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By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsSheriff's deputies responded to rural Pontiac late Saturday evening after an EMS call of a person who was shot with a gun.According to a press release from the Sheriff's Depar...

In baseball, Prairie Central defeated Pontiac, 7-1. Peyton Risgby pitched a complete game and drove in a run for the Hawks. El Paso-Gridley nipped Fieldcrest, 3-2. Nathan Lavender fanned 15 Knights in...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsAdult guardianship and visitation is a hot topic in Springfield as the lawmakers move several pieces of legislation through the General Assembly.On Monday, House Bill 4687 pas...

Travis Reinking (pictured) was arrested for allegedly killing four people at a Waffle House near Nashville, having used a gun his father reportedly gave to him. (Photo courtesy Twitter/Metro Nashville...

Mahomet-Seymour repeated as champions at the 46th Pontiac Relays. Providence took second place. Pontiac claimed first place in the long jump with the foursome of Cameron Dawson, Angelo Borrego, Donova...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsApril is Child Abuse Awareness Month and reminders of the children affected can currently be seen at the Historic Livingston County Courthouse.Judy Donze, secretary of the Chi...

Pontiac High School plans to mark the 25th anniversary of its state championship football team this fall. The players, coaches, managers, and cheerleaders of that squad, along with several other digni...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsThe Village of Cornell is planning the annual Garden Walk and Friendship Fence Display featuring Garage Sales July 13 and 14, and they're looking for interested residents to s...

 By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsThree students from Pontiac Junior High School are taking part in Tech 2018 at the Illinois State Capitol Building in Springfield May 10.Superintendent Brian Dukes said ...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsThe Pontiac Kiwanis met Wednesday and heard about plans for a 25th anniversary celebration honoring the Pontiac football team who brought home a state championship in 1993.Coa...