Barbara Vitello
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Theft suspect fleeing Elmhurst police fatally struck on I-294Jul 05, 2025 9:59 am - A suspect in a vehicle Elmhurst police were pursuing late Wednesday, fled the vehicle on foot and was fatally struck by another vehicle traveling northbound on I-294.
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Will tariffs put a damper on future fireworks shows?Jul 03, 2025 10:02 pm - Relax fireworks fans, the dazzling displays you’ve come to love will take place this holiday weekend as planned (barring the rain forecast for Friday and Sunday). However, some warn that future displays may not be as spectacular if proposed tariffs go into effect against China, a primary fireworks supplier.
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Family struggles to keep restaurant afloat in touching, Chicago-set ‘Dhaba on Devon Avenue’Jul 03, 2025 9:06 am - Writers Theatre and TimeLine Theatre’s premiere of “Dhaba on Devon Avenue,” set in Chicago’s “Little India,” is a solidly acted examination of identity, tradition and assimilation among members of Chicago’s South Asian community.
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Leading lady Brittney Mack delivers soul-stirring performance in Goodman Theatre’s ‘The Color Purple’Jul 02, 2025 8:39 am - Brittney Mack’s stellar performance as Celie is one of many reasons to see Goodman Theatre’s triumphant revival of “The Color Purple.”
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MAC showcases local, international artists during 2025-2026 seasonJul 01, 2025 1:15 pm - Comedians, actors, musicians and dancers from around Chicago and the world are set to perform during the McAninch Art Center’s 2025-2026 season.
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Best Bets: Celebrate July 4 with baseball, music and fireworksJul 01, 2025 12:24 pm - The Chicago Dogs and Schaumburg Boomers celebrate Independence Day with baseball and fireworks, Aurora’s Paramount welcomes home-town ensemble Ballet Folklorico Quetzalcoatl, and Bridgeview celebrates world culture at World Fair US.
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Spotlight: Kelvin Roston Jr. pays tribute to soul great Donny Hathaway at Northlight TheatreJun 30, 2025 1:27 pm - Joseph Jefferson Award-winner Kelvin Roston Jr. channels soul music legend Donny Hathaway in “Twisted Melodies,” a solo show Roston created running July 10 through Aug. 10 at Northlight Theatre.
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Marriott’s ‘Always Something There …’ needs a little something moreJun 27, 2025 12:33 pm - Marriott Theatre’s new “mixtape musical” “Always Something There ...” works best when you let yourself be carried off by nostalgia and string of 1980s dance pop tunes.
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Streamwood man indicted on first-degree murder charges in sisters’ killingsJun 26, 2025 2:01 pm - Prosecutors on Thursday announced the indictment of a 25-year-old man they say fatally stabbed his two younger sisters in the family’s Streamwood townhouse on May 28.
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A decade after Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage, are rights ‘under threat’?Jun 25, 2025 6:19 pm - The long fight for marriage equality, which ended 10 years ago when the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, changed the lives of many suburban couples. But they say new threats could reverse hard-won victories.