By Kevin Bessler Boys High School Basketball- Tremont at Flanagan-Cornell 7pm (WJEZ will provide the play-by-play beginning at 6:55pm) Pontiac at St. Thomas More 7:30pm Fieldcrest at Ridgeview 6:30pm Prairie Central at Monticello 7:30pm NCAA Mens Basketball- #6 Michigan State 70 Nebraska 64 Illinois will play at Iowa Sunday. Girls High School Basketball- Dwight 57…… MORE
National Weather Service: Snow to Hit this Weekend, Lesser Amounts Compared to Last Week
By Neil Doyle More serious winter weather is anticipated this weekend, but the area probably won’t set any records. The National Weather Service is predicting snow to start late Friday night and will continue until Saturday evening. Warning Coordination Meteorologist Chris Miller said the latest computer predictions as of Wednesday are not anticipating the same…… MORE
Pontiac District 90 Holds First Board Meeting of 2019
By Neil Doyle A new year is underway and Pontiac District 90 held its first school board meeting of 2019. It was a light agenda for January, but one item discussed was a recap of the 2018 Pontiac Holiday basketball tournament. Superintendent Jon Kilgore tells WJEZ’s Todd Wineburner it was another successful year for the…… MORE
Thursday Morning Sports Schedules and Scores
By Kevin Bessler Girls High School Basketball- Dwight 51 St. Anne 20 Pontiac at St. Joe-Ogden 7:30pm Prairie Central at Unity 7:30pm Eureka at Lexington 7pm NHL- Chicago Blackhawks at New York Rangers 6pm NCAA Basketball- Illinois 95 Minnesota 68 The Fighting Illini scored the most points in more than 20 years in getting their…… MORE
Pritzker’s First Day
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker/Photo: Dave Dahl By Dave Dahl/A.J. Harris On his first full day in office, Gov. J.B. Pritzker got off on the right “step,” as far as state workers and unions which represent them are concerned. The step increases, automatic raises, had stopped in 2015. The newly-sworn in Governor said that they would…… MORE
Official Numbers Are In
Pontiac sidewalks after last weekend’s snow. (Photo: Todd Wineburner) By AJ Harris Livingston County, much like the rest of the midwest, was pounded by snow over the weekend, and it may be too soon to think the worst is over. The heaviest hit were Streator and Dwight, with each getting 8 inches of snow, while…… MORE
Wednesday Morning Sports Schedules and Scores
By Kevin Bessler NCAA Basketball- Minnesota at Illinois 8pm. The Fighting Illini will try to win their first conference game tonight against the Gophers. WJEZ will provide coverage starting at 7pm. Illinois State 59 Southern Illinois 58 Boys High School Basketball- Pontiac 55 Morris 34 Ridgeview 53 Lexington 33 Tremont 76, Fieldcrest 65 NBA- LA…… MORE
Direct Travel’s 75th Anniversary Tour of Normandy Beaches
WJEZ and Direct Travel have joined together to bring you a once in lifetime opportunity.… MORE
Tuesday Morning Sports Schedules and Scores
By Kevin Bessler Girls High School Basketball- Central Catholic 76 Pontiac 53 Prairie Central 37 Leroy 34 GCMS 45 Lexington 38 Clifton Central 55 Dwight 46 Fieldcrest 47 Fisher 23 Boys High School Basketball- Flanagan-Cornell 49 Calvary Christian 16 Morris at Pontiac 7pm Prairie Central at Olympia 7pm NCAA Basketball- Syracuse 95 #1 Duke 91…… MORE
Win Em’ Before You Can Buy Em’ Doobie Brothers Tickets
The Doobie Brothers are at the Peoria Civic Center on April 16th, 2019, and WJEZ wants to send you and a friend to the show before you even have the chance to buy tickets!… MORE
