Barbara Vitello
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Apology helps trim sentence in armed robberyOct 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Remorse shaved some time off Deangelo Jones' prison sentence for the armed robbery he committed in Arlington Heights earlier this year. Jones, of the 4900 block of W. J...
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A new 'Mame' in townOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - In comedy, timing is everything. In Drury Lane Oak Brook's production of "Mame," Alene Robertson's timing is so perfect, she almost steals the show. Almost. Robertson...
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Drury Lane, Marriott share wealth at Jeff AwardsOct 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Drury Lane and Marriott, those twin titans of suburban musical theater, literally shared the wealth Monday at the 40th annual Joseph Jefferson Awards ceremony recognizin...
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'Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train' an explosive, chilling dramaOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - One thing you learn after a few months spent covering crime: when trouble finds a person, more trouble follows. It took less than four months on the Cook County criminal...
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Ruhl's 'Eurydice' an ancient myth entrancingly toldOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - A raining elevator deposits a bewildered young bride into the afterlife. A doting father builds for his daughter a room made out of string and pink helium balloons. A pe...
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Kids Company to present 'Little Red'Oct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago Kids Company traveled over the river and through the woods to wind up at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre where it presents its family-friendly, musical ver...
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Prospect Heights man guilty on sex count with childOct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - A Rolling Meadows jury got a crash course in Illinois statutes pertaining to sexual assault and sexual abuse last week during assistant state's attorney Shari Chandra's ...
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Fitness test ordered for accused 'cyberstalker'Oct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - A Cook County judge ordered a behavioral clinical exam for accused cyberstalker Thomas Brodnicki, 43, following his appearance in a Rolling Meadows courtroom Tuesday. J...
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New World Rep stages a 'Midsummer' for all seasonsOct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - A puzzled look crossed my editor's face when I told her that "A Midsummer Night's Dream" would be this week's featured review. Like me, she found it odd that New World R...
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Chicago man faces fraud charges for suburban mortgagesOct 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Federal agents arrested Chicago resident Tomas Leiskunas, a Lithuanian national who also goes by the name of Elidijus Pocevicius, Friday in connection with a $3.7 millio...