Barbara Vitello
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Spotlight: Lookingglass, WBEZ premiere audio version of 'Her Honor Jane Byrne'Nov 24, 2020 5:00 am - Audio premiere Lookingglass Theatre Company and WBEZ premiere the audio version of "Her Honor Jane Byrne," Lookingglass ensemble member J. Nicole Brooks' drama base...
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Chief judge orders Cook County cases to be held by videoconferenceNov 23, 2020 12:00 am - Criminal and civil cases pending in Cook County will be held by videoconference except in "extraordinary or compelling circumstances" in response to the statewide surge ...
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New statewide network helps get marijuana convictions expungedNov 19, 2020 12:00 am - Illinois' legalization of cannabis earlier this year means people with arrests or convictions for lower-level marijuana offenses can have their records expunged. While ...
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'Friends' Experience to close temporarily because of COVID-19 restrictionsNov 18, 2020 12:00 am - "Friends" fans hoping to experience the "The One in Chicago," the immersive exhibition that opened last month at The Shops at North Bridge, will have to wait a while lon...
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Spotlight: Goodman associate Dael Orlandersmith's 'Until the Flood' receives broadcast premiereNov 17, 2020 10:00 pm - 'Until the Flood' Goodman Theatre is among eight regional theaters that teamed up with All Arts to stream the broadcast premiere of "Until the Flood," a 2016 solo s...
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Shedd Aquarium to close until Jan. 2 in response to pandemicNov 17, 2020 12:00 am - While the John G. Shedd Aquarium will voluntarily close at 5 p.m. today for six weeks in response to renewed mitigation efforts to curtail the COVID-19 pandemic, aquariu...
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'Immersive Van Gogh' to open in Chicago in FebruaryNov 15, 2020 10:00 pm - "Immersive Van Gogh," a digital showcase of Vincent Van Gogh masterworks, will open in Chicago in February 2021, according to an announcement Monday from the exhibition'...
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Spotlight: Holiday fave 'It's a Wonderful Life' returns to American Blues TheaterNov 13, 2020 5:00 am - 'Wonderful Life' online American Blues Theater won't let a global pandemic halt "It's a Wonderful Life: Live From Chicago!," the company's beloved, 1940s-style, radio pl...
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College of Lake County announces death of former President Jerry WeberNov 13, 2020 12:00 am - The College of Lake County announced on Friday the death of former college President Girard "Jerry" Weber, whom colleagues described as an advocate for diversity, inclus...
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Suspect charged with sexually abusing two girls in Mt. Prospect, PalatineNov 12, 2020 12:00 am - A 72-year-old Palatine man was ordered held on $200,000 total bond Thursday on charges he sexually abused two girls. Edison Banares is charged with predatory criminal se...