Barbara Vitello
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Court's taut 'Wait Until Dark' absolutely chillingMar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - More than 40 years after it became a hit on Broadway and on the big screen, "Wait Until Dark" still manages to elicit chills - even among theatergoers who know what to e...
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What's new and notable on stageMar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Musical whodunit Drury Lane Oakbrook marks its 25th season with the regional premiere of "Curtains," a play-within-a-play in which the leading lady is murdered during th...
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Police: Woman held in Palatine apartment 3 days, repeatedly rapedMar 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Marquis Bowers' offer to help a woman overcome drug addiction was no altruistic act, according to Palatine police. They arrested the 37-year-old parolee on three counts ...
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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 ...