Barbara Vitello
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Des Plaines man pleads guilty to burglariesJan 09, 2017 12:00 am - A Des Plaines teenager charged with two counts of residential burglary has pleaded guilty, court records show. In exchange for his guilty plea, Humberto Moran, 19, was ...
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Palatine man gets six years in prison for abusing toddlerJan 09, 2017 12:00 am - A Palatine man pleaded guilty Monday to sexually abusing a toddler who attended his mother's home day care. Connor Noonan, 21, was sentenced to six years in prison. Addi...
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No bail in torture case: 'Where is your sense of decency?' judge asksJan 06, 2017 12:00 am - One of four people accused of torturing and threatening to kill a suburban 18-year-old contacted the victim's mother to demand $300 ransom during the hourslong attack, a...
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Winnetka man admits videotaping former girlfriend in Palatine homeJan 05, 2017 12:00 am - A Winnetka man who police say hid a small recording device in the Palatine home of a woman he once dated pleaded guilty to unlawful videotaping Thursday. In exchange fo...
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Mount Prospect teen admits to firing weaponJan 05, 2017 12:00 am - A Mount Prospect teen who prosecutors say fired an AR-15 rifle into the ground Nov. 3 to celebrate the Chicago Cubs' world championship pleaded guilty to an amended char...
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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...