By Haley Kosik/WJEZ News With no music, theater, or foreign language, the schools in Sandoval, Ill., don’t offer kids much to put on a college resume. Kade Gambill, 17, defies that. The junior is the school board’s first student member and he tried to rally support for a new school funding bill in Springfield. He…… MORE
By Haley Kosik/WJEZ News These steps reintroduce programs which were briefly cut off by the so-called Good Friday cuts earlier this year, such as the state’s Tobacco Quitline and immigrant services programs. Gov. Bruce Rauner insists a partial shutdown of state government is not the goal of his standoffs with Democratic lawmakers and labor unions.…… MORE
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ A 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 Basketball player, will be performing in “The Rock ‘n’ Roll Musical, Rocky Horror Show” at the Bicentennial Park Theatre in Joliet, beginning…… MORE
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News Two 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 Spaniol were taken into custody after nearly 28 grams of heroin, 1.6 grams of cocaine and drug paraphernalia were seized, along with a 2009 Ford…… MORE
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News The 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 Community Forum with Todd Wineburner Friday morning, Livingston County Board Chairman Fannin admitted to making a mistake in his vote, even after…… MORE
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 Illinois are paid 7.2 percent less than those in the private sector with comparable jobs and experience. Illinois Director David From said, “The…… MORE
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 agriculture sector. Several bills passed trucking regulations and when electricity transmission lines can be built across private property by the General…… MORE
Negotiations with Iran’s nuclear program needs a scientific component that only an Illinois congressman has. U.S. Rep. Bill Foster (D-Naperville) said his background as a physicist with a Ph.D in science gives him a unique perspective on the negotiations, which he had plenty of involvement and oversight in technically, which matters a lot in this…… MORE
A tie vote in the motion to deny the Pleasant Ridge Wind Farm special use permit application at last night’s Livingston County Board meeting caused some confusion in the well-attended meeting. Board Chairman Marty Fannin explained a new motion was made was to forward it to the board chairman and attorneys to discuss special considerations…… MORE
Two Livingston County FFA members were elected state officers yesterday during their state convention in Springfield. Jordan Johns of Pontiac was named the new state treasurer. She said she is looking forward to the new job and has had a lot of great experiences in FFA in the past. “I had the privilege of starting…… MORE
