Barbara Vitello
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Spotlight: Buffalo Theatre Ensemble, Laugh Out Loud bring out the holiday humorNov 18, 2022 5:00 am - Holiday farce Buffalo Theatre Ensemble revives Alan Ayckbourn's farcical "Season's Greetings" about a dysfunctional family's disastrous holiday reunion. Mayhem ensues a...
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Prosecutors: Streamwood man facing drug charges jumped off an Elgin roof to evade search warrantNov 18, 2022 12:00 am - A Streamwood man who authorities say had more than 3,000 grams of marijuana and more than $34,000 in cash jumped off a roof in an effort to evade Illinois State Police o...
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Abundance of enthusiasm makes up for so-so material in Drury Lane's 'Elf- The Musical'Nov 17, 2022 10:00 pm - "Elf the Musical" -- ★ ★ ★ The four girls sitting in front of me Thursday night at Drury Lane Theatre's opening of “Elf - The Musical” were absolutely giddy during “Happ...
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Here are the 9 suburban hospitals that earned an 'A' in patient safetyNov 17, 2022 4:30 am - Nine hospitals in the Daily Herald coverage area rank among the safest in the state, according to the annual Hospital Safety Grade report released Wednesday by the watch...
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Best Bets: Holiday light shows shine bright across the suburbsNov 16, 2022 5:00 am - Light up the season Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake-Cook Road, Glencoe, presents Lightscape, showcasing new light-filled installations including the Winter Cathedral ...
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Marriott's merry 'Christmas Story' a heartwarming tribute to a family's loveNov 11, 2022 1:15 pm - “A Christmas Story, The Musical” - ★ ★ ★ ½ “From then on, things were different between me and my mother.” Halfway through the second act of “A Christmas Story, The Mus...
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At Buffalo Grove senior facility on Veterans Day, new portraits of American heroesNov 11, 2022 12:00 am - It was standing room only Friday at Belmont Village Senior Living in Buffalo Grove for the unveiling of the newest additions to the facility's "American Heroes: Portrait...
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Flair for farce: Oak Brook's First Folio revisits delightful 'Jeeves Intervenes'Nov 10, 2022 5:45 am - “Jeeves Intervenes” - ★ ★ ★ ½ In my 2008 review of First Folio Theatre's hugely entertaining “Jeeves Intervenes” - the first in a wonderful series of P.G. Wodehouse tale...
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Spotlight: Andersen classic 'Steadfast Tin Soldier' returns to Lookingglass TheatreNov 09, 2022 5:00 am - True-blue trooper Lookingglass Theatre remounts its acclaimed "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," a show that incorporates puppets and circus arts to tell Hans Christian A...
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Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart on track to win a 5th term unoffocial results showNov 08, 2022 6:00 pm - Cook County sheriff Tom Dart secured a fifth term Tuesday with a substantial lead over Republican challenger Lupe Aguirre, a Chicago attorney and police officer. With 71...