Category Archives: More from WJEZ

Illinois Unemployment Unchanged
Illinois Radio NetworkThe state's unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.1 percent for September, despite increasing by 2,800 jobs. The updated report from the Illinois Department of Employment Security...
Cumulus Media Oct 19, 2018

Lawsuit Filed Against Pritzker Campaign
Gubernatorial candidate J. B. Pritzker at a campaign appearance (Photo courtesy of Howard Packowitz, WJBC)By Cole Lauterbach, Illinois Radio NetworkA group of African-American and Latino campaign staf...
Cumulus Media Oct 18, 2018

Thursday’s Last Look at Sports Scores
By Kevin BesslerMajor League Baseball–Los Angeles Dodgers 5 Milwaukee Brewers 2The Dodgers scored 2 runs in the 6th and 2 more in the 7th to back pitcher Clayton Kershaw. LA now leads the Nation...
Cumulus Media Oct 18, 2018

A Suburban Businessman Stops in Pontiac as he Walks to Springfield
Jim Coxworth and his media relations manager Heather DavernBy Todd WineburnerA St. Charles businessman is walking from his home in the Chicago suburbs to Springfield, advancing a message supporting te...
Cumulus Media Oct 17, 2018

Pontiac’s Marching Indians Getting Ready to Wrap Up Their Season
By AJ Harris with Todd WineburnerPontiac Township High School is preparing for the 48th annual Illinois Marching Band Championships-an event that will be the grand finale of the marching season for th...
Cumulus Media Oct 17, 2018

The Boys And Girls Club is Celebrating a Special Month
By WJEZ StaffJodi Martin, CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of Livingston County, says October marks a nationwide rally for Boys and Girls Clubs across the country. The month-long event is called "Lights...
Cumulus Media Oct 16, 2018

A Livingston County Woman Hopes to Preserve the Memory of the Camp-Humiston Pool
Shelley Adcock in the WJEZ studiosBy WJEZ StaffShelley Adcock has fond memories of the Camp-Humiston Pool and she wants to make sure that the recently demolished structure is not forgotten. Earlier th...
Cumulus Media Oct 16, 2018

V.P. Pence Campaigns for Republican Rodney Davis
Vice-President Mike Pence at Friday’s fundraiser in Springfield (Photo by Dave Dahl)By Katherine MurphyVice-President Mike Pence was in Springfield last week, campaigning for Republican Congress...
Cumulus Media Oct 15, 2018

Education Leaders say Teacher Shortage Getting Worse
Regional Superintendent of Schools Mark Jontry (WJEZ file photo)By Katherine MurphyRegional School Superintendent Mark Jontry says Illinois schools are facing real challenges in the near future as the...
Cumulus Media Oct 15, 2018

Farmland Prices Down Slightly
From the Illinois Radio NetworkAccording to a mid-year survey, farmland prices in Illinois are down slightly. The Illinois Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers has released data that sh...
Cumulus Media Sep 17, 2018