Category Archives: Local News
Thursday’s Last Look at Sports Scores
By Kevin BesslerMajor League Baseball–Los Angeles Dodgers 5 Milwaukee Brewers 2The Dodgers scored 2 runs in the 6th and 2 more in the 7th to back pitcher Clayton Kershaw. LA now leads the Nation...
Oct 18, 2018
A Suburban Businessman Stops in Pontiac as he Walks to Springfield
Jim Coxworth and his media relations manager Heather DavernBy Todd WineburnerA St. Charles businessman is walking from his home in the Chicago suburbs to Springfield, advancing a message supporting te...
Oct 17, 2018
Pontiac’s Marching Indians Getting Ready to Wrap Up Their Season
By AJ Harris with Todd WineburnerPontiac Township High School is preparing for the 48th annual Illinois Marching Band Championships-an event that will be the grand finale of the marching season for th...
Oct 17, 2018
The Boys And Girls Club is Celebrating a Special Month
By WJEZ StaffJodi Martin, CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of Livingston County, says October marks a nationwide rally for Boys and Girls Clubs across the country. The month-long event is called "Lights...
Oct 16, 2018
A Livingston County Woman Hopes to Preserve the Memory of the Camp-Humiston Pool
Shelley Adcock in the WJEZ studiosBy WJEZ StaffShelley Adcock has fond memories of the Camp-Humiston Pool and she wants to make sure that the recently demolished structure is not forgotten. Earlier th...
Oct 16, 2018
V.P. Pence Campaigns for Republican Rodney Davis
Vice-President Mike Pence at Friday’s fundraiser in Springfield (Photo by Dave Dahl)By Katherine MurphyVice-President Mike Pence was in Springfield last week, campaigning for Republican Congress...
Oct 15, 2018
Education Leaders say Teacher Shortage Getting Worse
Regional Superintendent of Schools Mark Jontry (WJEZ file photo)By Katherine MurphyRegional School Superintendent Mark Jontry says Illinois schools are facing real challenges in the near future as the...
Oct 15, 2018
Farmland Prices Down Slightly
From the Illinois Radio NetworkAccording to a mid-year survey, farmland prices in Illinois are down slightly. The Illinois Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers has released data that sh...
Sep 17, 2018
A Party in Downtown Pontiac Benefits the United Way
By Neil DoyleWith summer coming to a close a local non-profit organization will host an end of summer bash.The United Way of Livingston County will host its first ever “End of Summer Bash”...
Sep 14, 2018
PTHS Honored by Special Olympics
By Neil DoyleA national recognition will be coming to Pontiac Township High School to honor a group during homecoming.The Special Olympics Unified Champion School program will receive a National Banne...
Sep 14, 2018
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