Aug 21

Pontiac Daily Leader by John Faddoul

Livingston County’s members of the General Assembly were among the first elected officials to testify at Wednesday’s hearing about the potential closing of Pontiac’s prison, and the two state representatives targeted their comments directly to Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

Testifying before the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, whose members are their colleagues in the House and Senate, Reps. Keith Sommer and Shane Cultra said the prison should remain open, the latter using the refrain, “Governor, what are you thinking.”

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Aug 12

The date for the Public Hearing on the closure of Pontiac Correctional Center (PCC) has been changed. Governor Blagojevich called Special Session for the Legislature in Springfield on August 12th, the scheduled date of the hearing.

The Hearing has been moved to Wednesday, August 20th. All other details remain the same. It will be held at Pontiac Township High School, 1100 E. Indiana Avenue at 5:00 PM.