Barbara Vitello
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Theater events: Second City hosts 5th annual Break Out Comedy FestMay 31, 2019 6:00 am - • Premieres by playwright Seth Bockley and Chicago Fringe Opera and BraveSoul Movement and other artists are on tap for the seventh annual Pivot Arts Festival, a celebra...
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19 years after his wife was found drowned in their home, husband is now on trial for her deathMay 30, 2019 5:30 am - The remaining questions surrounding the death of Cynthia Hrisco, found drowned in her South Barrington home 19 years ago, might soon be resolved. And authorities believe...
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South Barrington couple's squabbles dominate first day of husband's murder trialMay 30, 2019 1:00 am - Former South Barrington resident accused of drowning wife
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Police: Glendale Heights man fired gun inside Schaumburg hotel roomMay 28, 2019 1:00 am - A Glendale Heights man on parole for a 2014 domestic battery conviction was ordered held on $125,000 bail Tuesday as he faces charges he fired a gun inside a Schaumburg ...
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6 new attractions to check out this summer in the suburbsMay 25, 2019 1:00 am - Summer typically means barbecues, baseball and beaches. But 2019 promises some additions to the suburban staples, including new exhibits, a theater premiere and the debu...
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Theater events: Den Theatre revives Joel Drake Johnson's 'Four Places'May 24, 2019 6:00 am - • Previews begin Friday, May 24, for The Den Theatre's revival of "Four Places," a domestic drama by Joel Drake Johnson, directed by Lia Mortensen. The play centers on t...
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Ramones-inspired nonmusical 'Four Chords and a Gun' a missed opportunityMay 23, 2019 11:00 am - “Four Chords and a Gun” - ★ ★ ½ “Four Chords and a Gun,” the Ramones-inspired play that opened Sunday at Chicago's Broadway Playhouse, is not a musical. That's its probl...
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Theater spotlight: Aurora's new Paramount School of the Arts opensMay 23, 2019 1:00 am - Arts school opens Aurora's newest performing arts complex opens this week. The Paramount School of the Arts, established in cooperation with the Paramount Theatre and lo...
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Palatine man sentenced to probation for possessing child pornographyMay 22, 2019 1:00 am - A former resident of a Rolling Meadows supportive living facility was sentenced to two years of probation after pleading guilty to possessing child pornography. As part ...
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Theater spotlight: Lifeline stages Jane Austen's 'Emma'May 21, 2019 6:00 am - Austen's matchmaker A well-meaning, young socialist meddles in the romantic lives of her friends and acquaintances in Lifeline Theatre's stage version of Jane Austen's "...