Barbara Vitello
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Paramount's 'What the Constitution Means to Me' nearly note perfectOct 13, 2023 5:15 am - “What the Constitution Means to Me” — ★ ★ ★ Chicago-area theatergoers likely recognize two-time Joseph Jefferson Award-winner Cory Goodrich from musicals. For more ...
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Freed after serving 16 years for Rolling Meadows murder, he now seeks accountability for 'miscarriage of justice'Oct 12, 2023 11:00 pm - Nearly 12 years ago, after a Cook County judge sentenced him to life in prison for the 2006 murder of aspiring Rolling Meadows rapper Marquis Lovings, Patrick Taylor ins...
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Public health officials report state's first case of measles since 2019Oct 12, 2023 11:00 pm - The Illinois Department of Public Health on Friday announced the first case of measles in the state since 2019. The Cook County Department of Public Health reported a su...
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Arlington Heights woman accused of setting fire to own apartmentOct 12, 2023 11:00 pm - A 51-year-old Arlington Heights woman was in custody Friday on an arson charge in connection with a fire in her first-floor apartment in the 300 block of East Seegers Ro...
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Best bets: Plain White T's play Rivers Casino, Joffrey Ballet stages 'Frankenstein'Oct 12, 2023 5:00 am - Chicago premiere The Joffrey Ballet opens its 68th season with the Chicago premiere of “Frankenstein,” choreographer Liam Scarlett's ballet inspired by Mary Shelley...
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Goodman's lively 'LUCHA TEOTL' celebrates Mexican professional wrestlingOct 12, 2023 3:00 am - “LUCHA TEOTL” — ★ ★ ★ Spectators attending Goodman Theatre's rollicking, unrelentingly physical “LUCHA TEOTL” may never view pro wrestling or theater in the same wa...
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A tropical visitor to Illinois is creating a buzz among suburban birdersOct 08, 2023 11:00 pm - There was a time when birders had to travel to Florida, or points further south, to glimpse a limpkin. But this year, Illinois avian enthusiasts needn't travel far to ob...
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Glen Ellyn skateboard entrepreneur makes life passion his life's workOct 06, 2023 1:00 am - Will Stephan first stepped on a skateboard at 13, and he never really stepped off. Initially, riding a skateboard served as a way for the Glen Ellyn teen to get around ...
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New Writers Theatre artistic director makes an impression with enchanting 'Eurydice'Oct 04, 2023 3:00 pm - YouTube As the saying goes, you never get a second chance to make a first impression. Writers Theatre's new artistic director Braden Abraham won't need a second chance,...
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Spotlight: Theater Wit premieres dark domestic dramedy 'Household Spirits'Oct 03, 2023 11:00 pm - World premiere Theater Wit premieres "Household Spirits," a dark domestic dramedy by Chicago playwright Mia McCullough about a family coping with mental illness, al...