Category Archives: Local News
Bloomington man arrested on multiple charges
By Haley Kosik/WJEZ NewsBLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man has been arrested on charges of aggravated battery of a pregnant woman.33-year-old Jeremy Coleman is also charged with unlawful restraint ...
Jun 18, 2015
LCCSU Starts Parent Empowerment Group
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsThe Livingston County Special Services Unit has helped start the Parent Empowerment Group.Caryl McCoy, program supervisor for the LCCSU, said the group is made up of parents o...
Jun 17, 2015
Rules of the Road, Important for Pedestrians and Motorists
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsWith foot and bicycle traffic increased during the summer months, Pontiac Police are urging residents to become familiar with Rules of the Road.Pontiac Police Major Dan Davis ...
Jun 17, 2015
Livingston County War Museum Receives “Remarkable” Donation
Ralph Messer, museum curator, stands with the new WWII posters. (Photo by Cynthia Grau, WJEZ)By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsThe Livingston County War Museum-Dal Estes Education Center recently received mate...
Jun 17, 2015
Bruce Rauner: Managing Illinois’ Finances
Gov. Bruce Rauner insists a partial shutdown of state government is not the goal of his standoffs with Democratic lawmakers and labor unions.(Photo taken by the Chicago Tribune)By Haley Kosik/WJEZ New...
Jun 15, 2015
Dwight’s Dircks dipping his toe into theater
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZA Dwight man is stepping away from a name he made in sports and venturing into theater.Triston Dircks, 19, a 2014 graduate of Dwight High School and former All-Conference Basketbal...
Jun 15, 2015
Drug bust in Pontiac last Thursday
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsTwo Pontiac residents were arrested on various charges late Thursday evening, during a traffic stop.According to Livingston County Sheriff Tony Childress, Adam Krasner and Amy...
Jun 15, 2015
Vote may be reconsidered for proposed wind farm
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsThe Livingston County Board placed a tie vote concerning denying the special use permit for the Pleasant Ridge Wind Farm Thursday night, but that vote may not hold.During Comm...
Jun 15, 2015
State workers’ salaries fall below those in the private sector
Salaries for state workers are less than those in the private sector, according to a new study coming from the anti-tax, anti-union group Americans for Prosperity.It shows that state workers in Illino...
Jun 12, 2015
Illinois budget unsettlement worries state’s agriculture sector
There is a bill that may help the farmers of Illinois.The bill is now awaiting Gov. Bruce Rauner's attention; however, the unsettled state budget for the 2016 fiscal year battle worries the state's ag...
Jun 12, 2015
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