Barbara Vitello
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Theater events: 'Men on Boats' gets regional premiere at American Theater CompanyJan 03, 2017 10:00 pm - Regional premiere American Theater Company presents the regional premiere of "Men on Boats," Jaclyn Backhaus' tale about explorers mapping the Green and Colorado rivers ...
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Major court and crime stories last year in the Northwest suburbsJan 02, 2017 5:00 am - Once again, disgraced Illinois politicians topped the list of Cook County's noteworthy court and crime stories of the year. His reputation and legacy in tatters after ...
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From 'Hamilton' to notable farewells, Chicago-area theater scene had a busy yearDec 30, 2016 5:00 am - "Hamilton" may have dominated Chicago-area theater news this year, but the Broadway blockbuster's arrival wasn't the only story. In the suburbs, 2016 marked the year Buf...
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Menace stalks world-premiere ghost story at Glencoe's Writers TheatreDec 21, 2016 10:15 am - PigPen Theatre Company knows not to show its cards. At least not all of them, and definitely not all at once. Their gamble pays off in “The Hunter and the Bear,” an emo...
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Re-imagined 'Phantom' remains a glorious excessDec 18, 2016 10:00 pm - “Moderation is a fatal thing ... nothing succeeds like excess.” Oscar Wilde wrote those lines for his 1893 play “A Woman of No Importance.” But they pertain unquestiona...
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A revelation ruptures an evangelical community in Steppenwolf's 'Christians'Dec 15, 2016 5:45 am - At the beginning of Lucas Hnath's “The Christians,” one of the characters asked congregation members to bow their heads in prayer. At least one audience member attending...
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New Second City revue mines postelection 'Discontent' for laughsDec 14, 2016 5:00 am - “The Winner ... of Our Discontent,” the latest Second City revue, makes explicit in its title everything about its content. Animated by the lingering, postelection mala...
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Theater events: Improv Playhouse remounts 'It's a Wonderful Life'Dec 13, 2016 5:00 am - 'Wonderful Life' Improv Playhouse remounts its radio adaptation of "It's a Wonderful Life," Frank Capra's 1946 holiday classic about everyman George Bailey who glimpses ...
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Elgin man sentenced for weapons violationDec 10, 2016 12:00 am - A 27-year-old Elgin man was sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to a weapons charge. Deondrae Clements, who pleaded guilty Thursday, was charged with ...
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Probation for Roselle man who sexually abused teenage girlDec 09, 2016 12:00 am - A Roselle man who admitted sexually abusing a teenage girl was sentenced to 30 months of probation and ordered to register as a sex offender, court records show. Marco ...