Barbara Vitello
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Teens held in Schaumburg armed robberyAug 29, 2018 1:00 am - The second of two defendants who prosecutors say robbed a Schaumburg convenience store at gunpoint Aug. 21 appeared in a Rolling Meadows courtroom Wednesday for a bond h...
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Lincolnshire's Marriott leads suburban theaters with 11 equity Jeff Award nomsAug 28, 2018 12:00 am - Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire led all suburban theaters with 11 equity Joseph Jefferson Award nominations, including six for its revival of "Ragtime," the soaring, sp...
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Dance crew with suburban ties performing on 'America's Got Talent' TuesdayAug 27, 2018 1:00 am - A hip-hop dance crew with suburban ties is one step closer to winning “America's Got Talent.” The Future Kingz, some of whose members hail from Hoffman Estates and Glen...
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Authorities: Elgin home invader attacked ex, new boyfriendAug 27, 2018 1:00 am - A man who authorities say served time in prison for a 1992 murder was ordered held on $2 million bail Monday on charges of home invasion. Allen Lopez, who prosecutors s...
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Theater review: Playwright lampoons stereotypes in poignant, playful 'Vietgone'Aug 24, 2018 2:00 pm - “Vietgone” - ★ ★ ★ “Vietgone” - Qui Nguyen's sly, self-aware tale of Vietnamese refugees in 1970s America - wears its political incorrectness proudly and well. Affecti...
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Theater events: Chicago Fringe Fest returns to Jefferson ParkAug 24, 2018 6:00 am - • Drury Lane Theatre's summer cabaret series concludes with Joan Curto's salute to "Broadway Women," from Angela Lansbury and Mary Martin to Carole King and Sara Bareill...
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Theater review: Black Button Eyes stages fantastical 'Nightmares & Nightcaps'Aug 24, 2018 6:00 am - “Nightmares and Nightcaps: The Stories of John Collier” - ★ ★ ★ ½ “The course of true love never did run smooth,” observes Lysander in William Shakespeare's “A Midsummer...
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Prosecutors: Two people robbed man at gunpoint at Elk Grove motelAug 23, 2018 1:00 am - A 21-year-old parolee and a 19-year-old woman were charged with robbing a man at an Elk Grove Village motel at gunpoint. Jamarrion King of Palatine, who was on parole fo...
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Theater spotlight: Ed Asner plays God at Naperville's Center Stage TheaterAug 21, 2018 6:00 am - Ed Asner as the Almighty Seven-time Emmy Award-winner Edward Asner ("Mary Tyler Moore," "Roots," the animated film "Up") plays the Almighty in Center Stage Theater's pro...
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Theater events: Den Theatre hosts 'Hindrance and Hysteria'Aug 20, 2018 11:00 pm - • iO Chicago celebrates prolific alumni with its first Bentwood Comedy Festival. Named for the familiar bentwood stage chair, the festival showcases improv, stand-up, sk...