'Women of Steel'Sep 24, 2020 11:00 pm - Onstage outdoors Oil Lamp Theater hosts the first of its Onstage and Outdoors series with a live, outdoor cabaret comprised of Broadway hits from "Hamilton," "Frozen" an...
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Des Plaines man charged with sexually assaulting teenage girlSep 24, 2020 1:00 am - A 20-year-old Des Plaines man was ordered held on $50,000 bail Thursday on charges he sexually assaulted a teenage girl last month at a Mount Prospect apartment. Benjam...
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Palatine motel employee charged with stealing coins, medals from guestSep 24, 2020 1:00 am - A Palatine motel maintenance worker who authorities say took Israeli coins, medals and other items from a motel guest last month and pawned them for more than $4,600 was...
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Scare tactics: Lake County's Dungeon of Doom adds drive-in horror to haunted house thrillsSep 23, 2020 11:00 pm - Last spring as theaters, theme parks, nightclubs and other entertainment venues closed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the future looked bleak for The Dungeon o...
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Chicago Bar Association releases recommendations for Cook County judicial candidatesSep 23, 2020 1:00 am - The Chicago Bar Association, the state's second largest bar association, released its recommendations for Cook County judicial candidates running in the Nov. 3 election....
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Spotlight: Live improv returns to Schaumburg's Laugh Out Loud TheaterSep 18, 2020 6:00 am - Laugh live Schaumburg's Laugh Out Loud Theater resumes live performances of its improv show "20,000 Laughs Under the Sea." Temperature checks are required for all patron...
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Schaumburg police arrest parolee, stepson on drug chargesSep 18, 2020 1:00 am - A 42-year-old man on parole for a 2018 firearm conviction and his stepson have been charged with possession and intent to deliver cocaine and MDMA, also known as ecstasy...
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Violent crime prosecution sparks heated debate between Cook County state's attorney candidatesSep 18, 2020 1:00 am - Cook County state's attorney candidates Kim Foxx, the Democratic incumbent, and former judge Patrick O'Brien, her Republican challenger, agree attacking violent crime is...