Barbara Vitello
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Paramount's triumphant 'West Side Story' a tragic, timely taleMar 21, 2016 11:00 pm - Paramount Theatre's "West Side Story" is unlike any other. Unflinching in its depiction of the bigotry and violence that consume so many American neighborhoods and bitte...
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More Gliniewicz fallout: Fox Lake men claim civil rights violationsMar 21, 2016 1:00 am - Two Fox Lake men who claim authorities improperly detained, searched and questioned them as part of the investigation last September into the fictional murder of a disgr...
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Goodman's affable revival of 'The Matchmaker' doesn't quite satisfyMar 18, 2016 6:00 am - Adventures are worth pursuing. Love is worth taking a risk. Of the life lessons Thornton Wilder's “The Matchmaker” imparts, those are the most fundamental and heartfelt....
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Did Marriott Theater hire enough Latinos for "Evita"?Mar 18, 2016 1:00 am - Marriott Theatre faces charges of cultural insensitivity after a Chicago-area actor criticized the Lincolnshire theater's casting of its upcoming production of “Evita,” ...
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Clockwise Theatre in Waukegan closesMar 17, 2016 11:00 pm - Clockwise Theatre in Waukegan closed abruptly Thursday. Money troubles, which forced Fox Valley Repertory in St. Charles to shut its doors in October, also played a rol...
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Palatine man charged with meth possessionMar 17, 2016 1:00 am - A 28-year-old Palatine man faces drug charges after police found meth hidden in a corn chip bag during a traffic stop. Antonio Celedon was ordered held on a total of $6...
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Musical to kick off Goodman's 2016-17 seasonMar 16, 2016 1:00 am - Goodman Theatre artistic director Robert Falls marks 30 years helming one of the nation's pre-eminent theaters with a 2016-17 season that begins and ends with classi...
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Rolling Meadows man sentenced to six years for abusing 9-year-oldMar 16, 2016 1:00 am - A Rolling Meadows man pleaded guilty Wednesday to sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl and was sentenced to six years in prison. Hugo Gonzaga, 39, of the 4700 block of Arb...
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Theater events: 'The Gathering' returns to Improv PlayhouseMar 15, 2016 11:00 pm - Annual 'Gathering' For the eighth year, the Improv Playhouse remounts "The Gathering," a contemporary re-imagining of the Last Supper by Josephine Raciti and Rolf F...
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Brown claims victory in circuit court clerk primaryMar 15, 2016 5:00 pm - Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown said she feels "vindicated" by her easy victory in the Democratic primary Tuesday, in which she came in 160,000 votes ahead...