Barbara Vitello
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‘There’s so much need’: Aurora Red Cross volunteer brings comfort, care to L.A. wildfire survivorsJan 25, 2025 1:00 pm - People say an American Red Cross vest soaks up a lot of tears. Phil Rehmer knows that's true. The Aurora retiree is currently deployed to Los Angeles where he is providing spiritual care for survivors of the fires there.
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Vehicles damaged in Bensenville garage fireJan 25, 2025 11:08 am - No one was injured from a fire Friday in a detached Bensenville garage, but five vehicles were damaged, according to published reports.
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A tragedy reimagined: Goodman, Definition theaters combine for superb ‘Fat Ham’Jan 23, 2025 10:42 am - Goodman and Definition theaters collaborate on a stellar Chicago premiere of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize-winning “Fat Ham,” a domestic dramedy by James Ijames that reimagines Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” for the 21st century.
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Best Bets: ‘Sustenance & Land’ exhibit, Lunar New Year, Brooke Shields and moreJan 22, 2025 8:46 am - Elmhurst Art Museum’s new exhibit “Sustenance and Land” opens, Elgin’s Side Street Studio Arts hosts its sixth Winter Mini Fringe, Brooke Shields discusses her memoir at Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre and more.
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Spotlight: Good news for Carole King fans, ‘Beautiful’ is back in the ‘burbsJan 21, 2025 9:37 am - Drury Lane Theatre revives the Carole King tuner “Beautiful,” Buffalo Theatre Ensemble stages the culture-clash comedy “Native Gardens,” Shattered Globe examines morality in “Lobby Hero,” and Steppenwolf revives a Sam Shepard classic.
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Sundance bound: Indie short inspired by Stevenson High School ‘Debaters’ premieres at famed film festJan 18, 2025 1:00 pm - “Debaters,” a short film by writer/director Alex Heller starring newcomer Sripadh Puligilla of Arlington Heights, premieres this week at the Sundance Film Festival.
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Arlington Heights man who fired at two people charged with attempted murderJan 17, 2025 6:22 pm - A 71-year-old Arlington Heights man was charged with attempted first-degree murder after authorities say he shot at two people he believed were attempting to steal a semi-trailer.
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Passion project: Love of hip-hop, commitment to social justice animates suburban siblings’ Mark Twain adaptationJan 15, 2025 4:47 pm - Theater artists and brothers Brian and Marvin Quijada update a famous Mark Twain fable for the digital age with “Kid Prince and Pablo” at Chicago’s Lifeline Theatre.
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Police: Driver speeding, on cellphone before fatal Wheeling crashJan 15, 2025 4:34 pm - A Chicago man who police say was speeding and using his cellphone when he rear-ended a disabled vehicle and killed its driver in Wheeling last fall faces charges of reckless homicide and aggravated use of electronic communication.
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Spotlight: BrightSide Theatre presents concert version of ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’ tunerJan 14, 2025 10:35 am - BrightSide Theatre presents a concert version of the musical “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” Northlight stages a two-hander about Asian immigrants titled “The Heart Sellers,” and Writers Theatre presents “Frida ... A Self Portrait.”