Vandalia
Americannoun
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Andy Powell, owner of Andy’s Auto Body in Vandalia, Ill., said the coating’s fast-drying properties have worked as advertised since he added it to his shop’s rotation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026
Born and raised in Vandalia, Ill., Squibb — whose father sold insurance and whose mother was a secretary — could not have been much further removed from Hollywood growing up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2024
The case went to the Illinois Supreme Court in Vandalia.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 14, 2021
As intended, the National Road became an important highway for western expansion, and further extensions took it to Vandalia, Illinois, by the middle of the nineteenth century.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
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The whole Eubanks clan was coming to town to get Vandalia back.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
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