Vince Pierri
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Antioch proving that small businesses can thriveSep 19, 2008 11:00 pm - A seemingly relentless string of bad economic news has dominated the headlines. Major financial institutions are collapsing, the stock market is plunging, tales of woe a...
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Get ready for Breast Fest in AntiochSep 18, 2008 11:00 pm - She says the name has gotten a few laughs and only one dirty look so far. It's catchy, if nothing else. American Cancer Society volunteer Caitlyn Pugliese is the organi...
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"Candidates" face tough questions at Antioch Community High SchoolSep 15, 2008 11:00 pm - The questions were direct and tough. "What will you do to cut pork barrel spending, Sen. McCain?" asked the reporter. "What will you do to secure our borders, Sen. Oba...
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Lake Villa teen logs nearly 40,000 pages, wins reading programSep 12, 2008 11:00 pm - To say she's an avid reader, is a an understatement. Voracious, insatiable or ravenous might be better adjectives. Katie Benesch read 38,111 pages in this year's Summer...
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Antioch lobbyist makes case, keeps jobSep 10, 2008 11:00 pm - A newly hired Springfield lobbyist will stay on the village of Antioch's payroll for now. Cheryl Axley appeared before the Antioch village board this week to give an ac...
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Local food pantries say demand is high, supplies are lowSep 09, 2008 11:00 pm - As traffic whizzed past, a group of people joined hands and prayed in a parking lot in front of Open Arms Mission in Antioch. About 60 men, women and children thanked Go...
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Everyday: Woman spreads God's word to driversSep 08, 2008 11:00 pm - The sign is rusty. The plastic letters are curled. But the messages get attention. "IF GOD IS FOR US, WHO CAN BE AGAINST US?" it asks. Drivers zipping along Route 83 mi...
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Antioch Fire Protection District seeks tax increaseSep 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Antioch Township fire district officials hope the fourth time is the charm in their quest to convince voters to staff a pair of unmanned stations after three straight re...
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Work to begin on Lake Villa's largest parkSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - As soon as the Civil War re-enactors break camp at Lehmann Mansion, the bulldozers will move in. After three years of planning, construction will begin on Lake Villa's ...
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Local relief efforts gear up as more storms threatenSep 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Gustav dealt only a glancing blow to Gulf Coast residents, but hurricanes Hanna, Ike and Josephine may throw knockout punches in the coming weeks. And because of those t...