Category Archives: WCMY News

A woman walking northeast of Utica was swiped by a car last night. Utica Firefighters were called to U.S. 6 and E. 10th Rd. to help the woman. Fire Chief Ben Brown says the woman was later flown to St...

The Ottawa City Council is still discussing what parks alcohol should be allowed in. Mayor Robb Hasty said last month that no alcohol was allowed under the city's ordinances, but yesterday during a sp...

A LaSalle man and Ottawa woman are accused of trying to rob an AMT machine at the First Federal Savings Bank in LaSalle. 41-year old Richard Young and 28-year old Marisa Melendez were arrested after p...

The Illinois Valley Community College Ottawa campus was evacuated Thursday morning because of a gas leak. A staff member told us that students outside of the campus smelled natural gas before 10am bef...

The Streator City Council purchased eight Flock Safety Cameras Tuesday. The cameras read license plates and can tell police if the vehicle is wanted for something. Mayor Tara Bedei says she thinks pur...

A Streator man said he was sorry to the family of a LaSalle bicyclist who died after he was hit by the SUV he was driving. 27-year old Gabriel Benitez pleaded guilty Thursday to not reporting the acci...

Temporary parking restrictions for the July 3rd fireworks in Peru will go into effect at 5 p.m. on July 3rd. There is no parking across from the old electric plant near the firework family area. Traff...

More mosquitoes have tested positive for West Nile virus in LaSalle County. The LaSalle County Health Department says the batch tested this time was from the LaSalle area. The bugs get the virus when ...

Pres. Joe Biden says his economic plan is working. He spoke to a group gathered in Chicago yesterday about "growing the economy from the middle out and bottom up." The term used yesterday was "Bidenom...

Tomorrow is the last day for Illinois Valley Community College Pres. Jerry Corcoran. He's retiring after working 33 years at IVCC and fifteen as its president. He told WCMY's Jay LeSeure Tuesday that ...