Barbara Vitello
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Discretionary life sentence stands for juvenile killerDec 03, 2015 12:00 am - The life sentence convicted killer David Biro received for the 1990 death of a Winnetka couple's fetus will stand, a Cook County judge ruled Thursday. In one of the sub...
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Marriott Theatre announces casting for limited run 'Spring Awakening'Dec 01, 2015 12:00 am - Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire announced Tuesday its preseason production of "Spring Awakening," the Tony Award-winning musical about adolescent sexuality and desp...
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Paramount hits the mark with hugely entertaining 'Christmas Story'Nov 30, 2015 10:00 pm - What makes a musical a classic? A story that resonates, for starters. Good music, canny lyrics and interesting characters are also essential. “A Christmas Story — The M...
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Theater events: Get 'Holidazed' in Aurora courtesy of Second CityNov 30, 2015 10:00 pm - 'Holidazed' in Aurora The Second City National Touring Company returns to Aurora's intimate Copley Theatre with the "Holidazed and Confused Revue," a sendup of all ...
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Citadel's ambitious 'Oliver!' falls shortNov 27, 2015 5:00 am - Perhaps the most impressive thing about Citadel Theatre's revival of “Oliver!” is the tenaciousness of its ensemble. Their determination was evident in the way they sold...
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Theater events: 'Domesticated' makes Chicago premiere at SteppenwolfNov 23, 2015 10:00 pm - Scandal Tom Irwin plays a disgraced politician stumbling through a televised apology for his indiscretion and Mary Beth Fisher plays his wife who stands stoically b...
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Theater events: Paramount rings in holidays with 'Christmas Story'Nov 20, 2015 5:00 am - 'Christmas Story' A young boy growing up in a small Indiana town during the 1940s has his heart set on one thing: a Red Ryder BB gun. And he'll do almost anything t...
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New indictment against Elgin cleric charged with sex abuseNov 20, 2015 12:00 am - Prosecutors on Friday announced a new indictment against an Elgin cleric charged earlier this year with sexually abusing a 22-year-old employee of the Islamic school he ...
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Attorneys: Aurora cousins to plead guilty in terror plotNov 19, 2015 12:00 am - Aurora cousins whom federal authorities accuse of planning to attack a Joliet military base and join Islamic State militants are expected to plead guilty to the charges ...
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Uber driver sentenced to probation for firing at passengersNov 19, 2015 12:00 am - An Uber driver who shot at a passenger who shattered his car's moon roof with a rock pleaded guilty Thursday to reckless discharge of a firearm. Marvin White, 44, of Bol...