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PEORIA, Ill. (WCIA) A man who tried to escape from Livingston County jail has an additional two years added to his 10-year sentence for robbery according to the Central District United States Attorney office. John Beck admitted to robbing the following during a 14 day crime spree: Dollar General in Buffalo, Bank of Pontiac, Odell […]

GIBSON CITY — As Dawn Klintworth was walking out of a library on the University of Missouri-St. Louis campus, the Arrowsmith resident noticed a marble arch engraved with a quote from poet Carl Sandburg: “Nothing happens unless first a dream.”. It seemed so appropriate, she recalled three weeks...

LIVINGSTON COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA)–A 23-year-old man was sentenced to 17.5 years followed by 20 years of supervised release for the possession of child pornography. Dakota Flint, of Campus, previously was convicted of aggravated criminal sexual assaults, according to officials. During the hearing, the government showed that Flint operated on the Dark Web as an “acid […]

GIBSON CITY, Ill. (WCIA) – A family is speaking out after a Gibson City man was run over during a hit-and-run in Campustown. 20-year-old Myelz Davis was run over by a car twice early Sunday morning outside Joe’s Brewery in Champaign. 19-year-old Brendan Trumann was behind the wheel. He was charged with three felonies, including […]

Planning for your child’s return to school starts with scheduling their school physicals, depending on their age or grade level. It also could mean your child needs a sports physical if they participate in their school’s sports program. If your child is of an age or grade where...

PEORIA — A Sangamon County man who pleaded guilty in January to federal charges in connection with a string of robberies at banks and convenience stores in Central Illinois in spring 2021, including the robbery of the Village Pantry in Paxton, was sentenced Wednesday to 12 years in federal prison.

A federal judge has sentenced a central Illinois man to 10 years in prison for robbing banks and stores across a five-county region, including Peoria, Livingston, and Ford counties, in April of last year. John Beck, 55, of Mechanicsburg, admitted robbing the Elmwood bank, the Village Pantry in Paxton, the...

PONTIAC, Ill. (WCIA) — The Pontiac Correctional Center confirmed on Thursday that convicted murderer Michael Slover Sr. died at it’s facility. Slover Sr., his wife Jeanette and son Michael Jr. were convicted of murdering Slover Jr.’s ex-wife Karyn, who worked at the Herald and Review. Karyn died in 1996 and her body was found dismembered […]

Should Buc-ee's be worried that Wally's has Spotify?

This article originally appeared on Pontiac Daily Leader: Celebrating Independence Day weekend at The Oaks at River Edge

7 a.m.-11 a.m. — Pontiac Farmer's Market, downtown. 10 a.m.-Noon — Livingston County Food Pantry will be open — drive-thru only. 8 a.m.-Noon — Forrest spring town-wide garage sales from 8 a.m. to noon. Maps available at Casey's. PONTIAC. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. – First Presbyterian Church...

Have you ever heard of Wally's? I hadn't until I started road tripping back to Chicago and stumbled upon Wally's in a cornfield off of Interstate 55 in Pontiac, Illinois. I was intrigued by the gas station/monument to consumerism but just kept on trucking since I figured I could go several more exits before having to fill up my tank. When I saw Only In Your State talking about Wally's off of Interstate 44 in Fenton, well I knew I had to learn a little bit more about it.