Barbara Vitello
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First Folio pays tribute to bonds of sisterhood in empowering 'As You Like It'Jul 19, 2017 11:00 am - Somewhere, First Folio Theatre's Alison C. Vesely was smiling. On Saturday, First Folio opened William Shakespeare's “As You Like It,” its first outdoor summer producti...
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Cook County jury awards more than $4 million to family of stroke victimJul 19, 2017 1:00 am - A Cook County jury awarded $4.1 million to the family of a Schaumburg woman who suffered a stroke while recuperating from a hip fracture at a Bartlett nursing facility a...
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Des Plaines man accused of trying to solicit teenJul 19, 2017 1:00 am - A clerk at a Rolling Meadows gas station has been charged with trying to solicit sex from a 16-year-old boy Monday during an exchange the teen recorded on his cellphone....
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Theater spotlight: 'La Havana Madrid' gets third remount at GoodmanJul 18, 2017 11:00 pm - 'La Havana Madrid' "La Havana Madrid," a Teatro Vista premiere and one of the season's biggest hits, gets a third remount at the Goodman Theatre, coming on the heels of...
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Marriott Lincolnshire Resort reopened after floodingJul 18, 2017 1:00 am - The Marriott Lincolnshire Resort reopened Tuesday, nearly a week after floodwaters from the Des Plaines River and Indian Creek forced the evacuation of about 250 hotel g...
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Glenview man receives probation in Northwest Community Hospital attackJul 18, 2017 1:00 am - A Glenview man who attacked a nurse and two other employees while a patient at Northwest Community Hospital was sentenced to two years probation Tuesday. James Mette, 27...
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Arlington Heights man sentenced to 34 years for sexually abusing childrenJul 17, 2017 1:00 am - An Arlington Heights man, who a Cook County judge described as the mythical "boogeyman," was sentenced Monday to a total of 34 years in prison in exchange for his guilty...
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Action, imagination key to Metropolis' revival of 'Peter,' Dave Barry saysJul 15, 2017 7:00 am - For Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry, the secret to good storytelling is action. “I don't like books with long descriptive passages,” said the former Miami Her...
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Flood outlook varies town-to-town as more officials promise helpJul 15, 2017 1:00 am - While some river and lake communities Saturday saw water levels begin to recede in the wake of Wednesday's downpour, others still are bracing for the worst of the fallou...
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Mount Prospect rapist sentenced to 90 yearsJul 14, 2017 1:00 am - Arlington Heights woman died before trial, but family attended