Barbara Vitello
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'Mean Girls' composer promises song-filled, dance-filled showDec 20, 2019 5:00 am - When the hit sitcom “30 Rock” ended its seven-year NBC run in 2013, creator/writer/star Tina Fey and her composer/arranger/director husband, Jeff Richmond, had time to p...
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Man charged with robbing sex workers in Schaumburg, Des PlainesDec 20, 2019 12:00 am - A Cook County judge set bail at $300,000 Friday for a Des Plaines man who authorities say robbed sex workers at gunpoint in Schaumburg and Des Plaines and then threatene...
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Steppenwolf's 'Dance Nation' a winning exploration of adolescenceDec 19, 2019 10:00 pm - “Dance Nation” - ★ ★ ★ ½ In high school, my friend Deidra and I auditioned for an alto solo for a districtwide festival chorus performance of G.F. Handel's “The Messiah....
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Prosecutors indict Algonquin eye doctor on murder chargesDec 19, 2019 12:00 am - Prosecutors on Thursday announced an indictment against an Algonquin eye doctor who authorities say stabbed his girlfriend to death last month in the woman's Schaumburg ...
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Spotlight: Leslie Jordan brings adults-only holiday show to ChicagoDec 17, 2019 5:00 am - Deck the halls Leslie Jordan ("American Horror Story," "Will & Grace") brings his adults-only holiday show "Deck Them Halls Y'all," which combines his recollections of g...
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Palatine man who drove through Woodfield mall now faces arson chargesDec 16, 2019 12:00 am - The Palatine man who crashed his SUV through a Sears store's glass doors and drove through Woodfield Mall in September now faces arson charges stemming from a truck fire...
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On stage: Jared Bradshaw brings 'Swingin' on a Star' to Marriott TheatreDec 13, 2019 5:00 am - • Jane Lynch, Emmy Award-winning star of "Glee" and "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" and a Dolton native, returns to The Raue Center for the Arts with "A Swingin' Little Chri...
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Wood Dale man charged with aggravated DUI in fatal 2018 Hanover Park crashDec 13, 2019 12:00 am - A 29-year-old Wood Dale man was ordered held on $200,000 bail Friday on charges he was driving drunk in 2018 when he was involved in a car crash on Irving Park Road in H...
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Spotlight: Wilder's 'Christmas Dinner' in Elgin; lyrical 'Light in the Piazza' in ChicagoDec 12, 2019 5:00 am - Family matters Janus Theatre Company presents "The Long Christmas Dinner," Thornton Wilder's family drama that chronicles the history of the Bayard family over 90 years ...
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Streamwood man guilty of stabbing estranged wife in Hoffman EstatesDec 11, 2019 12:00 am - He attacked estranged wife two years ago