Category Archives: Local News

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsWith flu season approaching, WJEZ is partnering with the Bank of Pontiac and the Livingston County Public Health Department for the second annual Flu Shot Clinic here at the W...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsThe Pontiac Parks and Recreation Department is starting a new program after Friday night home football games.Director Taylor Baxter said last Friday was the first night they'v...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsWJEZ's Football Game of the Week is headed back to Williamson Field as the Pontiac Indians take on the Grey Ghosts of IVC.Currently, the Indians are 0-2, but Coach Buck Casson...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsThe second annual Ride to Remember, a chance to remember love ones lost and reflect on their memories, starts at 10 a.m. Sunday at good Life in Fairbury.This event began about...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsThe biannual Livingston County Ag Expo is happening October 5 at the Livingston County 4-H Park.Livingston County Farm Bureau Manager Jody Hughes explained that this event is ...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsThe Pontiac Public Library is holding its annual Grandparents Day beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday at the library.Director Kristin Holzhauer said the day will have several events...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsIllinois State Police handled a two-vehicle accident on Route 116 east of Pontiac Tuesday morning, sending one woman to the hospital with critical injuries.According to a pres...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsThis 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.Strauss spoke to ...

 By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsThe 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. Albre...

A lawsuit against former Illinois State Treasurer Dan Rutherford was struck down Monday in Cook County court. (WJBC file photo) CHICAGO - Former State Treasurer Dan Rutherford of Chenoa has been ...