Barbara Vitello
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Schaumburg man gets 8 years for carjacking, break-inMay 26, 2011 12:00 am - At a sentencing Thursday afternoon, Cook County Assistant Public Defender Helen Tsimouris told the judge that her client was trying to turn his life around. Cook County...
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Court's 'Porgy and Bess' triumphsMay 25, 2011 11:00 pm - Court Theatre's magnificently re-imagined revival of “Porgy and Bess” is like a banquet. It isn't the style of cuisine you'd savor at the Civic Opera House, which in 20...
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Elgin man charged with sexual assaultMay 20, 2011 12:00 am - Police charged an Elgin man with criminal sexual assault, home invasion and residential burglary in a case involving a woman attacked Thursday in her Schaumburg home. A ...
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Steel Beam's 'Later Life' lacks powerMay 18, 2011 11:00 pm - More than anything, “Later Life,” A.R. Gurney's bittersweet rumination on second chances, reflects the playwright's good instincts. His inspiration for the play, in a r...
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On stage: Music, comedy double-billMay 18, 2011 11:00 pm - On stage in Aurora Paramount Theatre presents a double-bill of music and comedy beginning with “Rave On! A Tribute to the Music of Buddy Holly” starring Billy McGui...
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Indictments announced in Arlington Heights slayingMay 16, 2011 12:00 am - Four men accused of killing 55-year-old widower George Nellessen — one of them his 19-year-old son — have been indicted on 28 counts apiece, including first-degree murde...
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Wheeling man charged with DUIMay 12, 2011 12:00 am - A 30-year-old Wheeling man who police say drove a car that struck a parked vehicle admitted to officers that he had taken a combination of prescription drugs, heroin and...
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Police: Naked man entered homeMay 12, 2011 12:00 am - A Mount Prospect homeowner got a surprise this week after encountering an unknown naked man in his home twice in two days. The resident called police about 11 a.m. Wedne...
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Farce succeeds, romance fizzles in 'Kiss'May 11, 2011 11:00 pm - “Stage Kiss,” Sarah Ruhl's Goodman Theatre commission celebrating and skewering life in the theater, has an identity crisis. On the one hand, Ruhl's comedy has farcical...
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Theater events: 'Later Life' opens at Steel BeamMay 11, 2011 11:00 pm - Romance rekindled Henry James' novella “The Beast in the Jungle” inspired “Later Life,” a bittersweet comedy by A.R. Gurney (“Love Letters”) about a couple who reki...