All Livingston County and Secretary of State offices are closed today in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.… MORE
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Adapted Recreation holding Game Night
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News The Livingston County Adapted Recreation in association with Pontiac Parks and Recreation Center is having Game Night. This event will take place in the community room at the Rec Center from 6 to 8 Monday evening. Snacks will be provided. LCAR is an organization that exists to enhance the quality of…… MORE
Legislator urging participation in Small Business Saturday
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News To help promote local entrepreneurs and area small businesses, state Rep. Frank Mautino is encouraging residents to participate in the sixth annual Small Business Saturday on Nov. 28. Small Business Saturday occurs during one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year and is designed to help small businesses compete with…… MORE
Cat’s Take: Is a Black Friday sale really a sale?
By Cathi Coppinger Should Black Friday be a national holiday? According to a new survey, 39 percent of people say YES, it should be a paid day off. My answer is YES! It should! And so should Good Friday and Superbowl Sunday and my birthday! WalletHub.com analyzed the Black Friday ads from 30 of the…… MORE
The Thanksgiving Forecast
Turkeys will thaw out in the morning, then warm in the oven to 350 degrees this afternoon. The kitchen will become hot and humid and if you bother the cook, there may be a squall. Later, the cold front of the knife will slice through the turkey and cause it to accumulate one to possibly…… MORE
Popcorn in the turkey!
The turkey shot out of the oven and rocketed into the air, it knocked every plate off the table and partly demolished the chair. It ricocheted into a corner and burst with a deafening boom, then splattered all over the kitchen, completely obscuring the room. It stuck to the walls and the windows, it totally…… MORE
Cat’s Take: What is Blackout Wednesday?
By Cathi Coppinger Today is Black Out Wednesday. What does that mean, do you ask? Today is the day everyone comes home for Thanksgiving and then decides the greatest thing to do the night before you are subject to countless boring hours with family is to go out drinking! If you don’t believe me, just…… MORE
Jock Jibberish: Who spends the most on presents?
So now we’re headed into the Christmas holiday, even though Thanksgiving hasn’t even happened yet, and here some some shopping stats already. According to a random shopping website, men named Paul and women named Rebecca spend the most on presents. Men named Adam and women named Patricia spend the least. They’re not sure exactly what…… MORE
Here’s what’s happening in the State of Illinois
When Gov. Bruce Rauner says the inside of the Executive Mansion reminds him of his college frat house of the 1970’s, he is not far off. Jeff Evans, a retired architect who is donating his services to the Illinois Executive Mansion Association, says there are sections of it that are bad. Not all of it,…… MORE
PROUD’s Christmas Light Up Parade FRIDAY
By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News The annual Christmas Light Up Parade is scheduled to step off in Pontiac Friday at 6:30. This year’s theme is “Home for the Holidays” in honor of current military personnel and veterans. The route will begin at the First Lutheran Church on Grove Street. The parade will head east on Grove…… MORE
