Barbara Vitello
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Cook with love — and caution: Experts’ advice on avoiding holiday kitchen mishapsDec 22, 2024 3:03 pm - Cooking accidents happen throughout the year but tend to increase during the holidays when well-intentioned cooks are inattentive, inexperienced and in a hurry.
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Suburban theater in review: Stolp Island Theatre opens, BTE wins first Jeff Award, Northlight prepares for new homeDec 18, 2024 4:52 pm - This year saw Aurora’s Paramount Theatre open its third venue, Stolp Island Theatre, while Buffalo Theatre Ensemble earned its first Joseph Jefferson Award.
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Accused Highland Park parade shooter’s incriminating statements to be admitted at trialDec 18, 2024 1:32 pm - Incriminating statements made by the man charged with fatally shooting seven people two years ago at Highland Park’s Independence Day parade can be played in court at his trial, a judge ruled Wednesday.
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Holiday tuner alternatives: Music Theater Works’ ‘Legally Blonde’ and BET’s ‘Hitt Records’Dec 17, 2024 4:41 pm - If you’ve had enough of holiday tuners, check out Music Theater Works’ “Legally Blonde” revival or Black Ensemble Theater’s new jukebox musical “Hitt Records.”
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Best Bets: Where to catch ‘The Nutcracker’ before it dances awayDec 17, 2024 12:49 pm - Raue Center for the Arts in Crystal Lake and the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts in Grayslake are hosting some of the season’s final “Nutcracker” performances this weekend.
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‘Wrapping our arms around the community’: The Outreach House helps with food, clothing, utilitiesDec 15, 2024 9:00 pm - Most charities refer to the people they serve as clients. At Lombard's The Outreach House, employees and volunteers call them guests, a moniker inspired by the organization's name and its mission of providing food, clothing, diapers and emergency financial assistance to those in need.
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Aurora man charged with trafficking West Virginia teenDec 14, 2024 4:46 pm - A DuPage County judge ordered an Aurora man into custody on charges of promoting prostitution and sex trafficking an 18-year-old female from West Virginia.
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49-year sentence for Elgin man convicted of sexually abusing childDec 14, 2024 3:04 pm - An Elgin man convicted in October of sexually assaulting a child received a 49-year prison sentence, the Kane County state’s attorney’s office announced Saturday.
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85-year-old woman injured in Lake Zurich crashDec 14, 2024 2:16 pm - An elderly woman was seriously injured in a crash late Friday afternoon near Route 12 and Ela Road in Lake Zurich.
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Island Lake residence uninhabitable following late-night fireDec 14, 2024 9:48 am - A home in Island Lake was left uninhabitable, with an estimated $100,000 in damage, after a fire late Friday night. No injuries were reported.