Barbara Vitello
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Fine Steel Beam cast mines menace in 'Veronica's Room'Jan 12, 2015 10:00 pm - Never talk to strangers. That's one of several lessons one can draw from “Veronica's Room,” the 1973 psychological thriller by Ira Levin currently running at Steel Beam ...
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Rolling Meadows man charged with sexually abusing girlJan 09, 2015 12:01 am - A Cook County judge set bail at $350,000 Friday for a 63-year-old Rolling Meadows man who prosecutors say abused a girl over a two-year period beginning when she was abo...
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Slain Des Plaines teen's family confronts defendant's family at courtJan 06, 2015 12:01 am - Family members of a dead Des Plaines teen hurled epithets and lunged at relatives of the man accused of killing him after a bond hearing Tuesday at the Rolling Meadows c...
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Charges dropped against fourth defendant in 2011 Arlington Heights murderJan 05, 2015 12:01 am - Editors note: This article reflects a correction as to Armon Braden's plea. He pleaded guilty to murder in November. Cook County prosecutors on Monday dismissed cha...
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Judge denies change of venue motion in Palatine murder caseJan 05, 2015 12:01 am - A Cook County judge on Monday denied a request to change the location of the trial of Michael Platt, the Palatine man charged with first-degree murder in the death last ...
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Theater news: Lifeline hosts Fillet of SoloJan 02, 2015 5:00 am - Fillet of Solo Performers Stephen Bastion of Gurnee and Tekki Lomnicki of Elmhurst are among those featured during Lifeline Theatre's 18th annual Fillet of Solo Fes...
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World premiere musicals highlight suburban theater scene in 2015Jan 01, 2015 6:30 am - Editor's note: Rhett Guter will choreograph Drury Lane Theatre's production of "West Side Story." The 2015 Chicago-area theater forecast calls for world-premiere mu...
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Northwest suburban Cook County court cases of 2014Dec 28, 2014 12:01 am - A Hoffman Estates family devastated by an early-morning attack in April 2009 waited five years for justice. They got it in 2014 in the form of three life sentences for 2...
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Theater events: Sasheer Zamata plays Zanies RosemontDec 26, 2014 8:00 am - Exit 2014 laughing “Saturday Night Live” featured player Sasheer Zamata headlines Zanies Rosemont on New Year's Eve. Known for her impressions of Michelle Obama and...
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Some suburban theaters soar, but others take a final bowDec 26, 2014 4:30 am - During a year in which Paramount Theatre in Aurora's profile continued to soar in its first Jeff Award eligible season and Writers Theatre in Glencoe broke ground on wha...