Barbara Vitello
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Cruz trial experts dispute cause of newborn's deathNov 03, 2014 12:00 am - Was the baby Jessica Cruz gave birth to nearly three years ago in the restroom of a Streamwood Salvation Army store born alive? A Cook County assistant medical examiner ...
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Drury Lane's new season includes 'Billy Elliot,' Pan prequelNov 02, 2014 10:00 pm - In the latest in a series of scheduling coups, Drury Lane Theatre in Oak Brook Terrace has secured the rights to the regional premieres of "Billy Elliot" and "Peter and ...
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Reworked 'Titanic' sets sail in well-sung Chicago revivalNov 02, 2014 6:00 am - Everything we need to know about the characters embarking on the voyage of a lifetime in Griffin Theatre's gloriously intimate “Titanic” we read in their expressions dur...
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Theater events: Chicago Children's Theatre hosts signed performanceOct 31, 2014 6:30 am - • The 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, performance of the Chicago Children's Theatre production of Leo Lionni's “Frederick” will include sign language interpretation for deaf or...
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Residency questions plague Cook County 12th judicial raceOct 30, 2014 1:01 am - Questions about residency and qualifications dog the candidates running in Cook County's 12th judicial subcircuit, which encompasses parts of Maine, Wheeling, Elk Grove,...
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Newborn's father testifies in mother's murder trialOct 30, 2014 1:01 am - "Hopefully, one day you can forgive me." That was the text message Misael Chavez says he received from his then-girlfriend Jessica Cruz on Nov. 4, 2011, a few hours afte...
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Men charged after $1.4 million Elk Grove Village pot bustOct 29, 2014 1:01 am - Two men have been charged with drug possession after authorities discovered 1,700 pounds of marijuana hidden in pallets of soup crackers being unloaded at an Elk Grove V...
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Interrogation video played in Hanover Park woman's trialOct 29, 2014 1:00 am - “We're here because we found a baby and that baby was found dead. That baby was your baby. And I want you to explain.” Those were the words Streamwood detective Miguel ...
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Cruz lawyers argue baby died before birthOct 28, 2014 1:01 am - Emotions ran high in a Rolling Meadows courtroom Tuesday as testimony began in the trial of a Hanover Park woman charged with strangling her newborn baby nearly three ye...
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Mount Prospect man sentenced for sexually abusing teenOct 27, 2014 1:01 am - A 35-year-old Mount Prospect man was sentenced to 19 years in prison for sexually assaulting a teenage girl. Rafael Avila was found guilty of multiple counts of aggravat...