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Pontiac nets three arrests Saturday
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsThe Pontiac Police nabbed three Champaign/Urbana men Saturday on several charges.According to Pontiac Police Major Dan Davis, Daniel Grady and Rickie King of Champaign and Ger...
Jul 21, 2015
Dogs, cats and cars, OH MY!
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsThe Livingston County Humane Society is holding a Big M Mopar show behind Heller Ford in Pontiac Saturday from 10 to 4.Included in the event are 50/50 raffles, food vendors, g...
Jul 16, 2015
Christmas in July ends today
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsThe Pontiac Salvation Army's Christmas in July event ends today.There is quite an inventory of Christmas items collected throughout the year, and each piece is 50 cents.Money ...
Jul 16, 2015
Sign up your kids!
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsOSF Saint James-John W. Albrecht Medical Center is offering a babysitter first aid, CPR and safety class Friday, July 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the first floor confere...
Jul 16, 2015
Here’s what’s happening in the State of Illinois
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsIn his first months on the job, Gov. Bruce Rauner presided over a ceremony to name the Illinois State Museum building for the late U.S. Sen. Alan Dixon, and he’s also pr...
Jul 15, 2015
Flooding causes show delay
Photo by Todd WineburnerBy Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsDue to flooding in Chautauqua Park, the August performance by Vermillion Players has been pushed back a full week.City crews are working to remove floo...
Jul 15, 2015
First installment due TODAY
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsToday is the due date for the first installment of property taxes. Payments can be made at any area bank, by mail or in the Treasurer's office at the Historic Courthouse in Po...
Jul 15, 2015
Rotary hears museum update
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsThe Pontiac Rotary had a special guest yesterday for its weekly meeting.Bruce Firchau, museum chairman for the Basketball Museum of Illinois, was giving the club an update on ...
Jul 15, 2015
Collision ties up traffic on interstate yesterday
By Todd Wineburner/WJEZThe Illinois State Police at District 6 in Pontiac report that a rear-end collision was responsible for the traffic tie-up on Interstate 55 last night. (See photos below)....
Jul 14, 2015
Here’s what’s happening in the State of Illinois
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsSenator Mark Kirk has been a busy man.A bill in Congress aims to do Illinois lawmakers did last year: phase out household products with plastic microbeads.U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk ...
Jul 14, 2015
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