Barbara Vitello
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Bar associations release Cook judicial candidate evaluationsFeb 21, 2020 12:00 am - The Illinois State Bar Association, whose membership numbers about 28,000, and the Chicago Bar Association, which has about 20,000 members, released judicial candidate e...
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Streamwood man gets 6 years on child pornography chargeFeb 20, 2020 12:00 am - A Streamwood man was sentenced to six years in prison after he pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography, court records show. Ronald Gablin, 40, was also fined $1,...
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Aurora's Copley Theatre debuts Bold SeriesFeb 20, 2020 12:00 am - Paramount Theatre's announcement Thursday of its new Bold Series at the 165-seat Copley Theatre raises the curtain on what Paramount representatives have described as an...
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Sandra Bland's death inspires haunting 'graveyard shift' at Goodman TheatreFeb 19, 2020 2:00 pm - Don't do it. Don't do it. Don't do it. The thought persisted as I watched a character in the achingly poetic play “graveyard shift” come to a devastating decision. I kn...
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Spotlight: Friendships falter in Steel Beam's '20th Century Blues'Feb 19, 2020 5:00 am - Friends remembered Four female friends meet annually for a photo shoot that chronicles their changing selves in "20th Century Blues." However, longtime friendships are t...
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How world premiere of 'The Secret of My Success' came to Paramount TheatreFeb 15, 2020 12:00 am - Two weeks before Paramount Theatre's world premiere this coming Friday of “The Secret of My Success,” final preparations were underway. Onstage, the technical rehearsal ...
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Strong performances define Writers Theatre's revival of 'Stick Fly'Feb 14, 2020 12:00 pm - “Stick Fly” - ★ ★ ★ Issues of class and race figure prominently in Lydia R. Diamond's “Stick Fly,” a 2006 domestic drama that is currently running at Writers Theatre. It...
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On stage: Griffin Theatre examines international ivory trade in "Mlima's Tale"Feb 14, 2020 5:00 am - #x2022; The regulars at a Cleveland karaoke bar fight to save their favorite watering hole from closure thanks to neighborhood gentrification in "Last Night in Karaoke T...
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Farcical 'Noises Off' gets frenzied, funny revival at MetropolisFeb 11, 2020 5:00 am - “Noises Off” - ★ ★ ★ ★ Farce is fiendishly difficult to master. It has to be crisp. It has to be animated. It has to be impeccably timed. The actors must have command o...
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Spotlight: Multitalented Klea Blackhurst headlines Drury Lane's cabaret roomFeb 11, 2020 5:00 am - Drury Lane cabaret Actress/singer/comedienne Klea Blackhurst, who's known for her acclaimed tribute to Ethel Merman and who starred as the titular housekeeper in Drury L...