Barbara Vitello
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'Mamma' heads to RosemontAug 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Broadway in Chicago moves from the Loop to the Northwest suburbs early next year when yet another touring production of "Mamma Mia!" returns to the area. The latest tour...
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Tepid 'Cat' never hits boiling pointAug 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Circle Theatre's revival of Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" opened last week just as a mini heat wave gripped the suburbs. The weather provided a fitting ba...
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Degorski jury complete, as four alternates selectedAug 15, 2009 11:00 pm - The jury selection in the trial of James Degorski for the 1993 slayings of seven people at a Palatine restaurant concluded Saturday with the seating of four alternate ju...
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12 jurors chosen for Brown's murder trialAug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - After five days during which attorneys questioned about 100 prospective jurors, the defense and prosecution finalized the 12-person jury who will hear evidence in the mu...
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Degorski juror replaced before selection process completedAug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - A 19-year-old college student seated earlier this week as a juror in the James Degorski murder trial was removed for cause Friday after he informed the court he feared t...
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More potential Degorski jurors sent homeAug 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Cook County Judge Vincent M. Gaughan excused several prospective jurors for hardship Thursday as jury selection in the James Degorski murder trial continued Thursday at ...
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'Married Alive' set to open at Pheasant RunAug 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Newlyweds and longtime marrieds depict the ups and downs of marital life in the musical "Married Alive!" Rachel Rockwell (of Marriott's "The 25th Annual Putnam County Sp...
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Dozens questioned for Brown's murder jury, but none addedAug 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Three days into jury selection in the murder trial of James Degorski, the court has dismissed 40 prospective jurors for cause. That includes more than a dozen people who...
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Eight jurors impaneled in Brown's caseAug 11, 2009 11:00 pm - After a morning session that included a bit of fireworks and the dismissal of seven prospective jurors, Tuesday's afternoon jury selection resulted in eight jurors being...
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What the jury in the latest Brown's Chicken murder trial will faceAug 09, 2009 11:00 pm - One day. One trial. That's the promise Cook County makes its residents summoned for jury duty. Prospective jurors show up to their assigned courthouse on their designate...