Category Archives: Local News

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsThe Livingston County Fair begins this morning and will include activities from both the Ag Fair and 4-H Fair.A big crowd favorite is the amusement rides, and Dustin Smith, vi...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsA Pontiac Police officer made his way to Decatur Monday to assist with crowd control during a scheduled protest.Decatur was the site of the most recent widely publicized offic...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News"Alice in Wonderland Jr.", the children's production for the Vermillion Players, opens Wednesday evening at 7:30.Director Jerry Keck was a guest on a recent community forum an...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsA Woodland graduate was recently named the 2016 1st Farm Credit Services Presidential Scholar.Kassidy Kimpling of Streator was selected from the 24 recipients of the First Cho...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsWhile a new game called Pokemon GO is becoming widely popular with people who are fans of the longtime franchise, there are ups and downs to playing the game.Described as a GP...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsThe Pontiac Area Chamber of Commerce recently announced that the yard of Mick and Carole Peterson has been named the July Yard of the Month.Carole Peterson talked about the wo...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsOne Decatur man is in critical condition after he was shot by a Decatur police officer early Monday morning.Details are very scarce, although the department did say the man wa...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News The Livingston County Humane Society's seventh annual golf outing is happening Saturday at Wolf Creek Golf Course north of Pontiac.Registration for the event begins at 1...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News Illinois legislators passed a stop-gap budget late last week and many this effects are coming forward to give feedback on how things will work for them in the future.Som...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsThe United Way of Livingston County has just announced the new fundraising goal for 2016-2017.Deb Howard, executive director, said with the addition of two new agencies to the...