First responders at the scene of yesterday’s accident/Photo courtesy of WJBC.com By Neil Doyle PONTIAC – A child is in critical condition and a woman has been hospitalized after an SUV drove off I-55 into the Vermilion River near Pontiac Monday afternoon. Illinois State Police say initial reports indicate that the car broke through a…… MORE
Dwight Village Board Signs Off on Immigrant Detention Center
By Howard Packowitz It was decision day in Dwight as the village board Monday night backed plans for a proposed immigration detention facility. The vote was 5-2 to annex the property near Interstate 55 and Illinois Route 17, although Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, has yet to sign a contract with Immigration Centers…… MORE
Two Suspects Face Multiple Drug Charges
By A.J. Harris The Pontiac Narcotics Unit has arrested two suspects on multiple charges after executing a search warrant on one of the suspect’s homes. Robert Becker, 52, and Danielle Hardesty, 38, were both arrested after police found and seized 192 grams of cannabis, 11 jeweler bags of heroin, more than one gram of methamphetamine,…… MORE
A “Day of Action” Called as Dwight Board Prepares for Annexation Vote
No-ICE demonstrators/Photo courtesy of WJBC.com. By Howard Packowitz Opponents of an immigrant detention center in Dwight are calling today a “day of action.” The Dwight village board is expected to vote tonight on annexing property near Interstate 55 and Illlinois Route 17 for the $45 million facility. No ICE Dwight is planning a rally and…… MORE
Monday Morning Sports Schedules and Scores
Men’s College Basketball from the weekend– Penn State 72, Illinois 56 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Championship at St. Louis–Bradley 57, Northern Iowa 54 Bradley is heading for the big dance and they’ll find out where they’ll play when the bracket is unveiled March 17th. Boys High School Basketball– Class 2A Third Place at Peoria–Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley…… MORE
Protest Group Attracts National Attention
By A.J. Harris No ICE Dwight appears to be gaining steam on a national stage. According to the group’s Facebook page, HBO’s news program Vice News Tonight has been in contact with the organization, and is interested in covering the campaigns planned protest during the March 11 vote. No ICE Dwight has vehemently opposed the…… MORE
Friday Morning Sports Schedules and Scores
Men’s College Basketball The Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Illinois State over Evansville 65-60 – Redbirds take on Drake tonight – our pre-game starts at 5 on AM1230 WJBC, 93-7 NASH ICON and WJBC.com Other Arch Madness Games – Loyola/Valparaiso @12:05 Missouri State and Bradley at 2:35 Southern Illinois and Northern Iowa at 8:35 tonight ________________________…… MORE
Dwight Mayor Defends Proposed ICE Detention Center
By Howard Packowitz and A.J. Harris The mayor of Dwight says he’s disgusted with “false or negative” narratives created by opponents of a proposed 45-million dollar immigrant detention center in the Livingston County community. Mayor Jared Anderson is responding to the criticism in a lengthy Facebook posting. He said the non-criminal detainees housed at Dwight…… MORE
Thursday Morning Sports Schedules and Scores
MLB – Exhibition Play – Cubs beat the Royals 4-1 – Cubs and the Rockies today Cards over the Yankees 9-5 – Cards have the daye off White Sox taking on the Brewers ________________________ NHL – Blues over the Ducks 5-4 – St. Louis heads to LA tonight Blackhawks skate at home against Buffalo ________________________…… MORE
Missing Livingston County Teen Found
By Howard Packowitz Livingston County Sheriff’s detectives said they found an endangered runaway girl on Wednesday at a Bloomington hotel after she had been missing for five days. A man who was with the girl faces possible criminal charges, according to Sheriff Tony Childress. The girl had been missing from the Emington area, northeast of…… MORE
