Barbara Vitello
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Theater events: St. Charles' Zanies hosts standup comic Ms. PatJul 04, 2013 6:00 am - Ms. Pat tells all Standup comedian Ms. Pat has gone from selling drugs on the streets of Atlanta as a teenage mom to performing on Nickelodeon's “Mom's Night Out,” ...
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Dialogue, acting carry Huff's screwball dramedyJul 03, 2013 2:30 pm - There are several cringe-inducing scenes in “Big Lake Big City,” a noirish, black comedy/murder mystery by Arlington Heights playwright Keith Huff (“Mad Men,” “House of ...
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Elgin man charged with sexually assaulting girl he met on FacebookJul 02, 2013 5:28 pm - Elgin police charged a 21-year-old man with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl whom prosecutors say he met on Facebook. Cook County Judge Joseph Cataldo set bail at ...
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Hoffman Estates man pleads guilty to BB gun shootingJun 28, 2013 5:16 pm - A Hoffman Estates man pleaded guilty to shooting at police with a BB gun when they responded last April to a report of a family problem at his home, court clerk records ...
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Palatine flight attendant acquitted of weapons chargeJun 28, 2013 1:05 pm - A longtime flight attendant from Palatine, who authorities say carried a loaded weapon onto an airplane last year, was acquitted of the charge, Cook County court records...
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Elgin man found guilty in sexual assault trialJun 28, 2013 11:30 am - A Cook County judge found an Elgin man guilty on charges that he sexually abused a girl over about 2½ years beginning when she was 12 years old. “There is no victory wo...
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Theater events: Michael Shannon returns home for 'Simpatico'Jun 28, 2013 6:00 am - 'Exit Interview' A university lecturer fired from his position is subjected to a final chat with his superior that causes him to reflect on his past in the dark co...
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'Boeing' journey uneventful, but the service is top-flightJun 28, 2013 6:00 am - For a high-flying farce, “Boeing-Boeing” spends a lot of time taxiing along the tarmac. In fact, French playwright Marc Camoletti's comedy — currently in a revival at D...
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Prosecutors: Convicted sex offender failed to registerJun 27, 2013 7:37 pm - A 36-year-old convicted sex offender, who police say was loitering in a children’s play area in an Elk Grove Village fast-food restaurant, pleaded guilty to failing to n...
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Lawyer guilty in 2-year-old contempt caseJun 25, 2013 6:13 pm - A Cook County judge found a Des Plaines attorney guilty of indirect contempt of court Wednesday, ending a saga that began two years ago when the lawyer didn’t show up fo...