Barbara Vitello
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Backyard grillers serve up smokin’ good time at barbecue competitionAug 31, 2013 11:24 am - From dozens of grills, Dutch ovens and oversize smokers came the unmistakable, deliciously savory aroma of barbecue poultry, pork and beef Saturday afternoon during the ...
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Elk Grove men charged with drug possessionAug 30, 2013 11:11 am - Police charged two Elk Grove Village men with possession of a controlled substance after officers executed a search warrant Thursday at the Warwick Lane home where they ...
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Theater events: Janus celebrates 15 yearsAug 30, 2013 6:00 am - Janus dreams on Janus Theater celebrates its 15th season with “A Midsummer Night's Dream,” Shakespeare's bucolic comedy about two pairs of lovers whose romantic liv...
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Fall theater forecast: Curtain rises on Broadway hits, local premieresAug 30, 2013 6:00 am - The fall theater forecast calls for new works and local premieres along with a sprinkling of old favorites. In the musical category, Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire a...
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Rosemont man held on 1997 sexual assault chargesAug 27, 2013 1:00 pm - A 43-year-old man, wanted since 1997 and accused of sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl in Rosemont, was arrested and ordered held on $750,000 bond. Juan Gomez, of the...
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Chicago man pleads guilty to Streamwood supermarket robberyAug 26, 2013 1:38 pm - A 61-year-old Chicago man pleaded guilty Monday to robbing a Streamwood Aldi store at gunpoint. In exchange for Derrick Shelby’s guilty plea, Cook County Judge Kay Hanl...
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Man accused of recording woman through window in WheelingAug 26, 2013 12:58 pm - A 37-year-old Glenview man has been charged with peering into windows and video recording a woman inside without her consent. Wheeling police say Shuujin Vanchig, of th...
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Glendale Heights native designs alternative careerAug 23, 2013 8:45 am - Costume design is part of Raquel Adorno's DNA. The Glendale Heights native hails from a family of seamstresses, including her mother and both grandmothers. Adorno has s...
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Theater events: Second City brings laughs to MetropolisAug 23, 2013 6:00 am - Comic relief The Second City serves up the last laughs of summer courtesy of “Happily Ever Laughter,” a sketch comedy revue that skewers reality TV stars and Washin...
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Marriott's hard-working ensemble makes '9 to 5' palatableAug 23, 2013 6:00 am - Watching "9 to 5: The Musical" at Lincolnshire's Marriott Theatre is like eating chicken-fried steak from a fine china plate. The presentation is fine, propelled by Da...