Barbara Vitello
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Report: Suburban Cook County has more DUI, fewer drug cases than ChicagoMar 02, 2018 12:00 am - For the second time in as many years, suburban Cook County DUI cases outnumbered Chicago cases. According to a Cook County state's attorney report issued Friday, prosec...
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Writers Theatre's new season includes 'Next to Normal,' world premiereMar 01, 2018 12:00 am - A world premiere, a Pulitzer Prize-winning musical and the 1920s chapter from August Wilson's Pittsburgh Cycle are on tap for Writers Theatre's 2018-2019 season, which m...
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Bar associations release Cook County judicial candidate recommendationsMar 01, 2018 12:00 am - Illinois' two largest bar associations released their recommendations for Cook County circuit court candidates running in the March 20 primary. For candidates running c...
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Keith Huff's gripping crime drama 'Six Corners' poses difficult questionsFeb 28, 2018 10:00 am - “Six Corners” - ★ ★ ★ In the opening moments of “Six Corners,” by Arlington Heights native Keith Huff, a gruff Chicago detective working the late shift talks by phone wi...
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Theater events: Gift Theatre starts 17th season with 'Hang Man'Feb 28, 2018 5:00 am - Gift Theatre premiere Residents of a small Southern town are forced to confront their complicity in an African-American man's lynching in The Gift Theatre's world premie...
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Northbrook woman pleads guilty to retail thefts in Cook, Lake and DuPageFeb 28, 2018 12:00 am - The third member of an organized retail theft ring that targeted stores across the suburbs pleaded guilty to retail theft. In exchange for her guilty plea, Natsasa Petr...
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Warrenville man sentenced to 4½ years for 2016 Palatine arsonFeb 28, 2018 12:00 am - A Warrenville man who rejected a plea agreement that would have given him probation for setting a fire at his former home in Palatine was sentenced Wednesday to 4½ years...
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Palatine woman admits stealing more than $97,000 from 81-year-oldFeb 28, 2018 12:00 am - A Palatine woman was sentenced to two years probation after pleading guilty to stealing more than $97,000 from an 81-year-old relative. Candace Matranga-Perez, 37, was ...
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Steppenwolf's 43rd season to include world premieres, Sam Shepard revivalFeb 28, 2018 12:00 am - A world premiere by Pulitzer Prize-winning ensemble member Bruce Norris and a classic by the late Sam Shepard will bookend Steppenwolf Theatre's 43rd season announced We...
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Williams Street Repertory's season to include dog comedy, Johnny Cash musicalFeb 27, 2018 12:00 am - Williams Street Repertory, a company in residence at the Raue Center for the Arts in Crystal Lake, announced Tuesday its 2018 season will begin May 4 with a revival of A...