Barbara Vitello
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Elgin man sentenced to 11 years for dealing drugsJun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Curtis Garza turns 25 on June 12. He will spend the day in Cook County Jail. As for subsequent birthdays, the Elgin man will likely spend many of them in an Illinois pri...
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Touring cast announced for 'August: Osage County'Jun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago area stage veteran Shannon Cochran, so compelling as Eleanor in Writers Theatre's 2008 revival of "The Lion in Winter," takes on the role of Barbara Fordham - on...
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Not everyone leaves Judge John Scotillo's courtroom happy ...Jun 07, 2009 11:00 pm - John J. Scotillo knows how to listen. More than anything, that's what the people who appear before him in Rolling Meadows courtroom 110 want. "They want a chance to te...
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Bond set at $10 million in Hanover Park murderJun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - A Cook County judge Friday set bond at $10 million for Rafael Alvarado, charged with first-degree murder and the intentional homicide of an unborn child in the death of ...
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'Crowd' battles it out over child-rearingJun 04, 2009 11:00 pm - For a few moments during "The Crowd You're In With," it felt like playwright Rebecca Gilman might pull her punch. She didn't. The Chicago-based Gilman ("Spinning Into B...
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One-year sentence in dog's deathJun 04, 2009 11:00 pm - A 21-year-old Streamwood man pled guilty Wednesday to aggravated animal cruelty in the grisly death of his family's pet. Michael A. Makowski, of the 2000 block of Quart...
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High school program aims to head off drug, alcohol-related tragediesJun 03, 2009 11:00 pm - The way to gauge the impact of Wednesday's drug and alcohol awareness program on the seniors at Rolling Meadows High School will be by what doesn't happen. The success ...
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Crime is down, FBI saysJun 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Violent crime decreased by 2.5 percent nationwide and property crime declined 1.6 percent from 2007 to 2008, according to a preliminary report issued by the Federal Bure...
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Elgin's Janus Theatre adapting Strindberg's 'Miss Julie'Jun 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Janus Theatre presents "Miss Julie on a Summer Night," an adaptation of "Miss Julie," August Strindberg's examination of class and gender conflict and the exercise of po...
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Judge rules Hartmarx bidding to move aheadJun 01, 2009 11:00 pm - A flurry of conversations over the weekend between representatives from embattled clothing manufacturer Hart Schaffner & Marx, its creditors led by Wells Fargo & Co., an...