By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News The OSF Medical Group office in Streator is moving. The new office will open July 1 at 2377 North Bloomington Street, Suite B in the Kroger plaza. The current office on Bridge Street will be open during regular hours on June 29, but will be closed on June 30. Contact the…… MORE
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News July Wellness Clinics at the Livingston County Health Department begin July 1. These clinics are open to any adult in Livingston County and will include blood pressure screening, metabolic syndrome screening and a blood chemistry profile. Additional services are available for an additional fee. Those include a prostate specific antigen test,…… MORE
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News If you see emergency crews on the Vermilion River tomorrow, don’t panic. Enbridge will be performing an emergency response drill near the Illinois American Water Plant on Water Street beginning around 8:30 and is simulating how to take care of the river in the event of an oil leak. Lara Burhenn,…… MORE
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News The Central Illinois Iron Pigs Motorcycle Club’s annual Casey Kohlmeier Memorial Ride is set for Saturday. The day begins with registration at Freaksters Roadhouse on Custer Avenue in Pontiac with the ride beginning at noon. Nick Taylor, club member, said this ride has grown every year and with about 200 people…… MORE
By Haley Kosik/WJEZ News The U.S. Supreme Court may rule this week on whether tax credits can be given to those who buy health coverage in states without their own insurance exchanges. Illinois is one of the states which use the federal marketplace. The plaintiffs in the King vs. Burwell case argue the Affordable Care…… MORE
By Haley Kosik/WJEZ News This week is Lightning Safety Awareness Week. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency, the National Weather Service and local emergency management agencies is urging people to stay safe by heading indoors during storms during the week of June 21-27. IEMA Director James K. Joseph said, “If you’re close enough to hear thunder,…… MORE
By Haley Kosik/WJEZ News Illinois could be on the verge of a nursing shortage in the coming years, according to a new survey. Linda Roberts, manager of the Illinois Center for Nursing, said many retirements are coming. “About 40 percent of the nurses who responded are ages of 55 to 65 years of age or…… MORE
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News Donors will be welcomed Wednesday at the monthly Pontiac Bloodmobile. With summer months upon us, the need for blood rises and Dixie Vogel, chairperson of the Bloodmobile, reminds people of the importance of donating blood. “We expect it to be at the hospital if we ever need it,” Vogel said. “It’s…… MORE
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News A Varna man was arrested over the weekend and charged with three counts of murder Monday morning in LaSalle County. According to a press release from the Oglesby Police Department, Bradley M. French was arrested after an investigation into the stabbing death of a 38-year-old male in Oglesby. The weapon used…… MORE
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News Livingston County will be receiving new voter registration cards in their mailboxes throughout the next week and Livingston County Clerk Kristy Masching advises voters to return those new cards if there are any changes. Masching said it’s important for those cards to be returned with corrections, if possible, because it will…… MORE
