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I'm Shannon Antinori, your local editor. I'm passionate about community journalism and committed to bringing you up-to-the-minute news, whether it's an update on school finance, coverage of a local festival or a feature on a notable Romeoville resident.

I spent eight years honing my skills as a local journalist, covering education, village government and police news for The Enterprise newspaper in Plainfield. I care about community news, and I know readers do, too.

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