By Mark Myre/WJEZ Sports Once of the best basketball coaches in the state is Tony Dunlap. Coach Dunlap has been the head basketball coach of Lanark Eastland for 22 years. He even has a connection with Pontiac. In 1993 he was coaching a grade school team who lost one game that year, to Pontiac Junior…… MORE
A muskie for Mark?
By Mark Myre/WJEZ Sports Next week is the week to go for a Muskie. Christian Laettner caught a 49.5, in Minnesota, and our Lake at Lake Carroll has some monsters as well. My side hobbies are golf, and muskie fishing, and next week I will do both. So as I go for the monster in…… MORE
Here’s what’s happening in the State of Illinois
Adding another barrier to gun trafficking may have been an unintended side effect of newly signed legislation regarding pawn shops.The law says pawn brokers can’t take in or buy items where the serial number or other identifying marks have been removed, altered, or destroyed. The bill’s sponsor, State Sen. Don Harmon (D-Oak Park), says…… MORE
Pontiac meets statewide ticket low
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News Illinois Transportation statistics announced this week the estimated seatbelt usage for Illinois drivers has reached an all-time high, and those numbers in Pontiac are no different. According to Pontiac Police Major Dan Davis, the seatbelt violation statistics they collect fall in line with the 95.2 percent state usage rate. Davis also…… MORE
E-Waste Drive coming to Fairbury
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News Fairbury is having an E-Waste Collection Day Saturday, Aug. 29, from 7 to 1 at the City Hall parking lot. With the State of Illinois prohibiting electronic waste in landfills, the City of Fairbury does not pick up electronics. This is the chance for people to get rid of items, including…… MORE
Museum gains new book
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News The Livingston County War Museum-Dal Estes Education Center acquired a new piece to its facility recently. The Zebell Family, with the help from Pontiac Historian Dave Sullivan and the Pontiac Public library, was able to donate a World War II history book, filled with newspaper clippings collected during the war. The…… MORE
Here’s what’s happening in the State of Illinois
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News Tourism remains one of the biggest industries in the state of Illinois, and it keeps getting bigger. State Tourism Director, Springfield’s Cory Jobe, says nearly 110,000,000 people visiting the state last year, a new record, generating $2.7 billion in sales tax monies. Jobe says the state will start publishing a twice-yearly…… MORE
Senator looks for solutions
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News With Springfield remaining in a budget deadlock, Senator Jason Barickman is looking for ways to make that impasse end. Barickman was a guest on Community Forum with Todd Wineburner recently and admitted he believes the biggest problem is with the house speaker not looking to budge. “I think the difficulty and…… MORE
Kids Day SUNDAY
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News The annual Red Fez Shrine Club Kids Day is happening Sunday at the historic courthouse grounds in Pontiac. Club member Dale Campbell said this event helps raise awareness for the Chicago Shriner’s Hospital and is a chance to entertain local children. “Everything is 25 cents. If they want to ride on…… MORE
Fairbury facility dedication FRIDAY
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News The City of Fairbury is holding a special ceremony in honor of Brian Munz Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Brian J. Munz Public Safety Complex. The dedication ceremony for the complex begins at 6 p.m. Munz was a firefighter who was killed in the line of duty in…… MORE
