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The first Wally's location was opened along Interstate 55 in Pontiac, Illinois in September 2020 after its initial plans to open on Independence Day were delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The travel center covers a total area around 30,000 sq ft (2,800 m 2 ), with a 76 fuel pumps as well as 4 electric vehicle charging stations with ...
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 ]
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Strevell moved to Pontiac, Illinois, in 1855. He practiced law and opened a hardware store in Pontiac. Strevell became very active in the community and helped to establish the first Presbyterian Church in Pontiac. The village of Pontiac was incorporated on February 12, 1856.
Dehner purchased the property from Simon Dewitt in 1857 and when the house was finished in 1858 its value was assessed at $366. The house is named for the owner that acquired it in 1899, Henry C. Jones. Jones was in the newspaper business but later founded and served as president of Pontiac Light, Heat and Power Company.
This is a list of Illinois companies which includes notable companies that are headquartered in Illinois, or were previously headquartered in Illinois. In general, this list does not include companies headquartered in one of the municipalities of the Chicago metropolitan area .
By 1913, it was clear that there was a need for a statewide association, so on July 1, 1913, county advisors convened in Pontiac, Illinois, to discuss problems and experiences. By December 1913, in Champaign, Illinois, the statewide association was created and named the Illinois Association of County Agriculturalists.
St. James Hospital was established in 1907 in Pontiac, Illinois, moving to a new facility in 2002 as present day OSF Saint James-John W. Albrecht Medical Center. St. Mary's Hospital was established in 1909 in Galesburg, Illinois, and moved to a new facility in 1974, where it is today OSF St. Mary Medical Center.