Pontiac

The Pontiac Public Library is hosting the month-long exhibition with special events scheduled for Feb. 11 and 22.

After Bloomington last year hosted the annual three-day conference aimed at boosting the economic health of downtowns, main streets and commercial corridors across the state, Pontiac hosted this year.

Pontiac residents and community leaders are worried. The Illinois Department of Corrections moved 171 medium-security inmates from the Pontiac Correctional Center to other prisons early this year, and the fear is the rest of the prison built in the 1870s will shut down, too.

State lawmakers are going public with concerns about the future of the prison in Pontiac and another in Vandalia in southern Illinois.

Three correctional officers at Pontiac prison face criminal charges after allegedly injuring an inmate earlier this month, authorities said…

A Pontiac Correctional Center Officer says mainstreaming prisoners who belong in solitary confinement has created an extremely violent atmosphere inside…

People honked their horns to show their support as they passed a demonstration in front of the Pontiac Correctional Center. Organizers estimated that more…

Illinois prisons officials say six employees who were assaulted by five inmates have been released from the hospital.Illinois Department of Corrections…