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Two boys, 11 and 13, charged in Pontiac shooting
Two boys were arrested after reports of gunfire in Pontiac last week. According to the police report, Pontiac police officers responded to reports of gunfire in the 1400 block of East Howard Street near Jaycee Park just before 8 p.m. Officers arrived on scene and saw a group of juveniles walking in...
Livingston Co. town flooded by heavy rainfall
CHATSWORTH, Ill. (WCIA) — Parts of the Livingston County town of Chatsworth are underwater after the town got almost five inches of rain over the last few days. Photos sent to WCIA from Bruce Sanders show streets and yards flooded by rainwater. Sanders’ said his home has water inside and does not have any power. […]
A wild finish favors Pontiac in extra-inning win over Bloomington
A wild pitch led to a wild ending of a what turned out to be a wild game as Pontiac edged Bloomington 10-9 in 10 innings of their nonconference baseball tilt Friday. Then winning run for PTHS was its fourth from the seventh inning on. Pontiac had taken a 6-3 lead with three runs in the top of the sixth inning, but the Purple Raiders pushed across five runs in the bottom of the frame to lead...
Pontiac ends regular season with one-run win over Normal West
NORMAL — A 5-3-5 double play thwarted a comeback effort by the home team as Pontiac escaped with a 4-3 nonconference softball victory over host Normal West Friday. Pontiac scored two runs in the top of the sixth inning, which proved key as the Wildcats took advantage of three PTHS errors to score three runs. The Amerinds ended the rally with a double play on a grounder to Brooke Burger at third, who threw to first for the first out and then took a throw from Cadence Helms to make the third out on the play.
Grundy County Board recognizes police ProActive unit for its service
The Grundy County Board recognized the Grundy County ProActive Unit for its service Tuesday night. A member of the ProActive unit shared it’s accumulated statistics for 2023: The unit had 43 warrant arrests, 39 misdemeanor arrests, and 90 felony arrests for a total of 172 arrests. It also seized 90.6 grams of methamphetamine, 73.5 grams of cocaine, 31.99 grams of fentanyl, 4.2 grams of MDMA, 2,483 grams of cannabis and 372 doses of prescription drugs. It has also seized 24 firearms and $81,223.
Grundy Board approves $419,282 total purchases for squad cars
The Grundy County Board approved the purchase of nine 2025 Interceptors and one unmarked squad car from D’Orazio Ford Tuesday night for a total of $419,282. The purchases, which splits up into $46,496.03 a piece for three of the squad cars and then $46,590 for the other five. An unmarked squad car was also approved for purchase, which will cost $46,844.03. These purchases are in line with the community improvement plan for the 2025 fiscal year, and D’Orazio has agreed to defer payment until December 2024 to fall in the proper county fiscal year.
Grundy County Board approves $200,000 for Gardner bridge repairs
The Grundy County Board has appropriated $200,000 in Motor Fuel Tax funding to match the federal funding for the superstructure replacement of two bridges on Gardner Road. Both bridges are in critical shape, and one of them was repaired in January due to a hole in the bridge deck. County Engineer Eric Gibson told the board back in February that the bridge had a three-foot hole straight through the top, and that he could stand on the bridge and look down and see the creek.
Find out who won Daily Leader Athlete of the Week poll for May 6-11
With the prep sports season coming to end, there have still been quality efforts being recorded. Garnering the most votes in the latest poll was Mackenzie Wesson of the Lexington-Ridgeview softball team as she cleared the field to be voted the Pontiac Daily Leader's Athlete of the Week for the week of May 6-11.
Man dead, woman airlifted after Iroquois County crash
WATSEKA, Ill. (WCIA) — A Cissna Park man is dead and an Ashkum woman is hurt after a crash in Iroquois County on Monday morning. Just before 9:40 a.m., Iroquois County Sheriff’s Deputies, Crescent EMS, and Watseka Fire arrived at the scene in rural Watseka. Authorities said the accident happened at the 1600 East and […]
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