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The Illinois Department of Corrections Pontiac Correctional Center is located in Pontiac. [40] Pontiac housed the male death row until 2003. Prior to the January 11, 2003 commutation of all death row sentences, male death row inmates were housed in Pontiac, Menard , and Tamms correctional centers. [ 41 ]
People born in, from, or otherwise associated with Pontiac, Illinois Pages in category "People from Pontiac, Illinois" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
Pages in category "Pontiac, Illinois" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Born in Pontiac, Illinois, Harris served in the United States Navy during World War II. He then worked for his family's funeral home in Pontiac, Illinois and was in the insurance business. He served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1955 to 1961 and was a Republican. Harris then served in the Illinois State Senate from 1961
Pontiac or Obwaandi'eyaag (c. 1714/20 – April 20, 1769) was an Odawa war chief known for his role in the war named for him, from 1763 to 1766 leading Native Americans in an armed struggle against the British in the Great Lakes region due to, among other reasons, dissatisfaction with British policies.
Pontiac, Illinois. Pontiac Correctional Center, a prison in Illinois; Pontiac, Indiana; Pontiac, Kansas; Pontiac, Michigan. Pontiac Silverdome, a stadium that was in Michigan; Pontiac, New York; Pontiac, Rhode Island; Pontiac Building, a registered historic high-rise in Chicago, Illinois; Pontiac Mills, a historic textile mill complex in Rhode ...
Strevell was then elected to serve one term as an Illinois state senator in 1868. Strevell was an active member of the Illinois Senate. His most significant legislative achievement in 1871 was to have the Illinois Boys Reformatory School built in Pontiac. The Boys Reformatory eventually became the current Pontiac Correctional Center.
The Jones House was built from 1857 to 1858 by John Dehner, a prominent Pontiac citizen who had a stake in the Chicago and Paducah Railroad.Dehner purchased the property from Simon Dewitt in 1857 and when the house was finished in 1858 its value was assessed at $366.