Barbara Vitello
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Goodman’s excellent ‘Penelopiad’ examines Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ from the female perspectiveMar 13, 2024 9:10 am - Goodman Theatre’s Chicago premiere of “The Penelopiad,” starring TV veteran Jennifer Morrison, commences with a resounding thwack. It is the first of several startling moments in artistic director Susan V. Booth’s canny, confident, passionately acted production.
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Best Bets: Beatles and Van Morrison tributes, Brookfield Zoo’s new Ferris wheel and moreMar 13, 2024 8:39 am - The Ides of March and Beatles and Van Morrison tribute concerts take to local stages. Plus, the new Ferris wheel debuts at Brookfield Zoo and “Paw Patrol Live!” comes to the Chicago Theatre.
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Spotlight: First local production of ‘Jersey Boys’ opens at Mercury Theater ChicagoMar 11, 2024 7:28 pm - Heidi Kettenring performs her solo show at Marriott Theatre while Mercury Theatre Chicago presents the local premiere of the bio-tuner “Jersey Boys.”
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Chicago Bar Association makes Cook County judicial recommendationsMar 11, 2024 6:14 pm - The Chicago Bar Association, the state’s second largest bar association, released its recommendations for judicial candidate running in the March 19 primary.
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Cook County circuit court clerk race heating upMar 11, 2024 1:24 pm - Cook County circuit court Clerk Iris Martinez says her accomplishments — updating technology, addressing backlogged expungement requests, establishing a domestic violence survivor center — have earned her a second term. Her March 19 Democratic primary challenger Mariyana Spyropoulos claims the office is mismanaged and that as an attorney, she is better suited to run it.
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Illinois Bar Association makes recommendations for Cook County judicial candidatesMar 06, 2024 7:46 pm - The Illinois State Bar Association, the state’s largest, offers evaluations for Cook County judicial candidates running in the March 19 primary.
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The lure of ‘Jersey Boys’: Mercury Theater’s homegrown production entices suburban actor out of retirement, againMar 06, 2024 10:24 am - For most of his professional life, Aurora native Adrian Aguilar wanted to play one role: Tommy DeVito in “Jersey Boys.” Now he has his chance with Mercury Theater Chicago’s first “built-in-Chicago” production of the hit jukebox tuner.
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Best Bets: St. Patrick’s Day concerts, magician Bill Blagg, ‘HYPROV,’ Shen Yun and moreMar 05, 2024 3:24 pm - While the McAninch Arts Center and Hey Nonny celebrate St. Paddy’s Day early, hypnotist Asad Mecci and improvisor Jonathan Mangum bring “HYPROV: Improv Under Hypnosis” to Naperville and Shen Yun dances onto the Rosemont Theatre stage.
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Spotlight: Aurora’s Paramount Theatre revives Tennessee Williams’ classic ‘Streetcar’Mar 05, 2024 1:38 pm - Aurora’s Copley Theatre revives Tennessee Williams’ classic “A Streetcar Named Desire” while Naperville’s BrightSide Theatre stages the comedy thriller “Deathtrap” and Steppenwolf premieres a new family drama.
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February tornadoes rare, not unheard of, weather service saysFeb 29, 2024 7:51 pm - From 1950 until 2023, 11 tornadoes occurred in the Chicago area during the month of February, according to the National Weather Service in Romeoville whose forecast area ...