Barbara Vitello
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Metropolis embraces musicals, farce for upcoming seasonApr 17, 2019 1:00 am - A classic musical, a classic farce and a popular jukebox show are among the main stage productions Arlington Heights' Metropolis Performing Arts Centre has set for its 2...
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Exonerated Arlington Heights man sues Wheeling and other police departmentsApr 15, 2019 1:00 am - An Arlington Heights man whose conviction for the 2013 murder of Wheeling's Rafael Orozco was reversed by the Illinois Appellate Court last year has filed a federal laws...
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Theater spotlight: Improv Playhouse gathers the faithful, Steppenwolf stages 'The Children'Apr 12, 2019 6:00 am - 'Gathering' returns For the 11th year, Improv Playhouse remounts its production of “The Gathering,” Josephine Raciti and Rolf Forsberg's contemporary take on the last ho...
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Rolling Meadows man sent to prison for sexually abusing girlApr 11, 2019 1:00 am - A 39-year-old Rolling Meadows man pleaded guilty Thursday to sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl. Joel Bautista-Cortez was sentenced to eight years in prison and ordered...
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Theater review: Steel Beam ably revives Stoppard's 'Real Inspector Hound'Apr 10, 2019 11:00 am - “The Real Inspector Hound” - ★ ★ ★ “The one thing that 'The Real Inspector Hound' isn't about, as far as I'm concerned, is theater critics,” said playwright Tom Stoppard...
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Man found guilty of shooting his cousin in Elk Grove Village motelApr 08, 2019 1:00 am - A Cook County judge found Deon Moore guilty of the 2017 shooting death of his cousin, Larry Moore, 33, in an Elk Grove Village motel room. Judge Steven Goebel also found...
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'Among the better angels': State trooper Gerald Ellis remembered for his humor, dedicationApr 05, 2019 1:00 am - Loving husband and devoted father who happily donned a tiara for his young daughters. Dedicated law enforcement officer who a week before he died saved an injured person...
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Theater events: Interrobang goes for 'Utility' while Marriott cuts 'Footloose'Apr 04, 2019 11:00 pm - Previews begin Friday, April 5, for Interrobang Theatre Project's Midwest premiere of “Utility” by Emily Schwend. Ensemble member Brynne Barnard plays a woman juggling ...
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Streamwood man charged with sexually abusing girlApr 03, 2019 1:00 am - A 34-year-old Streamwood man was ordered held on $250,000 bail Wednesday on charges he sexually abused a 12-year-old girl while she was taking a bath. Pedro Morales is c...
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First Folio's 'Firestorm' examines the power of wordsApr 02, 2019 11:00 pm - “The Firestorm” - ★ ★ ★ ½ One word can make a world of difference. “The Firestorm,” Meridith Friedman's 2015 drama in a blistering revival at First Folio Theatre, makes...