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Angels hovering anew over Chicago’s North Side. The return of Brian Friel. And a “Raisin” we could call our own.

Here’s our annual celebration of the best Chicago shows of the year, in order, with an additional 10 in alphabetical order that almost made our list. As is our longtime practice, we’ve limited our choices to productions that originated in the Chicago area; otherwise you’d find the Lyric Opera’s sumptuous “Medea,” director David Cromer’s Goodman Theatre staging of “The Antiquities” from New York, the knockout touring casts of “Parade” and “The Sound of Music,” and other such worthies on this annual list of shows we won’t quickly forget.

1: “Angels in America” by Invictus Theatre

A phenomenal achievement for a neighborhood, store

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