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Car show brings big business to shopping plaza By Jessica Lamberty CORRESPONDENT
Last May, Ron Horton and the Capella Family of Wings Etc. organized a 10-week car cruise-in at the Antioch Shopping Plaza parking lot by Piggly Wiggly, 460 Orchard St. It is held every second and fourth Tuesday of May through September. The event runs from 4 until 8 p.m. with drawings held around 7 p.m. Classified as a cruise in, spectators and showmen are welcome to come and go as they please. Although the biweekly event has bolstered Antioch’s revenue in the shopping plaza, it comes from a humble beginning. The car show was originally started in the summer of 2013 with only 12 cars joining the lineup. After five years, it boasts a record of 120 cars at one show and over three hundred different vehicles throughout the show season. Although many of the same cars are shown each week, there is a large turnover of new vehicles at each show. As far as funding goes, the event is free to spectators and showmen alike. Awards are given by local sponsors in the form of coupons and gift cards. Wings Etc. holds a drawing at the end of the season for the people who have attended the most shows with their vehicle. The first through third place winners receive cash prizes of $200, $150 and
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B.J. Messier showcases his 2003 Chevy Corvette at the Antioch Shopping Plaza at a recent car show. Messier won Best In Show. Inset: Underneath the hood shows a sparkling clean engine.
$100. To be eligible, one must attend at least five of the 10 shows that season, upon which they will receive a ticket for the drawing as well as additional tickets for every show after. Horton has posted more than 900 flyers in five counties to promote the car show and the businesses around it. The goal of hosting the car show in the plaza lot is to bring exposure and revenue to the local businesses in the area. It also provides car enthusiasts with the opportunity to show off
their treasures while patronizing nearby businesses. Tom Homan, an Antioch resident and regular in the car show, believes that the show brings in revenue and people, helping bolster business in the area. “They host this for the community and the people who love cars,” Homan said. “(Cars) are not made to sit at home in the garage or driveway; they’re made to be shown and
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Grayslake Chamber of Commerce hosts annual 5K run The 27th annual Grayslake
Chamber of Commerce 5K Race and Fun Run will be at 8 a.m. on Saturday, July 14, on Center Street, Grayslake. Runners, walkers, strollers and wheelchair athletes of all ages and abilities are encouraged to participate in this fun community event with neighbors and family. First 3 finishers in these categories: wheelchair, males overall; wheelchair females overall; males overall; females overall, and top three males and top three females in each age group. The registration fee is $25 before race day; $30 on race day. Kids Fun Run registration fee for children ages five to eight is $5 at all times. Registration fees are non-refundable. No roller blades, bicycles, skateboards or pets are allowed at the event. Race packets may be picked up in the Chamber office from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on July 12, and July 13. No packets will be issued prior to July 12. Packet pick up and race day registration will begin at 6:30 a.m. on July 14, at Grayslake Village Hall, 10 S. Seymour Ave., Grayslake. Race day registration and packet pick-up will end promptly at 7:45 a.m. Race shirts are guaranteed to the first 500 preregistered
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