Barbara Vitello
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Chicago Shakespeare Theater charmingly adapts Oscar-winning comedyApr 27, 2017 6:00 am - Whenever some enterprising producer floats the idea of adapting a hit film to the stage, I find myself pondering the same question. What did the original leave unsaid th...
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No bail for suspect accused of strangling Schaumburg womanApr 27, 2017 1:00 am - On the last night of her life, Tiffany Thrasher dined with friends. Shortly after 7 p.m. that day - April 15 - the churchgoing, dog-loving Chicago Cubs fan stopped at a ...
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Paramount's 'Superstar' delivers potent revival of classic rock operaApr 26, 2017 6:00 am - The timing for Paramount Theatre's revival of “Jesus Christ Superstar” was just a bit off. Previews for Tim Rice's and Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock opera chronicling Jesus...
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Man charged with sexually abusing young girl in WheelingApr 26, 2017 1:00 am - A 45-year-old man was ordered held on $750,000 bail Wednesday on charges he sexually abused a 10-year-old girl last year in Wheeling. Prosecutors say Lucio Guerrero mole...
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Longtime Steppenwolf artistic director Martha Lavey dies at 60Apr 25, 2017 1:00 am - Longtime Steppenwolf Theatre artistic director Martha Lavey, a titan of Chicago theater, died Tuesday from complications from a stroke she suffered April 19. She was 60....
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Theater events: Refugee-inspired 'Objects in the Mirror' premieres at GoodmanApr 24, 2017 11:00 pm - Goodman premiere The real-life experiences of refugee-turned-actor Shedrick Yarkpai's journey from war-torn Liberia to various refugee camps to eventual relocation ...
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Man gets 30 years for using screwdriver to kill wife in hospital bathroomApr 24, 2017 1:00 am - A sorrowful chapter in the lives of the Bahena siblings concluded Monday when their father, Javier Bahena-Arellano of McHenry, admitted stabbing to death his estranged w...
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Theater events: Underscore debuts bluegrass musical with suburban talentApr 21, 2017 6:00 am - Bluegrass tuner Underscore Theatre Company premieres "My Name is Annie King," a new folk- and bluegrass-inspired musical by Aaron Albert and Katy Rea and book write...
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Schaumburg village president pleads guilty to leaving accident sceneApr 21, 2017 1:00 am - Schaumburg Village President Al Larson pleaded guilty Friday to the misdemeanor charge of leaving the scene of an accident and the petty offense of improper lane usage i...
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Chicago man set for retrial in 2006 Rolling Meadows murder held on $3.5 million bailApr 21, 2017 1:00 am - A Chicago man, whose conviction for the 2006 slaying of a fledgling Rolling Meadows rap producer was overturned last year, was ordered held on $3.5 million bail Friday. ...