Barbara Vitello
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Family-friendly 'Big Fish' reels in audiencesApr 22, 2013 5:30 am - "Big Fish," the Broadway-bound musical that opened Friday at Chicago's Oriental Theatre, should have no problem reeling in audiences when it arrives in New York this fal...
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Homeless man remanded to facility in Arlington Heights stabbingApr 19, 2013 2:14 pm - A Cook County judge this week committed Michael Todd, a homeless man who stabbed another homeless man outside the Arlington Heights Memorial Library in December 2008, to...
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Jury deadlocks in 2011 meat cleaver attackApr 19, 2013 9:48 am - A judge declared a mistrial Friday after jurors were unable to agree on a verdict in the case of former cook Xiubin Mei, charged with attempted murder and aggravated bat...
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Jury will resume deliberations Friday in meat cleaver trialApr 18, 2013 9:25 pm - After more than six hours of deliberations, a jury failed to reach a verdict Thursday in the case of former cook Xiubin Mei, who authorities say used a meat cleaver to a...
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Sumptuous 'South Pacific' a win for MarriottApr 18, 2013 6:00 am - When it comes to Marriott Theatre's revival of "South Pacific," the only thing more sumptuous than Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's glorious score is the lush set...
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Defendant testifies in 2011 meat cleaver attackApr 17, 2013 1:00 pm - Former cook Xiubin Mei testified late Wednesday that he raised a meat cleaver to his boss during a disagreement at an Elk Grove Village restaurant because he was scared ...
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Member of Elk Grove burglary ring pleads guiltyApr 16, 2013 5:17 pm - The last of an Elk Grove Village burglary ring — whose members authorities say committed more than 60 break-ins — pleaded guilty earlier this month. In exchange for Rya...
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Suspect claims self-defense in meat cleaver attackApr 16, 2013 4:23 pm - In opening statements Tuesday, prosecutors portrayed Xiubin Mei as a man who turned to violence under threat of losing his job and attempted to kill the owner of an Elk ...
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Judge vacates guilty plea because of former Schaumburg copApr 15, 2013 7:21 pm - Cook County Judge Kay Hanlon on Monday vacated an Elk Grove Village man’s 2012 guilty plea to drug charges and his six-year sentence after defense attorneys called into ...
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Judge to rule Monday on inmate’s motion to vacate pleaApr 12, 2013 5:53 pm - An Elk Grove Village man doing prison time on drug charges must wait a bit longer for a ruling on his motion to vacate his guilty plea. Cook County Judge Kay Hanlon on F...