Barbara Vitello
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Wildlife center founder offers tips for rescuing animalsMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation founder Dawn Keller appreciates would-be rescuers eager to assist injured animals, but she advises they go about it in a way that...
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Orphaned coyote pups on the mend at Flint Creek after nearly drowning in denMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - Four coyote pups caught in a deluge that nearly drowned them in their own den owe their lives to compassionate wildlife lovers with sharp ears and ties to Flint Creek Wi...
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'Frozen' musical's Chicago run rescheduled for 2021May 21, 2020 1:00 am - The Chicago run of "Frozen," the musical adaptation of Disney's blockbuster 2013 animated film, has been rescheduled for Nov. 18, 2021, through Jan. 23, 2022, Broadway i...
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Bail reduction denied for Elgin man charged with striking, sexually assaulting womanMay 19, 2020 1:00 am - A 25-year-old Elgin man charged with striking and sexually assaulting a woman after an argument over loud music will remain in Cook County jail on $1 million bail after ...
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Illinois Supreme Court officially disbars BlagojevichMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - The Illinois Supreme Court on Monday officially disbarred disgraced former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, citing "numerous criminal acts" he committed during his time as the stat...
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Second City debuts virtual sketch show 'Helter Shelter'May 16, 2020 7:30 am - For two months, Second City stages, like all Chicago-area stages, have been dark in response to the stay-at-home orders Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued to combat the COVID-19 ...
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Spotlight: 'Chicago Acts Together' benefits out-of-work theater artistsMay 15, 2020 6:00 am - Theaters unite More than 80 Chicago-area theaters are uniting to raise funds for the Chicago Theatre Workers Relief Fund, which benefits artists who have lost work as a...
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Prosecutors: Men stole more than $5 million from suburban auto loan companyMay 15, 2020 1:00 am - Two executives of an Evanston subprime auto lending company and an accountant are charged with misappropriating $5.3 million from the company, according to a federal ind...
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Prosecutors: Mount Prospect woman intentionally set 2019 apartment fireMay 14, 2020 1:00 am - A Mount Prospect woman was ordered held on $75,000 bail Thursday on charges she set fire to her bed and headboard last year. Marilu Bautista-Romero, 46, is charged wit...
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Prosecutors: Teen took a nap, then items from Wheeling residence above funeral homeMay 13, 2020 1:00 am - Authorities say a Chicago teenager last week entered a Wheeling residence above a funeral home, took a nap, then left with a cello, laptop and other items. Julian Kadan,...