Barbara Vitello
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George Wendt earns title in Northlight's 'Funnyman'Sep 20, 2015 11:00 pm - Sight gags get laughs. Playwright Bruce Graham knows it and uses one to great effect in his solid new dramedy “Funnyman,” which premiered to a chorus of belly laughs fr...
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Chicago Shakespeare conjures imaginative, enchanting 'Tempest'Sep 18, 2015 1:45 pm - Chicago Shakespeare Theater made magic at Thursday's opening of "The Tempest." Literally. Sleight-of-hand as well as larger illusions dominate this beguiling reinventio...
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Theater events: First Folio remounts 'Madness of Edgar Allan Poe'Sep 18, 2015 6:00 am - Tribute to Poe First Folio Theatre revives its original work "The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe: A Love Story," adapted by David Rice from Poe's poems and stories inc...
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Addison man pleads guilty to soliciting teen on FacebookSep 17, 2015 1:00 am - An Addison man who contacted a Wheeling teenager on Facebook to engage in sexual activity pleaded guilty to indecent solicitation Thursday. In exchange for his guilty p...
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Wheeling man sentenced to jail for forging checkSep 17, 2015 1:00 am - A Wheeling man convicted last month of forgery and attempted theft was sentenced Thursday to 120 days in jail and 30 months probation. Andrew A. Schwartz, 27, the forme...
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Arlington Heights man charged with selling drugs to undercover officerSep 17, 2015 1:00 am - An Arlington Heights man, who prosecutors say sold drugs to undercover officers three times in the past two weeks, was ordered to be held on $150,000 bail on Thursday. J...
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Schaumburg man gets four years for selling methSep 17, 2015 1:00 am - A 23-year-old Schaumburg man was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to delivery of a controlled substance. Ruben Rodriguez pleaded guilty this week ...
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Jail time for Hanover Park teen who sexually abused girlSep 17, 2015 1:00 am - A Hanover Park teenager pleaded guilty Thursday to sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl in June. Jean Famularcano, 18, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months pr...
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BoHo Theatre delivers sensitive, well-cast 'Dogfight'Sep 16, 2015 12:15 pm - If you are a fan of Chicago-area theater who doesn't yet know the names of singer/actors Emily Goldberg and Garrett Lutz, you should. And if their candid performances in...
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Schaumburg man pleads guilty to additional DUI chargesSep 15, 2015 1:00 am - A Schaumburg man who was arrested and charged with DUI twice within 48 hours pleaded guilty Tuesday to one set of charges just weeks after admitting to the other. Alread...