Barbara Vitello
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Goodman's 'Rapture, Blister, Burn' reignites debate about having it allJan 27, 2015 2:00 pm - One thing theatergoers won't want for after seeing Goodman Theatre's Chicago premiere of “Rapture, Blister, Burn” is conversation fodder. Gina Gionfriddo's shrewd, head...
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Two men arrested in Mount Prospect shootingJan 27, 2015 12:01 am - Mount Prospect police charged two men with recklessly discharging a firearm and aggravated unlawful discharge of a weapon following a report of shots fired about 8:46 p....
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$1 million bail for Streamwood man charged with sexually assaulting teenJan 26, 2015 12:01 am - A Streamwood man with a lengthy criminal record was ordered held on $1 million bail Monday on charges that he sexually assaulted a teenage girl. Juan Torres, 44, a convi...
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Drury Lane revives well-done 'West Side Story'Jan 23, 2015 3:45 pm - “West Side Story” is about as close to perfect as a musical gets. Inspired by Shakespeare's “Romeo and Juliet,” with a masterwork score by Leonard Bernstein, the groundb...
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Theater events: Chicago Children's Theatre remounts 'Selfish Giant'Jan 23, 2015 5:00 am - • Chicago Children's Theatre remounts its 2008 production of “The Selfish Giant” by Blair Thomas & Company. This retelling of the Oscar Wilde story about a grumpy giant ...
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'Rose Tattoo' an early valentine to Chicago theatergoersJan 23, 2015 4:15 am - Shattered Globe Theatre delivers to theatergoers an early valentine in the form of its heartfelt, exquisitely acted revival of “The Rose Tattoo,” Tennessee Williams' lov...
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Elgin body shop owner charged with rapeJan 23, 2015 12:01 am - A 40-year-old Belvidere man was ordered held on $225,000 bail Friday after authorities say he sexually assaulted a teenage acquaintance to whom he had offered ride home ...
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Metropolis' 'Private Lives' a look at deliciously dysfunctional romanceJan 22, 2015 5:00 am - The relationship between Amanda and Elyot, the endlessly sparring ex-spouses in Noel Coward's “Private Lives,” stands as a textbook example of marital dysfunction. Or m...
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Hanover Park man pleads guilty to sexually abusing girlJan 22, 2015 12:01 am - A 26-year-old Hanover Park man was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty Thursday to sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl last August. In addition to ...
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Hanover Park woman sentenced to 15 years in death of newbornJan 22, 2015 12:00 am - A judge's imposition of a 15-year sentence on a Hanover Park woman concludes a heartbreaking saga that began more than three years ago when employees discovered the life...