Barbara Vitello
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Theater events: Underscore reveals revised Chicago-set 'Haymarket'Jun 08, 2018 6:00 am - • Workers at a yoga store find their lives upended after violence takes place nearby in "Clearing," a dark, coming-of-age comedy by Beth Hyland. Commission Theatre's pro...
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Lookingglass dives into Jules Verne's '20,000 Leagues Under the Seas'Jun 07, 2018 6:00 am - “20,000 Leagues Under the Seas” - ★ ★ ★ ½ From its exquisite “Eastland: A New Musical” to the rollicking “Treasure Island” to the grand examination of obsession that was...
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Authorities: Mistaken identity may have prompted Wheeling home invasionJun 06, 2018 1:00 am - Authorities say a case of mistaken identity may have led to a Wheeling home invasion and attack on a 34-year-old woman. Guillermo Mora-Flores, 39, is charged with home ...
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Rolling Meadows man charged with sexually abusing girlJun 06, 2018 1:00 am - A Rolling Meadows man accused of sexually abusing a young girl was ordered held on $500,000 bail Wednesday. Joel Bautista-Cortez, 38, is charged with the predatory crim...
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Theater spotlight: BrightSide's 'Hairspray' brings Corny Collins to NCCJun 05, 2018 6:00 am - 'Hairspray' revival It's 1962 and Tracy Turnblad's dream comes true when she's selected to appear on the popular teen dance show "The Corny Collins Show." Not only ...
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Probation, anger management for former Little City employees who struck boyJun 05, 2018 1:00 am - Two former employees of Little City - a Palatine facility that assists children and adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities - pleaded guilty to misdemean...
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Renowned fashion designer returns to BarringtonJun 02, 2018 1:00 am - A standing-room-only audience of former school chums, fashionistas (pint-size and full-grown), aspiring designers and two very proud parents crowded into the Barrington ...
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Theater events: 'The Opportunities of Extinction' opens at The DenJun 01, 2018 8:12 am - • Waltzing Mechanics inaugurates its Documentary Play Festival showcasing nine original docudramas. The festival takes place at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 1, and 4 p.m. Satu...
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Metropolis' R-rated puppet musical 'Avenue Q' is a charming place to visitJun 01, 2018 7:00 am - “Avenue Q” - ★ ★ ★ ½ “Avenue Q” imparts personal, professional and financial lessons to young adults the way “Sesame Street” communicates cognitive and educational funda...
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Jury awards Palatine man's family more than $1 million for one-punch deathJun 01, 2018 1:00 am - Devastated by Michael Platt's acquittal on first-degree murder charges stemming from a confrontation outside a Palatine bar, the parents and siblings of Ryan Flannigan s...