Barbara Vitello
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Cook County assistant public defender bids farewell after 30 yearsJan 30, 2020 4:00 am - When he decided to become a lawyer, Joe Gump knew for certain the field he didn't want to practice: criminal law. That changed when he was in law school and his parents...
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Landmark abortion rights case inspires Goodman's provocative 'Roe'Jan 29, 2020 3:00 pm - “Roe” - ★ ★ ★ ½ My late aunt insisted every dispute has three sides: There's your side, the other person's side and, somewhere in the middle, the truth. Watching Goodma...
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Spotlight: Drury Lane revives the Gershwin classic 'An American in Paris'Jan 28, 2020 5:00 am - Song & dance Drury Lane Theatre presents George and Ira Gershwin's "An American in Paris" starring Broadway veteran Josh Drake ("Aladdin") as an American GI trying to la...
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Bail set for Streamwood man whose convictions were overturnedJan 28, 2020 12:00 am - A Streamwood man whose 2015 convictions on charges including armed violence and being an habitual criminal were overturned last year was ordered held Tuesday on $250,000...
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Schaumburg man held on $1 million bail on molestation allegationsJan 27, 2020 12:00 am - A Schaumburg man was ordered held on $1 million cash bail Monday on charges he sexually abused a girl over several years beginning when she was in fifth grade. Juan Mor...
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Marriott's snarky 'Grease' suggests nostalgia's always in styleJan 24, 2020 1:00 pm - “Grease” - ★ ★ ½ Nostalgia never goes out of style, as evidenced by Marriott Theatre's revival of “Grease,” the stage/screen hybrid rooted in Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey...
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On stage: Porchlight & Windy City revive classics, Chicago Shakes premieres Jane Austen-inspired tunerJan 24, 2020 5:00 am - • The popularity of its winter opera series prompted the New Philharmonic to add an additional performance of "The Merry Widow," Franz Lehar's operetta based on an 1861 ...
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Hanover Park man charged with sexually abusing children, head-butting sergeantJan 24, 2020 12:00 am - A Hanover Park man has been charged with sexually abusing three children and head-butting a police sergeant in the chest following his arrest. Juan Garrafa-Salazar, 31, ...
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Former St. Viator coach indicted on charge of sexually abusing teenage girlJan 23, 2020 12:00 am - Prosecutors announced an indictment Thursday against former St. Viator High School basketball coach Joseph Majkowski on a new charge of sexually abusing a minor. Majkows...
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Spotlight: Laugh it up at First Folio's 'Jeeves Saves the Day' & Metropolis' 'Noises Off'Jan 21, 2020 5:00 am - Self-defense After one of their sorority sisters is sexually assaulted, college students gather for a do-it-yourself, self-defense workshop in "How to Defend Yourself," ...