Barbara Vitello
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Paramount Theatre subscribers top 30,000Dec 11, 2015 12:00 am - Paramount Theatre in Aurora announced Friday that its subscribers have passed 30,000. The announcement caps off a banner year during which the theater earned a total of...
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Accused would-be terrorist from Aurora pleads guiltyDec 09, 2015 12:00 am - One of two Aurora cousins indicted on charges they conspired to provide support for a foreign terrorist organization pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court. Under a n...
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Texas man charged with threatening suburban attorneyDec 09, 2015 12:00 am - A 56-year-old Texas man was ordered held on $45,000 bail Wednesday after authorities say he sent threatening emails to his wife's divorce attorney. Michael Barry threat...
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Algonquin man severely injured in crashed charged with DUIDec 09, 2015 12:00 am - An Algonquin man involved in an Oct. 25 car crash on westbound Higgins Road in Hoffman Estates was ordered held on charges he was driving under the influence of drugs an...
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Theater events: Second City's 'Holidazed' at Metropolis puts a light spin on seasonDec 08, 2015 10:00 pm - 'Dazed' at Metropolis One of Second City's touring ensembles returns to the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre to perform "Holidazed," a seasonal sketch comedy sendu...
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Broadway hit 'Hamilton' coming to Chicago in SeptemberDec 08, 2015 12:00 am - "Hamilton," the hit hip-hop musical by composer/lyricist/writer Lin-Manuel Miranda, will launch its national tour in Chicago in September. The musical arrives on Sept. 2...
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80-year-old Elk Grove Village man charged with sex abuseDec 08, 2015 12:00 am - An 80-year-old Elk Grove Village man was ordered held on $500,000 bail Tuesday on charges he sexually abused a 6-year-old boy. Dominick Amanti faces up to 60 years in p...
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Musical a 'Beautiful' showcase for Chicago-area veteranDec 04, 2015 12:30 pm - Musicals are made up of multiple threads. First and foremost, there's the score and book. Then there's the direction, choreography, sets, costumes, lighting and, of cour...
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Everything old is new again for talented cast in Second City revueDec 04, 2015 5:00 am - Watching the first act of The Second City's new show feels like déjà vu, which makes sense seeing how the phrase figures prominently in the title of the company's 104th ...
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3 suburban killers who could get out of prisonDec 03, 2015 4:00 am - Sentenced to life as juveniles, could they now go free?