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Two Judges Appointed to 11th Circuit
By WJEZ News Staff Two central Illinois residents have been chosen to serve as Associate Judges on the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, which covers Livingston County. Circuit judges picked Scott Kording and Scott Black to fill the positions. The judgeships became available after the retirement of Associate Judges David Butler and Lee Ann Hill. Kording is…… MORE
Livingston County 4-H Member Excels At Nationals
Team participants included: (l-r) Jeff Kern, Addison Raber, Taylor Huels, and Rachel Scidmore. Dave Fischer (far right) is the coach. (Photo courtesy of the University of Illinois Extension) A Livingston County 4-H member was part of a dairy team that finished in the top 20 teams in the nation at the National 4-H Dairy Judging…… MORE
Pontiac District 429 Has Plans for Facilities and Curriculum
By WJEZ Staff The District 429 Board of Education met last week to discuss a positive audit report, a new language arts program and a new roofing project. According to the Pontiac Daily Leader, auditor Tim Curtis gave his report and said the district’s budget was in line with other schools across the state. Superintendent…… MORE
Masching Named Athena Award Winner
Livingston County Clerk Kristy Masching at a surprise gathering to announce her selection. (Photo by Cathi Coppinger) Livingston County Clerk Kristy Masching is the 2018 ATHENA Award winner. The award is presented by the Pontiac Area Chamber of Commerce, and it recognizes an individual who has achieved excellence in his or her profession, given back…… MORE
Sports Scores and Schedules for Tuesday Morning
By Kevin Bessler Girls High School Volleyball- Prairie Central came back and defeated Pontiac in the regionals 18-25, 25-22 & 25-16. High School Football Playoff Schedule- Class 4A #12 Herrin (7-2) at #5 Pontiac (8-1), Saturday 3:00 #11 Prairie Central (7-2) at #6 Murphysboro (7-2), Saturday 3:00 Class 3A: #13 Dwight (6-3) at #4 Lisle…… MORE
Multi-State Lotteries Hit Record Jackpots
By WJEZ Staff With the Mega Millions lottery jackpot at a record $1.6 billion, people are snapping up tickets across the U.S. The Powerball jackpot also has climbed. It’s up to an estimated $620 million for Wednesday’s drawing. That would make it the fifth-largest jackpot in U.S. history. But much of the focus has been…… MORE
Livingston County Needs Election Judges
By Todd Wineburner Livingston County Clerk Kristy Masching needs election judges to staff polling places in November and she says her phone lines are open for anyone interested. Livingston County has 46 precincts and 35 polling places, and Masching says she’s looking for 200 to 230 judges. The goal is to have a larger pool…… MORE
Illinois Unemployment Unchanged
Illinois Radio Network The state’s unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.1 percent for September, despite increasing by 2,800 jobs. The updated report from the Illinois Department of Employment Security also says job growth was flat in the third quarter of the year with an average decline of 100 jobs a month, far less than 9,000…… MORE
Lawsuit Filed Against Pritzker Campaign
Gubernatorial candidate J. B. Pritzker at a campaign appearance (Photo courtesy of Howard Packowitz, WJBC) By Cole Lauterbach, Illinois Radio Network A group of African-American and Latino campaign staffers have filed federal discrimination lawsuit against J.B. Pritzker, Democratic hopeful for Illinois governor. The suit alleges Pritzker’s campaign routinely marginalized minority workers. “Although they hire African…… MORE
