Barbara Vitello
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Wine tastings at suburban clubs becoming popular affairsNov 05, 2025 10:41 am - Like several other private suburban clubs, Kemper Lakes Golf Club hosts wine tastings throughout the year. The Kildeer club’s marquee event, featuring more than 30 vendors, takes place this weekend and is expected to attract 700 wine enthusiasts.
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Holiday cheer: Paramount and Citadel theaters revive seasonal showsNov 05, 2025 8:57 am - It’s that time of year when theater companies deliver holiday treats, including “White Christmas” at Paramount Theatre in Aurora and “Miracle on South Division Street” at Citadel Theatre in Lake Forest. Additionally, Theo Ubique presents the delightful satire “Urinetown,” newcomer Village Theater retells a Greek myth, and the national tour of “Hell’s Kitchen” stops briefly in Chicago.
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Best bets: Classical instrumentalists, cabaret crooners, performance artists headline Elgin venuesNov 04, 2025 12:37 pm - In store in Elgin this weekend: classical music, cabaret entertainers and a festival showcasing female and nonbinary artists. Also, the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry opens its annual holiday tree display and the Grammy Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir headlines the McAninch Arts Center.
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Daily Herald, Robert R. McCormick Foundation kick off Neighbors in Need campaignNov 03, 2025 12:12 pm - The Daily Herald and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation commence their fifth annual Neighbors in Need fundraising campaign to assist residents of the suburbs facing hunger, homelessness and insufficient health care.
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A Glen Ellyn wonderland: Main Street boutique delivers ‘love, whimsy and wishes’Nov 01, 2025 1:23 pm - When it comes to selecting merchandise for his boutique in downtown Glen Ellyn, Michael Perich has one rule. “If I do not love it in its entirety, it’s not here,” said Pe...
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Commanding performance: Janus Theatre’s streamlined ‘Merchant’ packs a punch and so does its leading ladyOct 29, 2025 3:12 pm - Janus Theatre delivers a streamlined “Merchant of Venice” defined by a ferocious performance from Susan P. Anderson as the much-abused, vindictive Shylock.
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Best bets: Immersive Wondra opens at Woodfield and 312 Comedy Fest returnsOct 28, 2025 4:48 pm - The immersive, nature-centered Wondra opens at Schaumburg’s Woodfield Mall, Rosemont hosts Halloween revelers, the New Philharmonic performs classical music by candlelight in Glen Ellyn and Chicago’s Lyric Opera stages a double bill set in Sicily.
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Spotlight: ‘Amadeus’ at Steppenwolf, ‘Million Dollar Quartet Christmas’ at MarriottOct 28, 2025 10:10 am - Steppenwolf Theatre revives Peter Shaffer’s “Amadeus,” Marriott Theatre jump-starts the holiday theater season with “Million Dollar Quartet Christmas,” and Chicago’s Artistic Home revives Tracy Letts’ “Superior Donuts” this week.
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Artificial advice: Why some have concerns about AI therapyOct 27, 2025 4:29 pm - Contemplating an offer to relocate with her company to another state, single mom Melissa Bulicek sought advice from ChatGPT. She got her answer. But not everyone recommends seeking advice from chatbots. Therapists warn AI can offer wrong and even dangerous advice.
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‘We don’t all have to be the same’: BrightSide Theatre revival of ‘Rocky Horror’ comes at the right timeOct 22, 2025 1:55 pm - BrightSide Theatre artistic director Jeffrey Cass fulfills his longtime ambition to stage the cult classic “The Rocky Horror Show,” a campy 1973 tuner that celebrates living one’s truth and living it fearlessly.