Barbara Vitello
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John Mahoney, Penny Slusher a well-matched duo in 'Chapatti'Mar 19, 2014 1:30 pm - Even the most ardent animal lovers recognize that all the love and affection pets provide sometimes isn't enough. Humans need more, as evidenced by Dan and Betty, the go...
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Jurors view autopsy photos as Nellessen trial continuesMar 18, 2014 1:01 am - Grim-faced jurors - some with furrowed brows, others with hands over their mouths - viewed grisly autopsy photographs Tuesday as the prosecution concluded its case again...
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Arlington Heights man found guilty of murdering his fatherMar 18, 2014 1:00 am - Jurors found Matthew Nellessen guilty of first-degree murder Wednesday in the 2011 beating and stabbing death of his father in the family's Arlington Heights home. They ...
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Jurors view photos, videos in Nellessen murder trialMar 17, 2014 1:01 am - Prosecutors showed jurors photographs of George Nellessen's bound wrists and feet and blood splattered on the ceiling above the victim as the murder trial of his son ent...
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'Gospel' a wrenching portrait of violence and lossMar 14, 2014 5:45 am - “The Gospel of Lovingkindness” doesn't tell us anything we don't already know about gun violence. Marcus Gardley's elegiac drama — in its world premiere at Victory Garde...
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Theater events: Former 'Idol' contestants star in 'Joseph'Mar 14, 2014 5:45 am - • Former “American Idol” contestants Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young star as The Narrator and Joseph in the national tour of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” ...
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Friend testifies she spent day with Matthew Nellesen after his dad's murderMar 14, 2014 1:01 am - A friend of Matthew Nellessen said he phoned her one April morning in 2011 and asked for her help if he got in trouble with police. The call came at 8:45 a.m. April 14, ...
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Co-defendant says killing father wasn't part of planMar 13, 2014 1:00 pm - Self-confessed Chicago gang member Marlon Green testified Thursday that while he agreed to help Matthew Nellessen rob his father, George Nellessen, he never agreed to mu...
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Son was victim, not dad's killer, his lawyers sayMar 12, 2014 1:01 pm - The 22-year-old who authorities say murdered his father in their Arlington Heights home nearly three years ago is not a killer, but an intended victim, his lawyers say. ...
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Trial to begin for Arlington Heights man charged in dad's murderMar 09, 2014 8:00 am - George Nellessen was worried about his son Matthew. He worried in 2009, when Matthew was sentenced to 15 days in Cook County jail for marijuana possession. He worried w...