By Kevin Bessler Boys High School Basketball- Pontiac 88 Olympia 59 Joey Murphy led the way with 21 points. Pontiac 48 Olympia 38(JV) Dwight 74 Tri-Point 61 Girls High School Basketball- Class 3A Regional at Pontiac–Washington vs. Prairie Central, 6pm; Central Catholic vs. Pontiac, 7:30pm NCAA Basketball- Penn State 75 #6 Michigan 69 #11 Michigan…… MORE
Health Department Talks Family Planning Services on WJEZ
Erin Fogarty from the Livingston County Public Health Department/WJEZ file photo By Neil Doyle The Livingston County Public Health Department has a variety of services available for anyone starting a family. Health Education and Marketing Director Erin Fogarty explained to WJEZ’s Todd Wineburner that the programs are focused on the welfare of everyone involved, “The…… MORE
Tuesday Morning Sports Schedules and Scores
By Kevin Bessler Boys High School Basketball- Central Catholic 64 Pontiac 52 Olympia vs. Pontiac 7pm WJEZ will provide coverage of the game starting at 6:55pm. Girls High School Basketball- Prairie Central 54 Streator 26 Midwest Central 60 Fieldcrest 39 NCAA Basketball- Tennessee remains the #1 team in the latest AP poll. Duke is 2nd,…… MORE
Vermillion Players Continue Their Run of an Off-Broadway Hit
By A.J. Harris Fitting for the time of year, the second-longest running Off-Broadway production, focusing on love and relationships, continues its run at the Eagle Theater in Pontiac. “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” is a series of humorous vignettes dealing with dating, singles, relationships, and marriage, told mostly through song. The production might…… MORE
FFA National Officer Team Visits Award-Winning PTHS
By A.J. Harris The FFA National Officer Team made a stop at PTHS recently, to visit the award-winning program in District 90. Representing the 660,000 FFA members nationwide, FFA Eastern Region Vice President Adrian Schunk tells the Pontiac Daily Leader that the national FFA chooses a state to tour every year to cap off their…… MORE
Barickman: Raise in Minimum Wage Concerning
By Neil Doyle By Neil Doyle Illinois State Senator Jason Barickman is concerned about legislation that would increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour. The bill passed Thursday in the Senate and Barickman said the wage increase will impact many businesses and organizations. “Not just the for-profit entities, this will hit units of local…… MORE
Flanagan-Cornell Student Facing Felony Charges
By Howard Packowitz A fight at a Livingston County high school has led to felony charges against an 18-year old student. The fight happened during the lunch hour Tuesday at Flanagan-Cornell High School. Livingston County State’s Attorney Randy Yedinak said the student, Andrew Kozak, caused non-life threatening head and hand injuries to a Livingston County…… MORE
No More Boil Order for Pontiac
By Todd Wineburner At about 7:20 this (Friday) morning, Illinois American Water announced that water quality tests are complete and that the boil order that’s been in place for portions of Pontiac is now lifted. Earlier this week crews had to open the water supply at the Big R Store in Pontiac and that prompted…… MORE
Friday Morning Sports Schedules and Scores
By Kevin Bessler Boys High School Basketball- Prairie Central 74 Pontiac 67 Prairie Central 73 Pontiac 30(JV game) Girls High School Basketball- Fieldcrest 51 Olympia 48 Ridgeview 45 Lexington 40 NCAA Basketball- #20 Iowa 79 Indiana 72 Illinois hosts Rutgers tomorrow on WJEZ.. NBA- Chicago at Brooklyn 6:30pm NHL- Chicago Blackhawks 4 Vancouver 3(OT)… MORE
Thursday Morning Sports Schedules and Scores
By Kevin Bessler Boys High School Basketball- Pontiac at Prairie Central 7pm WJEZ will provide coverage of the game beginning at 6:55pm. Girls High School Basketball- Olympia 47 El Paso-Gridley 38 Fieldcrest 54 Tri-Valley 38 Prairie Central at Pontiac 7pm NBA- New Orleans 125 Chicago 120 The Chicago Bulls are trading Bobby Portis and Jabari…… MORE
