Barbara Vitello
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Wheeling man takes cab to gas station, robs itApr 15, 2015 1:00 am - A Wheeling man who took a cab to the Palatine gas station he intended to rob, and afterward practically walked into the arms of a waiting police officer, pleaded guilty ...
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Theater events: Darkly comic 'Constant State of Panic' premieres at ClockwiseApr 14, 2015 11:00 pm - Modern anxiety Playwright Patrick Gabridge takes a darkly comic look at maintaining a modern-day marriage in "Constant State of Panic." Clockwise Theatre presents t...
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Lyric Opera revives flawed gem 'Carousel' in stellar fashionApr 14, 2015 11:00 pm - With its magnificent revival of "Carousel," Lyric Opera of Chicago has accomplished what few other theaters ever will, which is to showcase the grand and glorious score ...
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$1.5 million bail for man charged with stalking relativeApr 14, 2015 1:00 am - Mental health and fitness issues may factor into the case of a Colorado man ordered held on a total bail of $1.5 million Tuesday after authorities say he sent numerous t...
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Palatine man faces federal tax evasion chargesApr 13, 2015 1:00 am - A Palatine man is among 11 Chicago and suburban residents charged with separate federal income tax crimes. William Daddano, 58, the owner of a real estate appraisal busi...
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Suburban dancers get chance to soar as Drury Lane's 'Billy Elliot'Apr 12, 2015 6:30 am - To suggest that much of the success of Drury Lane Theatre's “Billy Elliot” rests on the shoulders of a couple of suburban teenagers is no overstatement. Not when those t...
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Bail set at $750,000 for Hoffman Estates man charged in sexual assaultApr 10, 2015 1:00 am - Bail was set at $750,000 Friday afternoon for a Hoffman Estates man accused of breaking into a Hoffman Estates woman's locked bedroom and sexually assaulting her. Ronal...
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Mishaps, misunderstandings propel Fox Valley Rep's 'Unnecessary Farce'Apr 09, 2015 9:00 am - “People running in and out of rooms taking off their clothes hardly passes for plot,” observes a character in “Unnecessary Farce,” summing up in its entirety the frothy,...
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Elk Grove woman not guilty of delivering weapons used in deputies' shootingApr 09, 2015 1:00 am - An Elk Grove Village woman charged with delivering guns to Scott B. Peters, who authorities say used them to shoot two McHenry County sheriff's deputies last October, wa...
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Goodman's unfunny 'Upstairs Concierge' farce falls shortApr 08, 2015 11:00 pm - One thing about “The Upstairs Concierge,” it deepens one's appreciation for great farce. Not because it is one. The play by Kristoffer Diaz, a 2010 Pulitzer Prize final...