Barbara Vitello
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Theater events: Janus stages streamlined 'Hamlet'Apr 19, 2016 5:54 am - Re-imagined 'Hamlet' Janus Theatre Company concludes its 18th season with a streamlined, promenade-style production of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet," about a devot...
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Chicago man charged with armed robberies in Hoffman Estates, SchaumburgApr 19, 2016 1:00 am - A Chicago man was ordered held without bail Tuesday on charges he robbed four gas stations in Hoffman Estates and Schaumburg at gunpoint over the last few weeks. Charge...
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Fentanyl-related deaths spike in Cook CountyApr 18, 2016 1:00 am - More than 100 people in Cook County, including eight from the Northwest suburbs, have died since 2015 after overdosing on illicit versions of fentanyl, a drug far more p...
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Williams Street Rep announces new season, equity agreementApr 15, 2016 1:00 am - Williams Street Repertory announced Friday it will kick off its 2016-17 season in Crystal Lake with a July theater festival. Williams Street Rep also announced it has en...
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Judge: Hastert support letters must be public to be considered in sentencingApr 15, 2016 1:00 am - Letters in support of former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert cite his ill health and public service in asking for leniency when he's sentenced April 27 on banking char...
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Theater events: 'In the Heat of the Night' closes Shattered Globe's seasonApr 13, 2016 6:00 am - Page, screen to stage Shattered Globe Theatre concludes its 25th season with a timely production of "In the Heat of the Night," adapted by Matt Pelfrey from John Ba...
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Hoffman Estates man charged with sixth DUIApr 12, 2016 1:00 am - A Hoffman Estates man with five convictions for drunken driving was charged with his sixth DUI and ordered held on $100,000 bail Tuesday. Jose Cruz, 53, faces up to 30 y...
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Letts' 'Mary Page Marlowe' an exceptional portrait of ordinary lifeApr 11, 2016 11:00 pm - The shortest distance between two points may be a straight line. But the indirect route is a more provocative path as evidenced by Tracy Letts' artfully crafted, introsp...
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Former Elgin man held on 20-year-old sex abuse chargesApr 11, 2016 1:00 am - A 52-year-old former Elgin man has been charged with predatory criminal sexual assault for crimes prosecutors say he committed against a young girl more than 20 years ag...
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'Dr. Seward's Dracula,' 'Captain Blood' on tap at First FolioApr 10, 2016 11:00 pm - First Folio Theatre in Oak Brook will open its 21st season with the world premiere of “Dr. Seward's Dracula,” by Joseph Zettelmaier (“The Gravedigger,” “Salvage”). ...