Barbara Vitello
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Fire cleanup prompts Second City to cancel more showsAug 31, 2015 1:00 am - The Second City announced on Monday it will cancel shows through Sunday, Sept. 6, to continue cleanup from a nearby fire last Wednesday in Chicago's Piper's Alley. A Ch...
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Affectionate story, lovely songs propel crowd-pleasing 'October Sky'Aug 28, 2015 11:00 am - "October Sky," the quaint, coming-of-age musical about high school rocket scientists desperate to "slip the surly bonds" of their West Virginia coal town, is about ready...
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$2.5 million bail for Arlington Heights man charged with sexual abuseAug 28, 2015 1:00 am - A 25-year-old Arlington Heights man was ordered held on $2.5 million bail Friday on charges he sexually abused two children. Abel Mil must post $250,000 to be released ...
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Elk Grove Village man gets 4 years in late-night restaurant burglariesAug 27, 2015 1:00 am - An Elk Grove Village man admitted Thursday to committing three late-night restaurant burglaries in Elk Grove Village last year. In exchange for his guilty plea to the c...
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Theater events: 'American Idiot' opens Hypocrites' 19th seasonAug 26, 2015 5:50 am - Hypocrites' 'Idiot' Days after The Hypocrites' earned a leading eight equity Joseph Jefferson Award nominations for its production of "All Our Tragic," it previews ...
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Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co. to close next yearAug 26, 2015 1:00 am - Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company, a staple on the Chicago storefront theater scene for nearly three decades, announced Wednesday it will close next year at the conclusion of...
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Man charged with threatening suburban woman asks for time to consider pleaAug 26, 2015 1:00 am - A Colorado man who authorities say threatened a female relative he accused of mismanaging the family business asked Cook County Judge Bridget Hughes for more time to con...
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Dogs in hot van in Palatine were 'suffocating,' vet testifiesAug 25, 2015 1:00 am - A Cook County judge ruled Tuesday nine surviving dogs found overheated in crates in a van must be forfeited by their owner. Two of the animals died after authorities say...
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Prosecutors: Streamwood man held on $250,000 bailAug 22, 2015 1:00 am - A Streamwood man who authorities say has failed to show up for 20 required court appearances was ordered held on a total bail of $250,000 Friday. Ryan Young, 31, who ha...
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500 welcome Honor Flight participants to Arlington HeightsAug 22, 2015 1:00 am - Cheers and applause greeted 45 veterans who returned to Arlington Heights Saturday after a three-day trip to Washington, D.C., courtesy of the Veterans Network Committee...