Barbara Vitello
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Teen can leave house to look for jobMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - A Cook County judge will allow an 18-year-old on home confinement facing a reckless homicide charge to leave home to apply for a job to raise money for his legal defense...
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'Altar Boyz,' 'Hairspray' among new stage offeringsMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Praiseworthy "Altar Boyz," a musical sendup of boy bands, comes to Schaumburg's Prairie Center for the Arts for one night only. Set during the final performance of the C...
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Suspect in Arlington Heights home invasion held on house arrestMar 10, 2009 11:00 pm - The accommodations at John Abel's Schaumburg home surely exceed those at Cook County jail. But the house arrest Cook County Judge Kay Hanlon imposed on him in lieu of $5...
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Bond set for Streamwood man accused in dog killingMar 09, 2009 11:00 pm - A Cook County judge set bond at $100,000 Monday for a 20-year-old Streamwood man charged with aggravated animal cruelty in the death of his family's pet. The court also...
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Man gets 2 years for DUI while testing car repairsMar 05, 2009 10:00 pm - There's no law against an intoxicated man repairing his car. But he can't test out his handiwork, at least not while he's still intoxicated. That's driving under the inf...
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Murder suspect ignores lawyer's advice, speaks outMar 05, 2009 10:00 pm - "Stop. Talking. Now." Assistant Public Defender James Mullenix uttered that advice sotto voce to his client, Jonathon Wood, Thursday during a hearing on charges that Wo...
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'Art' paints portrait of a fractured friendshipMar 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Friendship cannot bear very much honesty. That much is clear by the end of "Art," Yasmina Reza's Tony Award-winning play about three friends who have a falling out - an ...
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Actor Dennehy strengthens artistic ties to GoodmanMar 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Goodman Theatre artistic director Robert Falls made official his longtime artistic partnership with two-time Tony Award winner Brian Dennehy when he named the actor a me...
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Marriott's 'Joseph' a Technicolor dreamMar 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Marriott Theatre's production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" demonstrates yet again how a skilled and savvy director can turn a middling musical into ...
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Two teens face attempted murder charges in Streamwood stabbingMar 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Two teens face attempted first-degree murder, armed robbery and aggravated battery charges for a stabbing Saturday morning in Streamwood. Authorities charged 18-year-old...