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Boyle's 'Trance' a heady thriller laced with violence
By Dann Gire Daily Herald Film Critic - 04/11/13
Danny Boyle's neo noir thriller "Trance" is a kinky picture, and it gets around to that in jaw-dropping ways that will probably show up on YouTube segments soon. This sexy fim belongs to Rosario Dawson, not James McAvoy's lead character. FULL STORY
By Dann Gire Daily Herald Film Critic - 04/11/13
'Company' doesn't drum up the tension it needs
By Dann Gire - 04/11/13
Dann Gire reviews "The Company You Keep," in which Robert Redford directs and stars as a man on the run. Redford plays an aging, former member of the Weather Underground, radical students wanted by the fuzz for killing a security guard... FULL STORY
By Dann Gire - 04/11/13
Feel-good '42' steals a base for social justice
By Dann Gire Daily Herald Film Critic - 04/11/13
"42" is an old-fashioned sports underdog drama following the historic, inspirational story of Jackie Robinson, the first black ballplayer to break into the white baseball big leagues as a Brooklyn Dodger. "42" sticks to the... FULL STORY
By Dann Gire Daily Herald Film Critic - 04/11/13
HGTV designer's style rooted in the suburbs
By Jamie Sotonoff and Dann Gire - 04/09/13
HGTV Design Star winner Meg Caswell found all sorts of inspiration while shopping at Scentimental Gardens in Geneva last week. The 35-year-old Kenilworth native and Chicago design firm owner is always on the lookout for items she can feature on her... FULL STORY
By Jamie Sotonoff and Dann Gire - 04/09/13
Three win narrow victories on Hampshire board of trustees
By Dann Gire Daily Herald staff writer - 04/09/13
In an unofficial tally during Tuesday night elections, Martin F. Ebert, Michael John Reid, Jr. and George E. Brust won four-year terms on the Hampshire Board of Trustees. Incumbents Brust and Ebert have served on the board since 2005. FULL STORY
By Dann Gire Daily Herald staff writer - 04/09/13
Newcomers take all seats in Mundelein Dist. 120
By Dann Gire - 04/09/13
Incumbent Robert A. Paliani, who campaigned on completing "unfinished business," lost his bid for re-election to the Mundelein High School District 120 board on Tuesday. With all 32 precincts accounted for as well as early voting and mail-in ballots... FULL STORY
By Dann Gire - 04/09/13
Four incumbents return to District 38 school board
By Dann Gire - 04/09/13
Four incumbents edged out challenger Pauletta Moody Tuesday to return to the Big Hollow School District 38 board. With all precincts reporting, voters retained mortgage closer Heather Janquart, firefighter James DeVito, teacher Julia Mazur and... FULL STORY
By Dann Gire - 04/09/13
Incumbent, two newcomers elected to District 56 board
By Dann Gire - 04/09/13
An incumbent and two newcomers were elected Tuesday to three 4-year seats on the Gurnee Elementary District 56 board. Voters returned incumbent James Blockinger to his seat and also elected Mark Pos and Odie Pahl. FULL STORY
By Dann Gire - 04/09/13
Infants move to new children's hospital in Hoffman Estates
By Dann Gire - 04/06/13
They began arriving around 6:30 a.m. Saturday. First one, then two. Then: baby invasion! Fifty-five patients, including 18 premature and dangerously underweight babies, entered their newly constructed $125 million home, the Alexian Brothers Women &... FULL STORY
By Dann Gire - 04/06/13
Gire laments loss of 'titan,' friend Roger Ebert
By Dann Gire Daily Herald film critic - 04/04/13
Roger Ebert, the most famous and most popular film reviewer of his time who became the first journalist to win a Pulitzer Prize for movie criticism and, on his long-running TV program, wielded the nation's most influential thumb, died Thursday. He... FULL STORY
By Dann Gire Daily Herald film critic - 04/04/13
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