Join WJEZ at Wright’s Furniture, 115 E. Madison St., Pontiac this Saturday from 10am – 12pm and win tickets to Styx in concert! Rock Legends Styx are coming to the Peoria Civic Center Thursday, June 27th. Join Todd Wineburner and Cathi Coppinger Saturday as we celebrate Wright’s Furniture 66th Anniversary with refreshments, your chance to…… MORE
Legal Age for Tobacco Goes Up This Summer
By the Illinois Radio News Service Governor J.B. Pritzker signed legislation this week that will raise the minimum age for buying smoking and vaping products in Illinois. Pritzker was flanked by lawmakers and public health advocates in Chicago to sign the bill. Beginning on July first, the legal age for someone to purchase or use…… MORE
Drug Arrests in Pontiac
Thomas Emerson, Karley Jo Runyon, and Michael Price at the time of their arrests/Photos courtesy of the Pontiac Police Department By Neil Doyle Two men and a woman from Pontiac are under arrest and facing drug charges. Late last week, the Pontiac Narcotics Unit executed a search warrant for an apartment in the 900 block…… MORE
Springfield May Influence Proposed Dwight Facility
By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio Network DWIGHT – There’s already a ban on private criminal detention operations in Illinois, but a state representative wants to go a step further to prohibit private civil detention facilities as well. The Dwight Village Board last month approved an agreement with a private provider for a 1,200-bed facility for Immigration…… MORE
Fairbury Streets Dominate Discussion
By A.J. Harris At the latest meeting of the Fairbury City Council, street repair was a big part of the agenda. Reports from the meeting say that Joe Russow of the Farnsworth Group explained the work that needs to be done. Motor Fuel Tax funds from May 1, 2019 through April 30, 2020 will provide…… MORE
This Week on WJEZ VIP April 8th-14th
This Week on WJEZ VIP you can win an awesome prize. Just click on a prize below to head directly to the contest page!… MORE
Win ‘Em Before You Can Buy ‘Em Foreigner Tickets
Monday-Thursday win 2-tickets to see Foreigner on June 27th before they go on sale Thursday, April 11th! Friday we’re also giving you the chance to just win ’em.… MORE
WJEZ Welcomes Foreigner to Champaign
“The Hits of Foreigner” Rock Show Comes to the State Farm Center Theatre This Summer! The icon band will take the stage June 23rd, 2019!… MORE
Barickman: College Savings Program Could Be Financial Disaster
State Senator Jason Barickman/Photo Courtesy of WJBC/WJBC.com By Neil Doyle State Senator Jason Barickman is not on board with a bill to give each baby born or adopted in Illinois $50 to start a college savings account. The legislation is sponsored by Rep. Robyn Gabel (D-Evanston) who says the account would be set up with…… MORE
Pontiac Inmate Transfer Approved
Janiah Monroe/Photo courtesy of WJBC.com By Neil Doyle LINCOLN – A transgender female inmate has been transferred to a women’s facility after claiming she was sexually assaulted while in a Pontiac men’s prison. Janiah Monroe, 29, also known as Andre Patterson, was moved by the Illinois Department of Corrections to the Logan County Correctional Center…… MORE
