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EXHIBIT 99.0 PRESS RELEASE
CONTACT:
C. William Landefeld
President & Chief Executive Officer
Citizens First Financial Corp., Tel.: (309) 661-8700
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Citizens First Financial Corp. Stock to
Begin Trading on the NASDAQ National Market on
Monday, October 2, 2000 under the Symbol "CFSB"
Bloomington, Illinois, September 29, 2000 - Citizens First Financial
Corp., the holding company for Citizens Savings Bank, Bloomington, Illinois,
today announced that its stock would begin trading on the NASDAQ National Market
on Monday, October 2, 2000. The Company's stock will trade under the symbol
"CFSB." The Company's stock currently trades on the American Stock Exchange
under the symbol "CBK."
Citizens Savings Bank is headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois operates
through five full-service branches throughout central Illinois.
