Tag: Pontiac prison

• January 9, 2011

  Prison officials silent about Pontiac incident

  By Michele Steinbacher PONTIAC — State prison officials remained quiet Friday about why a hazardous-materials team from Bloomington was called to Pontiac Correctional Center. “It’s an ongoing investigation,” said Sharyn Elman, a Chicago-based Illinois Department of Corrections spokeswoman. She declined further comment other than reiterating what she’d said Thursday, including that no one was injured…