Barbara Vitello
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Spotlight: Kokandy Productions revives 'The SpongeBob Musical'Jun 22, 2023 6:00 am - Welcome to Bikini Bottom Frankie Leo Bennett plays plucky sea sponge SpongeBob in Kokandy Productions' revival of the exuberant tuner "Nickelodeon's The SpongeBob Musica...
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Country-spanning library inspires Writers Theatre's 'A Distinct Society'Jun 21, 2023 11:00 pm - In 2018, a Reuters article about the Haskell Free Library and Opera House, a small-town library straddling the U.S.-Canada border, caught the attention of writer/novelis...
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Best Bets: Stevie Nicks, Pride celebrations, Aly & AJ and moreJun 21, 2023 6:00 am - Sweet! Strawberries and strawberry jams, smoothies, popcorn, fudge, sundaes, pastries and more will be for sale during Long Grove's annual Strawberry Fest at 145 Old McH...
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Spotlight: Steppenwolf co-founder directs world premiere of relationship drama 'Another Marriage'Jun 16, 2023 6:00 am - Steppenwolf premiere Steppenwolf Theatre co-founder Terry Kinney returns to Chicago to helm the premiere of “Another Marriage” by fellow ensemble member and first-time p...
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'Tommy' returns: Original director expands on stage adaptation of The Who's opus 30 years later for the GoodmanJun 15, 2023 6:00 am - “Re-imagined” doesn't adequately describe Goodman Theatre's production of “The Who's Tommy,” says writer/director Des McAnuff, of the revival that comes 30 years after c...
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Wheeling man held without bail following two gun-related altercationsJun 15, 2023 1:00 am - A 20-year-old Wheeling man has been charged with burglary, aggravated battery and mob action after, authorities say, video showed him and two other defendants threatenin...
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Best Bets: The Four Fathers comedy show, Scottish Fest, Josh Turner, Cantigny Jazz and Wine FestJun 14, 2023 6:00 am - Festival of dance at Ravinia Ravinia hosts "Ruth Page Civic Ballet and Friends," featuring several dance ensembles at Bennett Gordon Hall, 201 St. Johns Ave., Highland P...
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Three held on charges they beat an Arlington Heights man with fists and a baseball batJun 13, 2023 1:00 am - An Arlington Heights man suffered extensive injures, including two broken legs, fractured vertebrae, a brain hemorrhage, a collapsed lung and a broken nose, when three m...
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Bail set at $2 million for driver charged in crash that killed recent Schaumburg High gradsJun 12, 2023 1:00 am - An Elgin man who authorities say caused a three-vehicle crash Saturday that killed two recent Schaumburg High School graduates was ordered held on $2 million bail Monday...
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How Phillip's Flowers bloomed over its 100 years of business in the suburbsJun 11, 2023 6:00 am - The floral business has changed a lot since James A. Phillip opened the first Phillip's Flowers in Cicero 100 years ago. Back then, the patriarch of what is one of Chic...