NASHVILLE (WLS) -- There is a big honor for two high school music teachers from the Chicago area.

They will be honored Wednesday night with the CMA Foundation's Music Teacher of Excellence award.

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Justin Antos of Dwight D. Eisenhower High School in Blue Island and Jeremy Bartunek of Greenbrier School in Northbrook are being honored.

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ABC7 Chicago' s Ryan Chiaverini is covering Wednesday night's big event in Nashville. He will hear from the local teachers who are being honored in a full report on Eyewitness News at 10 p.m.

Country Music's Biggest Night, "The 59th Annual CMA Awards," airs live from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena, Wednesday, Nov. 19 (

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