Barbara Vitello
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Chicago men charged with Arlington tire theftJan 29, 2013 1:13 pm - A Cook County judge set bail Tuesday for two Chicago men charged with stealing tires, including at least six from an Arlington Heights car dealership. Judge Jill Cerone...
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Drug charges dropped in cases worked by accused Schaumburg copsJan 28, 2013 1:00 pm - The fallout from the arrests of three undercover Schaumburg police officers on drug conspiracy charges continued Monday with Cook County prosecutors dropping charges in ...
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Troubled times for suburban orchestrasJan 26, 2013 7:00 am - Among the arts organizations suffering the effects of the lingering economic downturn are suburban orchestras whose financial and logistical woes amount to slightly diff...
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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...