Category Archives: Local News

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsPontiac Township High School is holding its inaugural Distinguished Alumni Award the day before school starts.Five people were whittled down from 15 nominations and award comm...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsLocal residents are encouraged to celebrate July's historic visit to Pluto, and its local discoverer.Clyde Tombaugh, a Streator native, discovered the planet in 1930 and now t...

Representative Tom Bennett (R-Watseka), State Senator Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) and Illinois Department of Agriculture Director Philip Nelson pose with several 4H members Wednesday in Graymont. ...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News Newly signed legislation will eliminate mandatory life sentences for minors in Illinois.Someone under the age of 18 can still be sentenced to life in prison without the ...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsDistrict Six Illinois State Police are handling an accident that occurred shortly before 7 a.m. yesterday morning just west of Fairbury.The accident happened at McLean County ...

  By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsThe Pontiac Fire Department responded to a stove fire around 11:24 Monday night.According to the report at the department, the fire occurred at 15 Garden Avenue on...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsOSF Saint James-John W. Albrecht awarded the third quarter Achievers in Mission For Excellence award to Greg Matas, of Streator.Matas works in a Floor Care Tech in Environment...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsAn appeals court ruled late last week the comptroller's office can continue to pay state workers even without a budget.Governor Bruce Rauner said he can't support the one-mont...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsThe 85th annual Livingston County Ag and 4H Fair continues today with plenty of things for people to check out during the day.The swine show and rabbit show begin early, with ...

 By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsThe Illinois Concerns of Police Survivors Cycle Across Illinois stopped at the Livingston County Sheriff's Department for not only a break, but a special ceremony recogn...