Category Archives: WCMY News
Peru parking restrictions for July 3 fireworks
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...
Jun 29, 2023 TireZoo / CC
More mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in LaSalle County
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 ...
Jun 29, 2023 Dunk 🐝 / CC
Pres. Biden talks "Bidenomics" at Chicago stop
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...
Jun 29, 2023 Matt Johnson / CC
IVCC Pres. Jerry Corcoran retires tomorrow
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 ...
Jun 29, 2023 Illinois Valley Community College President Jerry Corcoran
IVCC photo
Ottawa woman wins the Silo Baking Competition
Ottawa woman, Lu Aussem, won Magnolia Network's first Silo Baking Competition. Last October, Aussem headed down to Waco, Texas, to film the first season of Chip and Joanna Gaines' Silo Baking Competit...
Jun 28, 2023 Winner Lu Aussem with Runner up Thomas Fooshees as seen on Silos Baking Competition season 1
LaSalle applies for grant for Rotary Park improvements
The city of LaSalle wants to make improvements at Rotary Park. Economic Development Director Curt Bedei says he and City Engineer Brian Brown have applied for an Illinois Department of Natural Resourc...
Jun 28, 2023
Streator council waiting till Friday before approving park agreement with Streator High School
The Streator City Council wants more time to look over a resolution that allows Streator High School soccer teams to practice and play at James St. Park. The resolution was finished yesterday afternoo...
Jun 28, 2023 Nigel Msipa / Unsplash
Ottawa Council hosting future meeting on second wastewater treatment plant
The Ottawa City Council will have a meeting regarding a second wastewater treatment plant in the city. It will be before the July 18th meeting at 5:30pm at Ottawa City Hall. The Illinois Environmental...
Jun 27, 2023
Canadian wildfire smoke causes Air Quality Alert for LaSalle County
Wildfire smoke from Canada has caused the National Weather Service to put out an Air Quality Alert. According to AirNow.gov, the air quality index in and around LaSalle County in considered unhealthy ...
Jun 27, 2023 The hazy sky over Ottawa because of wildfire smoke from wildfires in Canada.
51st Marseilles Fun Days starts next week
It's the 51st year of Fun Days in Marseilles. The event runs from July 5th through the 9th. Deputy City Clerk Catherine Strottner says it starts at 5pm Wednesday with a ribbon cutting at the new Marse...
Jun 27, 2023