Barbara Vitello
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Threats force judge in Facebook torture case to ban courtroom sketchesJan 27, 2017 12:00 am - Reported threats against the defendants accused of kidnapping and torturing a Crystal Lake teenager have been so disturbing a Cook County judge on Friday forbid courtroo...
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Indictments in Facebook torture case expected FridayJan 26, 2017 12:00 am - Cook County prosecutors will likely announce indictments Friday against four people charged with kidnapping and attacking a Crystal Lake teen whose ordeal was streamed l...
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Palatine teen charged with LSD possessionJan 26, 2017 12:00 am - A Palatine teen faces felony drug charges after police found more than $3,000 worth of drugs in his bedroom, authorities said. Noah Smith, 18, was charged Thursday with ...
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Theater events: Teatro Vista premieres Chicago-set thrillerJan 25, 2017 5:00 am - World premiere Teatro Vista stages the premiere of "The Wolf at the End of the Block" by Chicago playwright Ike Holter ("Hit the Wall," "Sender"). The Chicago-set thrill...
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Corporate satire 'Gloria' at Goodman takes shocking, provocative turnJan 24, 2017 10:00 pm - How well do you know your co-workers? Beyond sharing office gossip, an occasional lunch or a beer at a colleague's going-away party, what do you really know about the me...
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Oak Brook's First Folio premieres 'Captain Blood' swashbucklerJan 20, 2017 5:00 am - When First Folio Theatre executive producer David Rice proposed adapting Rafael Sabatini's 1922 swashbuckler “Captain Blood” five years ago, he had only one condition: t...
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Three plead guilty to 2015 Wheeling armed robberyJan 20, 2017 12:00 am - Two 19-year-old men and a 20-year-old woman pleaded guilty Friday to a 2015 Wheeling armed robbery authorities described as a drug deal gone bad. The trio pleaded guilt...
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Woman sentenced to probation for Schaumburg drug chargesJan 19, 2017 12:00 am - A Hoffman Estates woman, charged after a police raid in Schaumburg recovered about $59,000 worth of marijuana and a drug cutting agent in a baby formula can, was sentenc...
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Authorities: Hoffman Estates man dropped, shook childJan 19, 2017 12:00 am - Editor's note: The age of the child and middle initial of the defendant have been corrected from earlier versions. A Hoffman Estates man is being held on $600,000 b...
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Theater events: Williams Street Rep starts 2017 with 'First Date'Jan 17, 2017 10:00 pm - 'First date' William Street Repertory begins 2017 with "First Date," a musical comedy about finding love in the 21st century. Directed by Robin Hughes, the show unf...