Barbara Vitello
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Best Bets: Cocoa in Long Grove, wine in Wheaton and orchids at Chicago Botanic GardenFeb 04, 2025 8:38 am - Long Grove turns into a cocoa town, Wheaton welcomes wine and cheese enthusiasts, and the Chicago Botanic Garden debuts its annual orchid show this weekend.
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Spotlight: Goodman assembles all-star cast for ‘Betrayal’ revivalFeb 03, 2025 4:11 pm - Oscar and Emmy Award-winner Helen Hunt and Tony Award-winner Robert Sean Leonard join Chicago theater veteran Ian Barford for Goodman Theatre’s revival of Harold Pinter’s classic “Betrayal.”
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Cook County’s top prosecutor launches crackdown on illegally modified gunsJan 30, 2025 1:54 pm - Cook County prosecutors will seek detention for felony defendants accused of using an illegally modified gun and won’t plead their cases down to a lesser charge, State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke announced Thursday.
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Portrait of the artist(s): Actress/writer channels celebrated painter Frida Kahlo in solo playJan 29, 2025 11:00 am - Theater artist Vanessa Severo brings her solo show “Frida ... A Self Portrait” — about the life and art of celebrated Mexican painter Frida Kahlo — to Writers Theatre in Glencoe.
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Spotlight: Revivals of ‘Joseph,’ ‘Raisin in the Sun’ at Marriott, Court theatersJan 29, 2025 10:07 am - Marriott Theatre inaugurates its 50th anniversary season with a revival of the well-loved musical “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” while Court Theatre stages its first production of the classic “A Raisin in the Sun.”
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Best Bets: Veteran actor Richard Kind reveals how not to be famous at Genesee TheatreJan 28, 2025 9:57 am - Comedic actor Richard Kind discusses his 30-plus years in show business at the Genesee Theatre, MOMIX dance company performs “Alice” at The MAC, and Hey Nonny hosts its second annual Winter Blues Week.
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Radio Flyer closes Schaumburg storeJan 25, 2025 1:52 pm - Radio Flyer, which has manufactured little red wagons and other items for more than 100 years, has shuttered the brick-and-mortar store it opened at Woodfield Mall 13 months ago.
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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.