Barbara Vitello
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Theater events: Kokandy revives musical homage to Gertrude SteinJul 17, 2015 6:00 am - 'Loving Repeating' Kokandy Productions revives "Loving Repeating," a musical homage chronicling the life of writer Gertrude Stein from her student days during the l...
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Faith and forgiveness underscore Steppenwolf's 'Grand Concourse'Jul 17, 2015 6:00 am - In a play about faith and forgiveness set in a parish soup kitchen, a stately old church makes the perfect backdrop. Dark and imposing, the house of worship looming over...
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Dad of Bartlett grad killed in crash wants other driver to give to scholarshipsJul 17, 2015 5:30 am - Patrick Coleman is convinced his son Michael has forgiven the man involved in the collision that killed him. That was Michael's nature, Patrick Coleman said of the 19-ye...
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Three Wheeling men charged in Mount Prospect shootingJul 17, 2015 1:00 am - Three Wheeling men with felony convictions face mob action charges related to a shooting in which no one was hit late Wednesday afternoon in Mount Prospect. Authorities...
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Metropolis' 'Moon Over Buffalo' delivers laughs, but few thrillsJul 15, 2015 6:00 am - The actors in Eclectic Theatre Company's “Moon Over Buffalo” embrace every improbability and perform with gusto every bit of slapstick director David Belew throws their ...
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Elgin man pleads guilty to jewelry theft from girlfriend's fatherJul 14, 2015 1:00 am - A 20-year-old Elgin man was sentenced to four years in prison after he pleaded guilty to stealing jewelry from his girlfriend's father, court records show. Patrick Nehl...
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Chicago theater pioneer dies at 87Jul 14, 2015 1:00 am - Abena Joan P. Brown, co-founder and longtime president of the eta Creative Arts Foundation on Chicago's South Side and a pioneer in and tireless advocate for African Ame...
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Woman found insane in screwdriver attacks to continue outpatient treatmentJul 14, 2015 1:00 am - A Rosemont woman found not guilty by reason of insanity of attacking two small children with a screwdriver was ordered Tuesday to continue psychiatric treatment as an ou...
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Rockford man pleads guilty to attempted murderJul 14, 2015 1:00 am - A former U.S. soldier from Rockford pleaded guilty Tuesday to stabbing his then-girlfriend five times in the face and neck in 2013. In exchange for his guilty plea to a...
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Arlington Heights sex offender gets jail time for not registeringJul 14, 2015 1:00 am - A convicted sex offender from Arlington Heights pleaded guilty Tuesday to failing to register with local authorities. Arturo Borg, 33, was sentenced to six months in Co...