Barbara Vitello
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Theater events: Marley's tale times 2Dec 08, 2011 10:00 pm - Marley's tale The Organic Theater Company of Chicago brings its family-friendly production of “Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol” to Naperville for a brief run. Tom Mu...
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Murdered Elk Grove mother led ‘tortured life,’ prosecutors sayDec 07, 2011 11:00 pm - Cook County prosecutors say Marilyn Wood lived “a difficult and tortured life,” and they pointed the finger at her youngest son Thursday as the man responsible. The tria...
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Griffin Theatre's intimate 'Spring Awakening' packs a punchDec 07, 2011 10:00 pm - Griffin Theatre securing the rights to the first local production of “Spring Awakening” comes as a bit of a surprise. Snagging the premiere of the 2007 Tony Award-winni...
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Elk Grove Village man’s trial begins in mother’s deathDec 06, 2011 11:00 pm - When Ramona Pekarek thinks about her older sister Marilyn Wood, she recalls years spent in their childhood home in Duluth, Minn. exploring the attic, jumping on the bed ...
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Hoffman Estates man charged with striking a cab driverDec 06, 2011 11:00 pm - A Hoffman Estates man is accused of hitting and kicking a taxi driver, breaking the driver’s jaw and cheek. Richard Olson is charged with aggravated battery after the a...
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One-year prison term for Elgin man convicted of driving on a suspended or revoked licenseDec 05, 2011 11:00 pm - An Elgin man with multiple convictions of driving on a suspended or revoked license pleaded guilty Tuesday to the same charges. A Cook County judge sentenced Juan Guaja...
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Walsh still mum on which district he'll run inDec 02, 2011 11:00 pm - The congressional district tango 8th District Rep. Joe Walsh has danced the last week or so may conclude Monday, which is when the Tea Party Republican says he'll announ...
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Arlington Heights Rotary Club 5K biggest of all timeDec 02, 2011 11:00 pm - More than 1,400 people wearing fur-trimmed Santa Claus suits and sporting white, elastic-band beards surged across the starting line on a drizzly Saturday morning as the...
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What's new in theatersDec 02, 2011 5:00 am - Holiday humor Forget carols and TV specials. What really inspires the spirit of the season is Second City's “Dysfunctional Holiday Revue.” Fox Valley Repertory welcomes ...
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Sentence question holds up plea in Mount Prospect killingDec 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Fifteen months after Mount Prospect police charged Marko Guardiola, 38, and Edwin Paniagua, 17, with first-degree murder in the July 21, 2010, stabbing death of Jean Wat...