In girls high school buckets from Thursday night, U-High pulled past Pontiac 50-32, Dwight earned a big win over state-ranked Iroquois West 50-42, Heyworth defeated El Paso-Gridley 47-30, Fieldcrest slipped past Tremont 50-43, Prairie Central topped Olympia 36-29 and Flanagan-Cornell-Woodland hammered Blue Ridge 61-29.… MORE
Governor Bruce Rauner gave his State of the State address Wednesday afternoon, and Senator Jason Barickman had comments immediately after.… MORE
Icy road conditions were the cause of a pickup truck colliding with a school bus west of Forrest shortly before 8 am Thursday morning.… MORE
The Vermillion Players will be performing “Things My Mother Taught Me” the first two weekends in February at the Eagle Performing Arts and Conference Center.… MORE
Illinois scored the first 10 points on the way to a 76-64 win over Iowa at State Farm Center. Michael Finke came off the bench to lead the Illini with 17 points. Maverick Morgan added 12 points and seven rebounds. The Illini visit Penn State Saturday afternoon. … MORE
WJEZ is once again bringing our listeners a chance to win.… MORE
Illinois’ unemployment rose in the month of December to 5.7 percent.… MORE
Women Empowered Livingston County, or WE Live, is having its Heart to Heart Discussions at St. Mary’s Parish Hall Wednesday afternoon, beginning at 4:30.… MORE
Illinois hosts Iowa in a Big Ten men’s hoops battle at State Farm Center. It’s live tonight on 98.9 WJEZ with an 8:00 tip and a 7:00 pre-game on the Illini Sports Network.… MORE
When a person is preparing to retire, how much are they still able to work and earn through wages?… MORE
