By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News The Pontiac Police Department has recently received numerous reports about residents getting a phone call claiming to be the IRS. The department is advising people these calls are scams and asking them not to give any credence to the call and to just hang up. The department is aware of the…… MORE
The MWAH! Performing Arts Troupe will be at Prairie Central Junior High School in Forrest on Monday morning, December 7. The 90-minute presentation will begin at 9:00 a.m. in the school gym, located at 800 North Wood Street, followed by a one-hour debriefing-type discussion session involving a mix of students, including those who have experienced…… MORE
Today on Jock Jibberish, Todd and Cynthia will discuss how people handle getting a terrible gift. A new survey shows that when women get bad Christmas gifts from their significant other, 33 percent return it immediately. But 25 percent wear it or use it to avoid hurting someone’s feelings. Twenty percent regift it and 10…… MORE
With winter fast approaching, social services agencies are asking the General Assembly to restore funding to a program to help low-income households pay their utility bills. Only federal funding has been provided for the Low Income Housing Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, during the state budget impasse. Dalisto Sulamoyo, president of the Illinois Association of…… MORE
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News McLean County Coroner Kathy Davis, focusing on teen suicide, will participate with the issues-oriented MWAH! Performing Arts Troupe at Prairie Central Junior High School in Forrest, Illinois on Monday morning, December 7. The essence of the 14-member MWAH! troupe (acronym for Messages Which Are Hopeful!), whose members live in the western…… MORE
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News With the mass shooting that happened in San Bernadino, California, Wednesday, many people across the world are looking to law enforcement to see what they need to do in case that ever happens in their community. Pontiac Police Major Dan Davis explained the department has mandatory annual training for active threats,…… MORE
By Cathi Coppinger Food banks need more donations around the holidays and anything you can donate is appreciated. But here are the ten things they need most: Holiday foods. Like Stove Top stuffing, cranberry sauce and canned yams. Canned vegetables. The low-sodium kind are best. Mixed nuts. They’re kind of expensive, so not many people…… MORE
It’s the end of an era at Mitsubishi Motors, which has – for now at least – produced its last vehicle. The plant officially stopped production on Monday marking the end of a 30-year run as one of McLean County’s largest employers. The plant hit its peak in 2000 when it produced 222,000 vehicles, but…… MORE
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News The Illinois Department of Transportation and the Illinois Tollway are teaming up to alert motorists to be prepared for winter weather driving. “Winter Weather – Get it Together” encourages drivers to remember some key points, including always wearing a seat belt, slow down while driving, never use hand held devices, give…… MORE
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News OSF Saint James – John W. Albrecht Medical Center has been recognized as a 2014 Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in the United States. The facility was recognized as part of the commission’s 2015 annual report “America’s Hospitals: Improving…… MORE
