Last week, lawmakers made what has been called groundbreaking movement on historic education funding reform, after many months of uncertainty.… MORE
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Pair charged with ‘revenge porn’ crimes in abuse of Chenoa nursing home residents
A McLean County Grand Jury has indicted two people with violating the state’s law to combat revenge porn following an investigation into alleged abuse of residents at a Chenoa nursing home.… MORE
Annual Cornell Days returns Friday
The Fourth annual Cornell Days is happening Friday through Sunday with entertainment, food and other events happening throughout the village.… MORE
Sick feeling recalled when community lost Redbird 7
Federal investigators have issued a final report indicating several factors probably caused the plane crash 2 1/2-years ago that killed seven men near Central Illinois Regional Airport, including pilot fatigue and the pilot’s failure to control the airplane during a late-night landing in dense fog.… MORE
Moving on with Dan Rutherford
A former state treasurer’s reputation still hangs in the balance after he is cleared of some charges against him. Dan Rutherford of Chenoa was charged with firing three former employees for cooperating in a sexual harassment investigation against him. Those charges have now been dropped. News partner WMBD spoke with Rutherford about the claims against him and where he’ll go next.… MORE
Two-vehicle accident sends one to the hospital
Illinois State Police handled a two-vehicle accident on Route 116 west of Pontiac Tuesday morning, sending one woman to the hospital with critical injuries.… MORE
High School Game of the Week: Prairie Central vs Bloomington Central Catholic
This evening’s High School Game of the Week on WJEZ with Marc Strauss is taking you to Bloomington Central Catholic as they take on the Prairie Central Hawks.… MORE
More services now available through rehabilitation at OSF
The Pontiac Kiwanis met Wednesday for lunch and the guest speaker for the day was Andrew Offermann, manager of rehabilitation services at OSF Saint James – John W. Albrecht Medical Center.… MORE
Rutherford cleared in political firings lawsuit
CHICAGO – Former State Treasurer Dan Rutherford of Chenoa has been cleared of charges that he fired three employees for cooperating in a sexual harassment investigation against him.… MORE
You, too, can help those in need in Texas
As Texans are beginning the recovery phase of the destruction caused by Hurricane Harvey over the past couple of days, the American Red Cross is accepting monetary donations that will be filtered straight to the people in the storm’s path.… MORE
