Barbara Vitello
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'Les Miserables' is back — and it's magnificentOct 17, 2017 1:00 am - “Les Miserables” — ★ ★ ★ ½ In 2010, 25 years after it debuted, a new “Les Miserables” emerged. Victor Hugo's melodramatic, 19th century French tale of redemption a...
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Mother on killing her disabled daughter: 'She stayed asleep'Oct 16, 2017 1:00 am - On the day she adopted her daughter Courtney, Bonnie Liltz made a promise. “I made a promise to the judge that I would be the best mom I could be,” Liltz said. “I made ...
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Willow Creek names two senior pastors to replace retiring HybelsOct 14, 2017 1:00 am - The beginning of the end of senior pastor Bill Hybels' tenure as the leader of the Willow Creek Community Church began with an announcement during a service Saturday eve...
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Oak Brook's First Folio unleashes daring 'Man-Beast'Oct 11, 2017 6:00 am - “The Man-Beast” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Three years ago, First Folio Theatre in Oak Brook produced the first in artistic associate Joseph Zettelmaier's horror trilogy. “The Gravedigge...
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Bail set for Buffalo Grove brothers accused of having $18,000 in drugsOct 11, 2017 1:00 am - Legal Affairs Writer bvitello@dailyherald.com Police recovered drugs with a street value of about $18,000 at the Buffalo Grove home of two brothers, who faces multiple d...
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4-year sentence stands for Schaumburg mom who killed disabled daughterOct 10, 2017 1:00 am - The Schaumburg mom convicted last year of involuntary manslaughter in the 2015 death of her severely disabled daughter was dealt another blow in her attempt to have her ...
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Theater events: Lake Zurich actor leads musical 'Carrie 2' at UnderscoreOct 09, 2017 11:00 pm - Domestic comedy An old Yiddish axiom warns: "Man plans, God laughs." Sean Grennan adapted the saying as the title of "Making God Laugh," his domestic dramedy chronicling...
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Angela Ingersoll's Judy Garland tribute puts star in PBS spotlightOct 06, 2017 6:00 am - About 18 months ago, singer/actress and lifelong Judy Garland fan Angela Ingersoll made a wish. Fearing for Garland's legacy, Ingersoll wished for the opportunity to exc...
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Metropolis makes confident, thoughtful journey 'Into the Woods'Oct 05, 2017 1:00 pm - “Into the Woods” - ★ ★ ★ The Metropolis Performing Arts Centre's revival of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's 1987 musical “Into the Woods” says something about the co...
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Wheeling man pleads guilty to arson, will receive probation, counselingOct 05, 2017 1:00 am - A 41-year-old man charged with setting a fire in the hallway of his Wheeling apartment building pleaded guilty to arson and disorderly conduct. In exchange for his guil...