By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News Nearly $50,000 will be awarded to 62 fire departments through Illinois American Water’s 2015 Firefighter Grant Program. The program was created in 2010 to provide financial assistance to fire and emergency organizations serving customers in Illinois American Water’s service area. Since creation, the program has resulted in over 280 grants totaling…… MORE
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News The Illinois Judges Association announces its support of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and urges all communities to support the work of the Family Violence Coordinating Councils that exist in each judicial circuit in the State of Illinois. Every single day three women lose their lives as a result of domestic…… MORE
Pontiac will be welcoming a new downtown business coming sometime in November. The Route 66 Sugar Shack will offer everything from soft serve ice cream to flavored sodas, along with other “soda fountain” finds. At the Pontiac City Council meeting last night, Mayor Bob Russell said the new business will be a great addition to…… MORE
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News Prairie Central High School students were treated to a visit from Livingston County State’s Attorney Seth Uphoff recently. Uphoff was invited back to speak to students about the consequences of drinking, drugs and sex crimes. “They wanted to make sure kids are getting as much information as they can about the…… MORE
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News There have been many questions raised about Pontiac’s outdoor tornado sirens recently, and Pontiac Fire Chief Scott Runyon gave a quick explanation of how local warnings work. Runyon said the department gets information from the National Weather Service and also has many trained spotters available when needed. He said the sirens…… MORE
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News The Pontiac Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has selected a new executive director of its board. Mindi Terrell was chosen Friday and will officially begin her duties October 20. She has been a marketing professional for more than 20 years with experience in non-profit, the service industry and food…… MORE
Mark Myre/WJEZ Sports I have heard about the world famous tailgating at Miller Park, but now I have experienced it. The world famous brat party had hamburger and bacon brats, plain brats, peppered brats, ice cream brats – I have seen it all. Miller Park in Milwaukee is a nice park, but I’m old fashioned…… MORE
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News The GFWC Illinois Woman’s Club of Fairbury will hold their fifth annual Put a Sock in It night tonight at the Prairie Central Homecoming, with the Pontiac Chapter doing the same during Pontiac’s game. People are asked to bring new, white athletic socks to be stuffed in the Christmas stockings…… MORE
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News A Pontiac Correctional Center inmate was convicted of aggravated battery and sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday. According to State’s Attorney Seth Uphoff, 37-year-old Kentes West was found guilty of striking a correctional officer in the face multiple times, causing great bodily harm, during a January 2013 altercation at the…… MORE
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News We here at WJEZ have started a new weekend feature called “Spotlight on Livingston County.” It’s a one stop click to get all the events, meetings and other opportunities throughout the county. It will be available at our website, wjez.com every Saturday and will feature dates from that day through until…… MORE
