Barbara Vitello
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‘Never even hit the brakes’: Trial begins for driver in crash that killed Des Plaines fatherAug 27, 2024 8:05 pm - Jurors heard opening statements and testimony Tuesday in the trial of a Florida man facing DUI charges stemming from a 2020 crash that killed a Des Plaines man and seriously injured his 10-year-old son
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Best Bets: Angela Ingersoll, Big Bounce America, Irish Days and moreAug 27, 2024 4:24 pm - Award-winning singer/actress Angela Ingersoll returns to the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, the world’s largest bounce house arrives in Skokie, and Irish eyes are smiling at Long Grove Irish Days this weekend.
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Spotlight: Buffalo Theatre opens season with political farceAug 27, 2024 12:20 pm - Buffalo Theatre Ensemble opens its season with a sendup of U.S. politics in “The Outsider,” while Writers Theatre presents the Chicago-area premiere of “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812.”
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There’s plenty to see this fall at Chicago area museumsAug 26, 2024 11:06 am - There’s plenty to see at suburban and Chicago museums, including the Adler Planetarium and the Shedd Aquarium, which debut new, permanent exhibitions this fall.
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‘Glee’ actor to headline Paramount Theatre gala Oct. 12Aug 24, 2024 8:11 am - Television and Broadway favorite Matthew Morrison will headline Paramount Theatre’s annual fundraising benefit on Oct. 12.
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Six Flags Fright Fest promises scary (and not so scary) funAug 22, 2024 3:59 pm - Six Flags Great America’s Halloween festivities include new haunted houses, children’s activities, and an Oktoberfest food and beer celebration starting Sept. 14.
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Happy homecoming: Theater veteran returns to Chicago in highly anticipated ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ tourAug 21, 2024 1:18 pm - Veteran Chicago actor and Evanston native Matt Mueller returns home to play an adult Ron Weasley in “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” the Broadway hit based on J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” series.
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Best Bets: Laughin’ it up in the ‘burbs, jazzin’ on the lakefrontAug 21, 2024 8:49 am - Comedians Punkie Johnson and Andrew Dice Clay headline suburban venues this weekend, while St. Charles showcases plein air artists and the Chicago Jazz Festival returns to Millennium Park.
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Spotlight: A sorcerer, a queen, an AIDS activist and visionaries take center stage this weekAug 20, 2024 10:57 am - On Chicago stages this week, a world premiere about a sorcerer in “A Shadow Bright and Burning,” plus revivals of the seminal drama “The Normal Heart” about the early days of the AIDS epidemic and a portrait of the woman behind England’s crown in “The Audience.”
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‘I have to do something’: Algonquin musician promotes awareness of Ukrainian resistanceAug 16, 2024 10:42 pm - If the pen is mightier than the sword, music may be mightier still as evidenced by the Algonquin musician attempting to raise the morale of Ukrainians fighting Russia’s invasion and promote awareness of their ongoing struggle.