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Barbara Vitello

Legal Affairs Writer
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Barbara Vitello, legal affairs writer and theater critic, joined the Daily Herald in 1997. Assigned to cover arts, entertainment and culture, she served as critic at large until 2008, when she took over the Cook County courts beat.

A Lisagor Award winner, Barbara has bachelor's and master's degrees from Northwestern University.

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Man sentenced for mailing pipe bombs, threats

May 21 2013 | 6:23 pm - A former machinist from Dubuque, Iowa, was sentenced by a federal judge Tuesday to 37 years in prison for mailing pipe bombs and threatening letters to investment firms, including some sent from Rolling Meadows and Palatine. John P. Tomkins, 48,...

Hanover Park men charged with defrauding bank

May 21 2013 | 6:28 pm - A 21-year-old bank employee has been charged with misappropriating financial institution property after authorities say he used his position to steal $2,000. Prosecutors say Jovanny D. Sosa, of Hanover Park, set up fraudulent accounts from which...

McHenry man arrested for threatening ambassador, Serbs

May 20 2013 | 7:14 pm - Federal agents have arrested a 48-year-old McHenry man on charges he threatened to kill State Department officials, including the U.S. ambassador in Serbia, and Serbians living in Chicago. Authorities say a visa dispute involving his Serbian wife...

Inmate seeks to vacate plea in Schaumburg drug case

May 17 2013 | 5:25 pm - The attorney for a Schaumburg man who claims a former Schaumburg undercover police officer lied to obtain a search warrant, has filed a petition to vacate the man's sentence. Sean Cerami, 49, pleaded guilty to drug charges on April 13, 2012 and was...

Theater events: Drive to keep Buffalo Theatre alive

May 15 2013 | 2:45 pm - Buffalo Theatre Ensemble closes "Trumbo" and seeks donations to keep the theater company up and running. ShPieL-Performing Identity brings "The Invasion of Skokie" to its namesake community and Mary-Arrchie remounts its acclaimed production of "The...

Northlight’s formulaic ‘Stella & Lou’ benefits from fine cast

May 17 2013 | 6:30 am - How good an actor is Francis Guinan? So good he commands attention even when he's silent. So good his role as a widowed bartender in Northlight Theatre's "Stella & Lou" seems tailored just for him. So good, his presence makes Bruce Graham's...

'Mormon' departs Chicago stage in October

May 16 2013 | 6:09 pm - "The Book of Mormon," the audacious comic musical by the creators of "South Park," will leave Chicago after its Oct. 6 performances, producers announced Thursday. By then, the show will have played in Chicago for 43 weeks and 344 performances.

Hoffman Estates teen charged with molesting boy at Willow Creek

May 15 2013 | 6:30 pm - A 19-year-old working as a volunteer at Willow Creek Church in South Barrington faces charges of aggravated criminal sexual abuse after authorities say he molested an 8-year-old boy. Robert Sobczak, was arrested May 10 and ordered held on $100,000...

Daley nephew’s manslaughter trial could start next year

May 15 2013 | 5:39 am - McHenry County Judge Maureen McIntyre told attorneys Tuesday to "pencil in January or February" but otherwise gave no indications of when a manslaughter trial could begin for the nephew of former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. Richard Vanecko faces...

Inverness man gets probation for retirement home burglary

May 15 2013 | 12:02 pm - An Inverness man pleaded guilty Tuesday to taking a flat screen television from a Palatine retirement home. In exchange for his guilty plea to burglary, Leonardo Adames was sentenced to 24 months probation and ordered to pay $500 restitution.

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