Barbara Vitello
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Theater streaming online this week: 'School Girls,' Shakespeare sonnets and McNally audio playsApr 10, 2020 6:00 am - Goodman show goes on Goodman Theatre's Chicago-area premiere of "School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play" will go on. Jocelyn Bioh's comedy about the queen bee at ...
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New 'surge center' opened to accommodate COVID-19 deaths in Cook CountyApr 09, 2020 1:00 am - To accommodate COVID-19 deaths, the Cook County medical examiner's office has opened a surge center to ease overcrowding at hospital morgues, Cook County Board President...
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Black Button Eyes premieres COVID-19-inspired online take on Poe's 'Masque'Apr 08, 2020 11:00 pm - To say righteous indignation inspired Black Button Eyes' timely, digital re-imagining of Edgar Allan Poe's gothic tale “The Masque of the Red Death” is a misnomer. It wa...
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Prosecutors: Arlington Heights intruders hoped to find $200,000 cashApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - A Tennessee man is being held without bail on murder and home invasion charges filed Tuesday in connection with an Arlington Heights break-in that left another man dead....
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Today's Recommended Read: "In a Sunburned Country" by Bill BrysonApr 05, 2020 11:00 pm - Until I read "In a Sunburned Country," I didn't realize how entertaining travel literature could be. It's been nearly 18 years since former Daily Herald travel editor Ka...
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Will a graduated income tax help ensure fiscal order in Illinois?Apr 04, 2020 6:05 am - Not everyone agrees what constitutes sound fiscal policy for Illinois, particularly when it comes to the proposed graduated income tax amendment to Illinois' Constitutio...
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Spotlight: Chicago-area theaters stream shows onlineApr 03, 2020 6:00 am - Theater-aid Like many small businesses, suburban and city theaters that suspended productions and canceled their seasons in response to the COVID-19 pandemic face an unc...
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Chicago Bar Association attorneys field COVID-19-related legal questionsApr 03, 2020 1:00 am - Chicago Bar Association members are available to provide legal assistance on consumer and employment complaints related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization announ...
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Rolling Meadows courthouse employee tests positive for COVID-19Apr 03, 2020 1:00 am - An employee with the social services department at Rolling Meadows Third Municipal District courthouse has tested positive for COVID-19, Cook County Chief Judge Timothy ...
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Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit shows stream free starting FridayApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - Award-winning composer Andrew Lloyd Webber ("Evita," "Phantom of the Opera," "Jesus Christ Superstar") announced Thursday he will stream one of his musicals for free on ...