Barbara Vitello
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Paramedic recalls Laura Engelhardt asking, 'Am I going to die?'May 29, 2014 1:00 am - Eighteen-year-old Laura Engelhardt had one question as paramedics rushed her by ambulance to the hospital after a knife attack on her family on April 17, 2009. “Am I goi...
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Imperfect relationships play out in Writers' delightful 'Days'May 28, 2014 11:00 pm - For anyone passionate about musicals, who has observed with dismay stage adaptations of Hollywood hits (and misses), frothy relationship revues and jukebox shows cobbled...
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Ex-girlfriend describes killings in Howard trialMay 28, 2014 1:00 am - A tearful Amanda Engelhardt told jurors today that she fell asleep after a prolonged argument with former boyfriend D'Andre Howard and awoke to find him holding a knife ...
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After jury chosen, Howard tries to fire lawyersMay 28, 2014 1:00 am - After 12 jurors and three alternates had been chosen to hear evidence in his murder trial, D'Andre Howard informed the judge Tuesday that he wanted to fire his assistant...
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Convicted sex offender pleads guilty to new chargesMay 27, 2014 1:01 am - A man sentenced in January for molesting an 8-year-old child with special needs at a suburban church pleaded guilty Tuesday to two additional charges of aggravated crimi...
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Arlington Heights man pleads guilty to abusing teenMay 27, 2014 1:01 am - A 35-year-old Arlington Heights man pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a then-15-year-old girl in July 2011, according to the man's attorney, Cook County Assistant P...
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Palatine man pleads guilty to drug chargesMay 27, 2014 1:01 am - A Palatine man arrested in March following a drug sting has pleaded guilty to the manufacture and delivery of heroin, court records show. In exchange for his guilty plea...
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Trial to begin for 2009 Hoffman Estates murdersMay 25, 2014 8:00 am - Five years ago, violence transformed a Hoffman Estates family, claiming the lives of three members and devastating those left behind. On Tuesday, the Engelhardt family'...
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Metropolis' 'Last Five Years' eloquently examines romanceMay 23, 2014 6:00 am - Every marriage ends. The end may come after a lifetime together, the fulfillment of a promise: “till death do us part.” It may come sooner, accompanied by legal documen...
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Chicago man pleads guilty to Palatine phone store robberyMay 23, 2014 1:01 am - A 21-year-old Chicago man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for the May 2013 robbery of a Palatine Verizon Wireless store. Lavell Fort pleaded guilty Wednesday to the...