Barbara Vitello
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Rolling Meadows courthouse quiets in response to COVID-19 pandemicMar 31, 2020 1:00 am - Rolling Meadows' once-bustling Third District Cook County courthouse has quieted considerably in the two weeks since Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans ordered most criminal a...
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Cook County court cases postponed, videoconferencing expandedMar 30, 2020 1:00 am - Many criminal and civil cases pending in Cook County courts, including jury trials, have been postponed through at least May 18, per a new order issued Monday by Chief J...
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Spotlight: Goodman, Theater Wit and 16th Street theaters stream performancesMar 27, 2020 6:00 am - Shows must go on With live performances canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, several Chicago-area ensembles have come up with alternatives to delivering live t...
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Wheaton actress aims to raise spirits with 'My Favorite Things' parodyMar 25, 2020 11:00 pm - A little more than two weeks ago, as cultural institutions shut their doors in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, all of the projects theater artist Cory Goodrich had bo...
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Two Cook County jail inmates positive for COVID-19Mar 23, 2020 1:00 am - Two Cook County jail detainees tested positive for COVID-19 Monday, according to Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart. The two men - a 42-year-old in custody since late De...
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Chicago-area theaters announce upcoming seasonsMar 20, 2020 6:00 am - Northlight's 46th season Northlight Theatre's 2020-2021 season includes a pair of world premieres, an Oscar Wilde favorite and a 2018 drama about the wife of a Civil Rig...
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7 things to do when there's nothing to doMar 18, 2020 11:00 pm - With live theater gone dark, restaurant dining rooms closed and malls temporarily shuttered, we all have time on our hands but few options to entertain ourselves. Excep...
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'American Idol' alums raise funds for Season of ConcernMar 18, 2020 1:00 am - "American Idol" alums Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young, whose new tuner "Hit Her with the Skates" at Chicago's Royal George Theatre was suspended last week in response to the...
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Foxx turns back challenge, will face O'Brien in November for state's attorneyMar 17, 2020 7:00 pm - Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx won the Democratic primary Tuesday in her bid for reelection, despite a yearlong controversy over her handling of the high-profile ...
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Neville retains First District seat on the state's high courtMar 17, 2020 7:00 pm - Illinois Supreme Court Justice P. Scott Neville Jr., a 2018 appointee, has won his bid to retain his seat on the state's high court, according to unofficial vote totals....