Barbara Vitello
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Jailhouse informant: Defendant threatened accuserDec 13, 2012 6:22 pm - As the sexual assault trial of Herbert Burgess entered its third day Thursday, a jailhouse informant testified Burgess told him he was going to have his accuser beaten w...
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Chief judge bans cellphones at Cook County courthousesDec 12, 2012 2:00 pm - If you have business at a Cook County courthouse in 2013, you'll have to handle it without your cellphone. Circuit Court of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans ann...
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Former SWANCC executive gets 7 years for stealing from agencyDec 12, 2012 12:49 pm - An “extremely remorseful” and “deeply shamed” Christopher Brooke Beal stood before Cook County Judge Lauren Gottainer Edidin on Wednesday and apologized to residents of ...
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Trial begins for man charged with sexually assaulting teenDec 12, 2012 12:20 pm - An example of control and cultivation, is how Cook County Assistant State’s Attorney Mike Gerber described the case against a Mount Prospect man who authorities say sexu...
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Bright, buoyant 'Grinch' a treat for audiencesDec 07, 2012 3:00 pm - Broadway in Chicago's "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical" has everything a child could want. Inspired by the 1957 book by Theodor Seuss Geisel - a...
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Man gets 18 years for Hoffman Estates robbery, home invasionDec 06, 2012 12:45 pm - A 30-year-old Maywood man who authorities say committed a Hoffman Estates home invasion while he was out on bond on another case pleaded guilty to all charges Thursday i...
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'Singin' in the Rain' a splash at Drury LaneDec 06, 2012 7:00 am - One thing about “Singin' in the Rain,” it has great source material. That much is irrefutable. MGM's 1952 film about Hollywood's bumpy transition from silent films to ta...
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Local theater: Holidays with a 'Twist'Dec 06, 2012 5:00 am - Twist-a-Carol Elgin's Vex Theatre presents the third, all-new installment of its annual “Twist-a-Carol” holiday show. Titled “All About Eve” and inspired by the cla...
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Bar association honors Rolling Meadows judgeDec 06, 2012 4:30 am - Cook County Judge Kay Hanlon said she was “surprised” and “humbled” to learn that the Northwest Suburban Bar Association has named her 2012 judge of the year in the Thir...
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Arlington Heights man gets 23 years for running over copDec 05, 2012 1:41 pm - A 37-year-old Arlington Heights man convicted of trying to run over a Chicago police officer during an early morning altercation along Chicago’s Rush Street was sentence...