Category Archives: Local News

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsTomorrow is the first day parents can sign their children up for Fall Preschool Screenings if they will be attending District #429.Cheryl Corrigan was a guest recently on Comm...

The look of our nation would change drastically if the ideas of Dr. Robert Marshall take hold.Marshall, a radiologist who lives in Berwyn, says he wants to redistribute the nation’s population b...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsA Lexington bar recently expanded into a full service eatery.Kemp's Upper Tap, located at 305 W. Main Street, now offers a full menu as well as a beer garden, televisions for ...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsWJEZ is bringing our listeners local sports in a whole new way this year.The Cube, which is an online streaming platform for all Pontiac Township High School Sports is partner...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsA Pontiac couple came home from the Illinois State Fair with a huge award.Jesse and Mary Faber won the 2015 Illinois Farm Bureau Young Leaders Excellence in Ag Award Wednesday...

By Mark Myre/WJEZ SportsJeff Hoselton was amazing yesterday as he won the Championship at the Pontiac Elks. Jeff hasn’t played too many rounds this year, but he can still bomb the golf ball. Con...

By Mark Myre/WJEZ SportsI still love the game. The other day I had a chance to watch to watch the Pontiac Junior High play Ridgeview. Ridgeview had a early lead, but Pontiac Junior came back. The game...

By Mark Myre/WJEZ SportsIt’s time to go to work. It’s time for the annual Orange and Blue game at Pontiac High School. t’s different this year with a garage sale. The coaches were as...

The Illinois Yellow Dot Program made an appearance at the Illinois State Fair, with a chance for new participants to sign up.The program was launched in 2011. Participants place a yellow sticker on th...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsThe District 429 School Board met last night to a relatively small agenda.School Superintendent Brian Dukes presented a tentative budget, which was approved at the meeting."Ov...