Barbara Vitello
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Best Bets: Chicago Cabaret Week and Bad Momz at ZaniesMay 07, 2024 6:55 pm - Chicago Cabaret Week starts Friday, a new photo exhibit opens at the Morton Arboretum and, in honor of Mother’s Day, Bad Momz comedians take the stage at Zanies in Rosemont and Chicago.
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On stage: Goodman examines language, identity in Chicago premiere of ‘English’May 06, 2024 12:18 pm - Goodman Theatre stages the Chicago premiere of “English,” 2023’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Sanaz Toossi, while Lifeline Theatre revives Nambi E. Kelley’s adaptation of the seminal novel “Native Son.”
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Buffalo Theatre Ensemble announces 2024-2025 seasonMay 02, 2024 8:30 pm - A political satire, a holiday romance, and a contemporary drama about privilege and the American dream make up Buffalo Theatre Ensemble’s upcoming season at the McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn.
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Redemption tale: Jason Alexander stars in Chicago Shakes’ premiere of ‘Judgment Day’May 02, 2024 11:25 am - Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s “Judgment Day” has a not-so-secret weapon, and his name is Jason Alexander.
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On stage: TimeLine premieres dust bowl drama, Metropolis revives ‘9 to 5’May 01, 2024 8:34 am - TimeLine Theatre premieres climate-change inspired drama set in 1935 Texas on the day of one of the worst dust storms in the nation’s history.
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Streamwood man convicted of murder in fatal 2022 shooting of friendApr 30, 2024 8:08 pm - Salvatore Scardino, of Streamwood, was convicted Tuesday of first-degree murder in the April 2022 shooting death of Kwemi Hardwick, the man he described as his best friend.
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‘Friendship set to music’: Arlington Heights square dance club turns 75Apr 30, 2024 5:32 pm - Seventy-five years and counting. The Arlington Squares Square Dancing Club welcomes enthusiasts from kids to seniors, and from newcomers to veteran dancers.
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Best bets: ESO in concert, Bluey on stageApr 30, 2024 2:23 pm - The Elgin Master Chorale and the Elgin Symphony Orchestra perform Beethoven’s masterful 9th Symphony in Elgin, while preschool favorite Bluey and her pals romp onstage at the Auditorium Theatre.
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Trial begins for Streamwood man charged with killing ‘best and only’ friendApr 29, 2024 9:43 pm - The trial of a Streamwood man charged with fatally shooting a man described as his best and only friend commenced Monday in a Cook County courtroom. Salvatore Scardino, 2...
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Baby news: Fermilab welcomes two bison calvesApr 29, 2024 1:22 pm - Calving season commenced at Batavia’s Fermilab Friday with the birth of two bison calves.