Category Archives: WCMY News

Ottawa, IL - The LaSalle County Health Department received confirmation that a crow from Peru tested positive for West Nile virus. The bird was collected on August 23, 2023. In addition, mosquitoes co...

On Tuesday, August 4, 2023, the LaSalle County Coroner's Office responded to the Illinois River near Douglas and Buchanan Streets. The male decedent who was recovered from the river was identified as ...

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced the first Illinois human West Nile virus-related death in 2023. Testing by the CDC confirmed the case was West Nile virus-related. The individ...

Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) held a Fire Chief Summit in Oglesby with emergency responders across Illinois' 14th District for a conversation about their needs and to share information on to...

A water main project is closing the intersection of East Joliet and Post Streets on Thursday morning at 7:00. Traffic in that intersection will resume by 7:00 Friday morning. -------------------------...

The Illinois Department of Transportation says the U.S. 34 - Illinois 23 bridge over Little Indian Creek in northern LaSalle County is closed to traffic. The bridge is four miles west of Somonauk and ...

A member of the LaSalle County Board faces domestic battery charges after an incident Saturday evening in Peru. 38-year-old Beth Findley-Smith was arrested by Peru Police at Sixth and Plain Streets. S...

PRESS RELEASE: On August 13th, 2023, at approximately 11:32 AM, Ottawa Central Dispatch received a report of a burglary to a business, in the 300 block of W. Norris Dr. Ottawa Police Department Office...

Morris Hospital is mailing current and former patients and employees regarding a cybersecurity incident that occurred in early April. The breach may have involved the release of personal information. ...

Governor Pritzker is blasting the Republican Party. Speaking yesterday during Democrat Day at the Illinois State Fair, the governor said Republicans continuously lie, but the people of Illinois can se...