Barbara Vitello
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Best bets: Local live music to warm up cold winter nightsDec 29, 2025 11:39 am - Guitarist Scott Tipping celebrates the release of his second album at The Venue in Aurora, the annual Women’s Jazz Festival returns to Hey Nonny in Arlington Heights, and Brookfield Zoo offers free admission through Feb. 28.
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Spotlight: Ring in the New Year at Batavia’s Comedy VaultDec 29, 2025 8:52 am - Comedy Central veteran and Indiana native Michael Palascak headlines Batavia’s Comedy Vault this weekend.
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Dealing with unwanted gifts takes a little creativity — and a lot of tactDec 26, 2025 8:26 am - Whether it’s a Big Mouth Billy Bass, a cherub tchotchke or a crime scene pen holder, recipients should remember when it comes to gifts it’s the thought that counts. That said, there’s always regifting ... if you are careful!
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Theater year in review: Paramount experienced highs, lows while Goodman fetes 100 yearsDec 23, 2025 9:04 am - For suburban and Chicago theaters, 2025 included leadership changes, suspended productions, relocations and milestone anniversaries.
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Best Bets: Marriott, Raue Center, Navy Pier will be rockin’ New Year’s EveDec 22, 2025 10:55 am - What are you doing New Year’s Eve? Marriott hosts a rockin’ party with the cast of “Million Dollar Quartet Christmas,” American English headlines the Raue Center’s celebration and The New Philharmonic performs a pops concert at the McAninch Arts Center, while Navy Pier hosts a couple of dance parties.
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Spotlight: Post-holiday humor courtesy of Naperville comedianDec 22, 2025 10:53 am - Finance expert turned stand-up comedian Vik Pandya returns to the suburbs this weekend to headline The Comedy Vault in Batavia.
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Schaumburg man indicted on murder charges in the death of his fatherDec 19, 2025 11:25 am - Cook County prosecutors on Friday announced the indictment against a 28-year-old Schaumburg man charged with fatally striking his father with a sledgehammer.
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‘Real and present threat’: Judge orders man charged in Schaumburg slaying detainedDec 18, 2025 1:35 pm - A Cook County judge detained the Niles man charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of his former girlfriend on Dec. 16 in a Schaumburg parking lot.
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Discount tickets for Chicago Theatre Week on sale Jan. 6Dec 18, 2025 9:57 am - Tickets for Chicago Theatre Week 2026, running Feb. 5-15 at suburban and Chicago theaters, go on sale Jan. 6.
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‘I’m a comedian’: Naperville native Vik Pandya finds joy in stand-up after corporate jobDec 16, 2025 1:17 pm - Stand-up comedian and Naperville native Vik Pandya comes home for the holidays to headline a show at Batavia’s Comedy Vault.