Barbara Vitello
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Cast, score standouts in Goodman's 'Wonderful Town'Sep 21, 2016 1:00 pm - YouTube Jaunty and effervescent, Leonard Bernstein's score crosses genres, incorporating swing, Broadway and modern classical along with Irish and Latin music. The compo...
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Des Plaines brothers face drug chargesSep 21, 2016 1:00 am - Two Des Plaines brothers were ordered held on $125,000 bail Wednesday on drug possession and armed violence charges. Carlos Ortiz, 33, and his brother Danny Ortiz, 29, ...
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'You were part of our team,' sergeant tells Aurora man who plotted to attack Joliet baseSep 20, 2016 1:00 am - Two Aurora cousins claimed they never meant to carry out plans to attack a Joliet National Guard base where one had been stationed. But their own words, caught on video...
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Aurora cousins to be sentenced in terror plotSep 19, 2016 1:00 am - Aurora cousins who plotted to attack a Joliet National Guard base in the name of the Islamic State are scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday to what could be lengthy prison ...
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Hanover Park church celebrates Mexico's independenceSep 17, 2016 1:00 am - The sound of Mexican folk music filled the air Saturday during the annual Mexican Independence Day festival at St. Ansgar Catholic Church in Hanover Park. In the large,...
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$15 million tax credit to fund Aurora arts centerSep 17, 2016 1:00 am - For the arts in Aurora, the future looks ever brighter thanks to a multimillion-dollar tax credit that will help fund a new downtown arts center. The Illinois Housing D...
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Theater events: Steel Beam fetes Shakespeare in 90 minutesSep 16, 2016 6:00 am - Shakespeare abridged Steel Beam Theatre marks the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death and the start of the company's 16th season with "The Complete Wor...
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Writers Theatre's 'Julius Caesar' a tale for our timeSep 15, 2016 11:00 pm - “That part of tyranny that I do bear, I can shake off at pleasure.” Among the uneasy musings of Roman citizens that bookend Writers Theatre's superb production of “Juliu...
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Suburban playwright's 'Naperville' gets Chicago premiereSep 14, 2016 11:00 pm - At some point in a writer's professional life, he or she hears this advice: Write about what you know. Mat Smart took that advice to heart and applied it to his play “N...
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Shrewd direction elevates Drury Lane's 4-star 'Smokey Joe's Cafe'Sep 13, 2016 11:00 pm - The short list of first-tier jukebox musicals just got a little longer thanks to Marcia Milgrom Dodge, director/choreographer of Drury Lane Theatre's expertly conceived,...