What was touted as landmark, comprehensive legislation to attack Illinois’ heroin problem has survived a governor’s veto, so far. Gov. Bruce Rauner, while praising the idea of trying to turn addicts into recovering addicts and not prison inmates, used his amendatory veto power to cut $15 million of a Medicaid-funded component out of the bill.…… MORE
You still have time to submit questions
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News State Representative Tom Bennett will be a guest on Community Forum TUESDAY and you still have time to e-mail your questions over the long holiday weekend. Curious how things are going in Springfield? Have a specific question for the Representative? Send your questions to [email protected]. We will ask him YOUR question…… MORE
Fall vegetables? Not a bad idea.
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News Planting vegetables in fall? It’s not really a bad idea. Kelly Allsup, horticulture educator at the University of Illinois Extension, said many gardeners have had great success with planting fall vegetables. “In the fall, you can grow a whole new crop of plants, like lettuce, kale, spinach, carrots and radish,” Allsup…… MORE
Parade SUNDAY!
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News The 65th Annual Thresherman’s Parade is happening Sunday in Pontiac. The parade steps off from the corner of South and Mill streets at 1:15 and will include more than 120 entries. Members of the Pontiac Area Chamber of Commerce Board were guests on a recent Community Forum, and they brought former…… MORE
Lost sheep gets a haircut
An Australian champion sheep shearer has set an unofficial world record after clipping a sheep that had become so overgrown its life was endangered.… MORE
Judge overturns Tom Brady’s suspension
The ruling, handed down by U.S. District Judge Richard Berman, nullified the four-game suspension levied against Tom Brady.… MORE
Gain a sixth sense with this vibrating vest
With his Versatile Extra-Sensory Transducer, or VEST, neuroscientist David Eagleman hopes to do more than teach deaf people to learn how to feel sounds through vibrations. CNN’s Rachel Crane reports.… MORE
Deep sea creature stuns explorers
While mapping uncharted waters near Hawaii, NOAA explorers captured incredible footage of deep sea creatures.… MORE
Peyton Manning chat
Rachel Nichols talks to Peyton Manning about his health, his future and his relationship with Tom Brady.… MORE
The song that pushed Simon Cowell to tears
“X-Factor” host Simon Cowell gets emotional after one contestant’s cover of the song “Jealous” by the artist Labrinth.… MORE
