Category Archives: Local News

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsThe Livingston County board met Thursday night and continued discussing the wind farm energy conversion ordinance.Board Chairman Marty Fannin explained that after more than a ...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsThe Pontiac Bloodmobile will be at the Pontiac VFW on Wednesday from 11:30 to 4:30.Bloodmobile chairperson Dixie Vogel put a special call out for assistance with donations in ...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsWhen the huge, inflated, sunglasses-adorned duck is seen around Pontiac, it's a sign the Mighty Vermillion Duck Race is near.Gary Beckman, executive director of the Boys and G...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsThe Livingston County Board met last night and discussed the fate of the building that housed the former Livingston Manor.Chairman Marty Fannin explains."We put a request for ...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsTwo Pontiac men were arrested in Pontiac Wednesday after a search warrant revealed illegal drugs.According to a press release from the Livingston County Sheriff's Department, ...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsWith the recent sighting of what's known as a cold air funnel down by Chenoa Monday evening, Pontiac Fire Chief Scott Runyon explains the difference between those and a tornad...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News4-H Fair project judging continued through yesterday afternoon and included several areas from horticulture and woodworking to electronics and welding.Lindsey Barickman of Lon...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsThe annual Livingston County Ag and 4-H Fair kicked off Monday morning to hot and wet weather, but participants were out bright and early for project judging.Judging began on ...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsThe ninth annual Illinois State Police Motorcycle and Fun Car Run is scheduled for Saturday with two local towns as starting points.This event is hosted by the Illinois State ...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsThe field of mental health is changing every day, and the folks at IHR in Pontiac are keeping up with trends.A new buzzword in the field is the use of "evidence-based practice...