Barbara Vitello
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Risks don't quite pay off for New World's 'Phèdra'Nov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - You have to admire the efforts of director Alison Henderson to make physical the internal turmoil of the ill-fated characters in Jean Racine's "Phèdra," the latest produ...
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Oak Brook, Marriott Theatre to present 'Christmas Carol'Nov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Twin titans Drury Lane Oak Brook Theatre and Marriott Theatre present family-friendly versions of "A Christmas Carol" as their holiday offerings. Gene Weygandt ("Wicked"...
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Wrongful death suit targets man acquitted in Hoffman slayingNov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Joseph Biedermann was acquitted of murder in the 2008 stabbing death of his Hoffman Estates neighbor. But his legal troubles resurfaced Tuesday after the victim's brothe...
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Judge orders release of online commenter's name to trusteeNov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Cook County Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey Lawrence ruled Monday that the identity of an anonymous poster to the Daily Herald Web site must be released to Buffalo Grove Tru...
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Drury Lane's 'Thoroughly Modern Millie' a true charmerNov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Musical theater ingénues seeking entree into the local scene may want to set their sights on Drury Lane Theatre Oak Brook. The folks there have an eye for talent and a ...
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Rosemont man gets 80 years for slayingNov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - A 25-year-old Rosemont parolee convicted in September of the 2005 slaying of Stephen Trafford, learned Thursday that he will spend the better part of his life in prison....
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17th Century 'Pheda' addresses forbidden passionNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Forbidden passion Phedra's love for her stepson sets in motion events that threaten the entire family in Jean Baptiste Racine's 17th century tragedy "Phedra." New W...
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Cops: Palatine woman videotaped teen nakedNov 03, 2009 10:00 pm - A 45-year-old Palatine woman was charged Tuesday with manufacturing and distributing child pornography after authorities say she videotaped a teenage victim in a washroo...
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Trying to rob McDonald's with squeegee brings 3-year sentenceNov 01, 2009 10:00 pm - A misguided attempt to use a squeegee to rob an Elk Grove Village McDonald's last February earned a 22-year-old Hoffman Estates man a stint in jail. Edward Hudson, of t...
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Georgia man nets 7th DUI arrest in WheelingOct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - A 54-year-old Georgia man arrested six times for driving under in the influence in his home state, picked up his seventh DUI early Friday in Wheeling. Police pulled ove...