Barbara Vitello
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15 years in prison for teen who carjacked Hanover Park cabbiesDec 21, 2017 12:00 am - A Chicago teen pleaded guilty to carjacking two different cabdrivers in Hanover Park last summer. Martin Barrientos, 19, was sentenced to a total of 15 years in prison ...
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20-somethings negotiate friendship, intimacy in Steppenwolf's uneven 'BLKS'Dec 20, 2017 10:00 am - “BLKS” - ★ ★ ½ Watching Steppenwolf Theatre's premiere of “BLKS,” Aziza Barnes' noisy, uneven new comedy about 20-something African-American women negotiating friendship...
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Theater events: Music Theater Works' 'Peter Pan' flies into Evanston's CahnDec 19, 2017 5:00 am - Off to Neverland Music Theater Works concludes its season with the family-friendly musical "Peter Pan," based on the J.M. Barrie tale about a boy who refuses to grow up....
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Mundelein families have breakfast with SantaDec 16, 2017 12:00 am - Santa and Mrs. Claus dined with young believers Saturday at the Mundelein Park and Recreation District's first Breakfast with Santa. In addition to sharing their hearts...
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Medinah couple married 71 years die within minutes of each otherDec 16, 2017 12:00 am - Made for each other. No phrase better describes longtime Medinah residents Bob and Ruth Kretschmer, who died within minutes of each other Friday, five days after they c...
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Theater events: Metropolis hosts 'Second City's Nut-Cracking Holiday Revue'Dec 13, 2017 5:00 am - To the holidays The Metropolis Performing Arts Centre toasts the holidays and all the magic and mayhem that accompany them with "The Second City's Nut-Cracking Holiday R...
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Des Plaines man charged with choking, striking Rolling Meadows womanDec 12, 2017 12:00 am - A Des Plaines man was charged with home invasion and aggravated domestic battery Tuesday after authorities say he went into his ex-girlfriend's unlocked Rolling Meadows ...
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Trio charged after Palatine homeowner discovered burglary in progressDec 11, 2017 12:00 am - Editor's note: The charges against Brittany Barrett were dismissed. Two teenagers and a 22-year-old parolee were charged with residential burglary Sunday after the ...
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Chicago-area native delivers powerful performance in Carole King musical 'Beautiful'Dec 08, 2017 12:00 pm - “Beautiful - The Carole King Story” - ★ ★ ★ ½ As the second act of “Beautiful - The Carole King Musical” wound down and the 11 o'clock number approached, a murmur went ...
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Widow sues over Des Plaines swan attack drowningDec 08, 2017 12:00 am - The widow of a Villa Park man who drowned after a nesting swan attacked him and caused his kayak to overturn has filed a wrongful-death suit against the owners of the co...