By Neil Doyle The Illinois Sheriff’s Association has announced it will be awarding over $50,000 in college scholarships throughout the state. In Livingston County, Sheriff Tony Childress will be awarding one scholarship for $500. To be considered for the scholarship students must be enrolled full time at a certified higher institution inside Illinois. Applications will…… MORE
St. Paul School Receives STEM Grant
By Neil Doyle The St. Paul School in Odell recently received a donation towards its STEM program. A $1,500 donation was given by the Exelon Generation to the St. Paul’s STEM program which teaches children principles of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. STEM programs teach concepts in a fun and interactive way by having students…… MORE
Wednesday Morning Sports Schedules and Scores
By Kevin Bessler NCAA Mens Basketball- Wisconsin at Illinois 8pm You can hear all the action on WJEZ with the pre-game starting at 7. Illinois State at Bradley 6pm #5 Michigan 59 Minnesota 57 Boys High School Basketball- Pontiac at Prairie Central (Postponed) Fieldcrest 46 Leroy 42 Girls High School Basketball- Fieldcrest 50 Lexington 37…… MORE
Win Doobie Brothers Tickets as a WJEZ VIP
The Doobie Brothers are at the Peoria Civic Center Theater on Tuesday, April 16 at 7:30 pm, and WJEZ has your chance to snag a pair of tickets!… MORE
Livingston County Pre-School Screening Dates
By Katherine Murphy LIVINGSTON COUNTY—Old man winter may have a grip on us now but Spring isn’t that far off and that means it’s time to think about pre-school screenings in Livingston County. Screenings are free and open to infants all the way up to kids 5 years of age. Screenings include vision, hearing, speech…… MORE
Tuesday Morning Sports Schedules and Scores
By Kevin Bessler Boys High School Basketball- Pontiac at Prairie Central 7pm (WJEZ will provide the play-by-play beginning at 6:55pm) Fieldcrest 67 Lexington 28 El Paso-Gridley 55 Heyworth 41 Girls High School Basketball- Pontiac 60 IVC 18 Flanagan-Cornell-Woodland 64 Heyworth 32 El Paso-Gridley 45 Leroy 32 Central Catholic 66 Prairie Central 39 NCAA Mens Basketball-…… MORE
Winter Car Care Tips
By WJEZ staff/WJEZ file photo Winter weather puts some serious demands on your vehicle, and experts say there are strategies that will give you a fighting chance against Old Man Winter. Those who don’t have a garage to protect their vehicle can use some off-beat life hacks to keep everything running smoothly, including using hand…… MORE
STEAM Curriculum Expands at Pontiac District 429 Schools
By A.J. Harris Starting next year in School District 429, there will be a STEAM teacher in every building. The Pontiac District 429 Board of Education approved job postings for STEAM teachers at Central, Lincoln, and Washington schools at their meeting last week, the Pontiac Daily Leader reports. STEAM is the acronym for curriculum that…… MORE
From the Livingston County Highway Department
(Downtown Pontiac almost exactly one year ago on January 15th, 2018/Photo by Todd Wineburner) By WJEZ Staff With significant snowfall in the forecast, the Livingston County Highway Department has issued this statement: Weather forecasts are calling for a fair amount of snow, high winds and low temperatures this weekend. This combination could result in white-out…… MORE
Become A WJEZ VIP
You like winning prizes, we know that, and we LOVE giving you prizes! So we have launched our WJEZ VIP Club! Which by the way is TOTALLY FREE! We’ll stock the site with prizes for you to win like concert tickets, event tickets, movie passes, etc that are 0 points to enter. However we also…… MORE
