Barbara Vitello
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Charges filed against Streamwood teen over Snapchat photoFeb 21, 2018 12:00 am - For the second time in as many days, a suburban teen has been charged with a felony after he was accused of posting potential threats against schools on social media. Ke...
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Theater events: Steel Beam puts the funny in sibling-centered 'Three the Hard Way'Feb 20, 2018 5:00 am - Sibling comedy After their gambler father dies, three estranged sisters meet in a Reno, Nevada, hotel room to grieve his death and reconnect with each other in Lisa Eise...
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Poignant performances propel Writers' 'Moon for the Misbegotten'Feb 16, 2018 12:00 pm - “A Moon for the Misbegotten” - ★ ★ ★ ★ For the first time since its 1992 debut at a Glencoe bookstore, Writers Theatre has staged a Eugene O'Neill play. It took 26 yea...
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Metropolis' revival of so-so 'Boeing-Boeing' benefits from able castFeb 16, 2018 5:00 am - “Boeing Boeing” - ★ ★ ½ Within moments of “Boeing-Boeing” taking off, it's all too apparent where this French farce will touch down. Marc Camoletti's innocuous 1962 pla...
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Des Plaines man accused of sexually abusing two over several yearsFeb 16, 2018 12:00 am - A 45-year-old Des Plaines man is accused of sexually abusing a girl and a woman over several years, prosecutors said. Juan Laureano, 45, was arrested Thursday on charge...
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Woman who drove getaway car pleads guilty in Rolling Meadows home invasionFeb 15, 2018 12:00 am - The last of four defendants, and the only female charged with a 2016 Rolling Meadows home invasion that injured the 75-year-old homeowner, pleaded guilty Thursday to a l...
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Corruption, opioid epidemic priorities for GOP attorney general candidatesFeb 13, 2018 12:00 am - On the surface, the only things Illinois attorney general candidates running in the March 20 Republican primary share are membership in the GOP and law degrees from pres...
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Theater events: 'Frindle' returns again to the Metropolis for a short runFeb 12, 2018 10:00 pm - 'Frindle' returns From the number of times Griffin Theatre's "Frindle" has played the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, it's apparent this children's tale has lots of f...
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Science Olympians compete in GrayslakeFeb 10, 2018 12:00 am - While thousands of world-class athletes competed at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, hundreds of potentially world-class scientists competed at an invita...
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Snow threat cancels some theater productions; show goes on for mostFeb 08, 2018 12:00 am - Despite warnings of an approaching storm that could dump as much as a foot of snow on the suburbs, the curtain will rise on most suburban theater productions. A couple,...