Barbara Vitello
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Bartlett man sentenced to 19 years in prison for stabbing outside Elgin barJun 22, 2024 2:45 pm - A Bartlett man who pleaded guilty to stabbing a man outside an Elgin bar more than two years ago was sentenced to 19 years in prison.
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Elgin man sentenced for wife’s 2021 murderJun 21, 2024 10:47 pm - Elgin man sentenced to 36 years in prison Friday for strangling his wife to death in 2021.
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Possible change of plea in July 4 Highland Park shooting, Lake County state’s attorney’s office saysJun 20, 2024 10:05 pm - A spokeswoman from the Lake County state’s attorney’s office confirmed “a possible change of plea” from the Highwood man charged with fatally shooting seven people and injuring dozens of others during a 2022 Independence Day parade in Highland Park.
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‘You can’t do this on your own’: Cook Co. sheriff’s program helps recovering addicts maintain sobrietyJun 19, 2024 5:52 pm - Four decades into his recovery, self-described former street hustler and ex-convict Benny Lee still attends weekly meetings that help him maintain sobriety. “I’ve sat where you sit,” he told more than 40 people at Ready 4 Recovery, a Cook County sheriff’s department program for individuals who’ve completed drug and/or alcohol treatment and need ongoing support.
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Palatine musician says playing with Teatro ZinZanni makes him feel like he ‘won the lottery’Jun 19, 2024 8:38 am - Palatine resident and multi-instrumentalist Jon Negus began his professional career as a studio musician playing on jingles. He went on to perform with artists including Gladys Knight and Celine Dion. Now the 40-year veteran plays with Teatro ZinZanni, which he compares to winning the lottery.
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Best Bets: Three Dog Night at RiverEdge, Jazz at Cantigny, ‘Texican rock ‘n roll’ at the ArcadaJun 18, 2024 12:11 pm - 1970s hitmakers Three Dog Night headline the opening of the summer concert season at RiverEdge Park, comedian Nathan Macintosh brings the laughs to The Comedy Vault in Batavia, and Los Lonely Boys play the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles.
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Free tickets available for Colbert, ‘Daily Show’ tapings during DNCJun 18, 2024 10:13 am - Free tickets are available online for “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” set to broadcast Aug. 19-22 at The Auditorium Theatre in Chicago.
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Spotlight: ‘Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil’ musical premieres at GoodmanJun 17, 2024 2:52 pm - The musical adaptation of the New York Times bestseller “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” premieres at Goodman Theatre, while Drury Lane revives the jolly jukebox tuner “Ain’t Misbehavin’.”
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Carpentersville woman convicted in toddler’s death to get clemency hearingJun 13, 2024 7:02 pm - Melissa Calusinski, the former day care worker convicted of the 2009 death of Deerfield toddler Benjamin Kingan receives a clemency hearing next month before the Illinois Prisoner Review Board
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Dream big: ‘Ghostlight’ earns acclaim for Chicago filmmakers, acting veteranJun 12, 2024 10:25 am - Evanston actor Keith Kupferer, star of “Ghostlight,” the buzzy indie film that premiered earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival, knows lifetime opportunities are rare. “My thought was this is my one shot,” said the actor of the film, which premieres Friday, June 14, at Chicago’s Music Box Theatre.