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By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsThe ninth annual Illinois State Police Motorcycle and Fun Car Run is scheduled for Saturday with two local towns as starting points.This event is hosted by the Illinois State ...

By Greg Halbleib More than half of the Cardinals’ outs were strikeouts–15 in all–in a 6-3 loss to the Marlins. That’s a season high for the Cardinals. Miami’s Ichiro...

By Cathi Coppinger A new study ran more than 30,000 mugshots through an app that analyzes people’s pictures to detect their emotions . . . and it found the states where people have the HAPP...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsThe field of mental health is changing every day, and the folks at IHR in Pontiac are keeping up with trends.A new buzzword in the field is the use of "evidence-based practice...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsThe Livingston County Fair begins this morning and will include activities from both the Ag Fair and 4-H Fair.A big crowd favorite is the amusement rides, and Dustin Smith, vi...

By Greg Halbleib The American League has captured Major League Baseball bragging rights with a 4-2 win over the National League in the All-Star Game in San Diego. The Nationals struck first in an...

By Cathi Coppinger A new study found we sleep better on Tuesdays than any other night of the week. The researchers have two theories. One is that by Tuesday night, we’ve gotten through the ...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsA Pontiac Police officer made his way to Decatur Monday to assist with crowd control during a scheduled protest.Decatur was the site of the most recent widely publicized offic...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News"Alice in Wonderland Jr.", the children's production for the Vermillion Players, opens Wednesday evening at 7:30.Director Jerry Keck was a guest on a recent community forum an...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsA Woodland graduate was recently named the 2016 1st Farm Credit Services Presidential Scholar.Kassidy Kimpling of Streator was selected from the 24 recipients of the First Cho...