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Prison inmate faces charge
November 23, 2010
A Dwight Correctional Center inmate has been charged with causing criminal damage to government-supported property after reportedly kicking and breaking a glass door at the prison. 27-year-old Jennifer Vailes will have a December 6 preliminary hearing, on the charge
Public input on Lincoln sought
November 23, 2010
Members of the public are encouraged to help develop the Abraham Lincoln legacy story that will be told throughout Central Illinois.
Robert Crosby, with the Looking for Lincoln Coalition, says the group is trying to develop a management plan for the concept
Dwight teens injured in crash
November 22, 2010
Five teenagers from Dwight were hospitalized after the truck they were riding in rolled over Sunday afternoon.
State Police say 19-year-old Ryan Feddersen was driving a 2004 Toyota Tacoma north on Route 66, just north of Route 23 in Pontiac, when he lost control on wet pavement and entered the ditch. The truck then
Fire truck crashes
November 22, 2010
A Chenoa fire fighter remains hospitalized after the fire truck he was riding in overturned this morning.
State Police say the truck, driven by 65-year-old John Strike of Chenoa was traveling north on the Billet Road, near Pontiac, responding to this morning’s natural gas well fire, when it took a sharp turn on a curve on the wet roadway causing the truck’s 1,000 gallons of water to shift. Police say th
Future’s funding request approved
November 19, 2010
The Livingston County Mental Health Board has approved a request from Future’s Unlimited to help fund educational materials for classroom training. Also at it’s meeting on Thursday afternoon, the group voted to develop a website utilizing the department staff
Man faces numerous charges
November 19, 2010
Bail was set at $25,000 this week for a Godley man charged with driving with a suspended license, criminal trespass to a vehicle and criminal damage to property. Livingston County prosecutors say 29-year-old Robert Odonovan, the third, drove a Chevy Cavalier on Route 47 in Dwight while his driving privileges were suspended. Odonovan also
Deer hunting has started
November 19, 2010
The state’s most popular hunting season takes place this weekend, as hunters will head out for the first part of the Illinois Firearm Deer Season which runs through Sunday. The hunt will conclude from December second through fifth
Radio-Thon is underway
November 19, 2010
The annual WJEZ Holiday Radio-Thon, to benefit the Livingston County Families in Need, takes place all day today. Through 6 p.m. you’ll have the chance to bid on various auction items, including: Illini tickets, co-hosting various WJEZ shows, framed artwork, a meet and greet with music star Uncle Kracker, Prairie Thunder Tickets and free golf – to name a few
Jury returns verdict in murder-for-hire trial
November 18, 2010
A Livingston County jury has found a Cullom woman guilty of solicitation of murder for hire.
Closing arguments concluded late this morning in the trial of Talia Fonce. Livingston County Assistant State’s Attorney Scott Terry says Talia Fonce wanted her boyfriend’s ex-wife dead and that her actions make her guilty
Radio-Thon
November 18, 2010
It's Thursday and we only have one more day until our 5th annual WJEZ IBEW Local 601 Radio-Thon! As you know, all the money we raise during our Radio-Thon goes to our WJEZ Families In Need Fund benefiting kids in Livingston County! We will be broadcasting live from 6a to 6p with many items up for auction! We have golf balls, co-hosts slots, rounds of golf and tickets to Illini basktball, the Chicago Blackhawks and even Uncle Kracker coming to Pontiac Crystal Palace, December 11th! So, get ready for our big, special day Friday! It's the Radio-Thon!
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