Barbara Vitello
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Theater events: Fox Valley Rep opens with comedy whodunitJan 25, 2013 5:00 am - Humorous whodunit Successful artist Jack devises a plot to kills his art dealer after he discovers the man has tricked him in the comedy whodunit “The Art of Murder...
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Elgin teen gets probation for misdemeanor batteryJan 24, 2013 5:15 pm - An Elgin teen appeared before Cook County Judge Jill Cerone Marisie Thursday afternoon and apologized for striking an Elgin High School resource officer last September c...
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Politics underpins domestic drama in Goodman's 'Other Desert Cities'Jan 23, 2013 10:00 pm - Of the praise Goodman Theatre deserves for its Chicago-area premiere of Jon Robin Baitz's “Other Desert Cities,” much belongs to casting director Adam Belcuore. His deci...
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Metropolis' 'Soup' farce proves too tepidJan 22, 2013 10:00 pm - A farce is like a chocolate souffle. It needs a light touch to keep it from falling flat. That delicacy is missing from Metropolis Performing Arts Centre's revival of “...
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Phone thief sent to prisonJan 18, 2013 3:31 pm - A Bolingbrook man who was on bond for robbery when he was charged with stealing another man’s cellphone pleaded guilty to the charges this week in a Rolling Meadows cour...
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Probation for Streamwood man charged with solicitationJan 18, 2013 3:30 pm - Editor’s note: This story was updated to correct that Jones pleaded guilty to solicitation, not indecent solicitation. A 35-year-old Streamwood man charged last year wit...
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Vanecko makes Rolling Meadows court appearanceJan 18, 2013 10:00 am - Richard Vanecko appeared for the first time Friday in a Rolling Meadows courtroom to face charges of involuntary manslaughter in the 2004 death of Mount Prospect residen...
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Local theater: 'Underpants' satire at BTEJan 18, 2013 4:00 am - Social satire at BTE Next up at Buffalo Theatre Ensemble is Carl Sternheim's early 20th century farce “The Underpants,” adapted by actor/comedian Steve Martin. The ...
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Steel Beam's 'Deathtrap' needs sharpeningJan 18, 2013 4:00 am - “Deathtrap,” Ira Levin's shrewdly crafted play-within-a-play, has the fundamentals — droll dialogue, comic relief and well-placed thrills — that make for entertaining th...
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Judge admits girl's dying words in murder trialJan 17, 2013 2:00 pm - Jurors will hear the dying declaration of 18-year-old Conant High School senior Laura Engelhardt when the man charged with her murder goes on trial, a Cook County judge ...