Category Archives: WCMY News
Weekly COVID report: no new deaths, current cases below 700
There were no new deaths from COVID-19 this week in LaSalle County. 516 people have succumbed to the virus in LaSalle County so far. The LaSalle County Health Department reports 680 current cases of C...
May 05, 2023 CDC / Unsplash
OSF Healthcare is buying St. Margaret's Health Peru
OSF Healthcare is buying St. Margaret's Health Peru. The two medical groups said they signed a letter of intent. OSF says the Peru hospital is eventually going to reopen with an emergency department a...
May 05, 2023
Ottawa approves grant terms for Allen Park improvements
The Ottawa City Council approved grant terms to get money for improvements at Allan Park earlier this week. The city was awarded a $506,000 Open Spaces Land Acquisition and Development Grant. But the ...
May 05, 2023 A flower sculpture in Ottawa's Allen Park
Excellence in Education banquet expanded during 35th year
Yesterday was the 35th annual Regional Office of Education Excellence in Education Program at the Knights of Columbus in Ottawa. LaSalle, Marshall, and Putnam counties Regional Supt. of Schools Chris ...
May 05, 2023 The 2023 Excellence in Education Recognition Program held at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Ottawa.
Lake Holiday Homeowners Association thankful for road salt legislation
The Lake Holiday Homeowners Association is paying about $100 per ton of road salt. General Manager Jon Bouxsein says for the association, that's a lot of money. Legislation making its way through the ...
May 04, 2023 Oregon Department of Transportation / CC
Woman charged with trespassing again at Streator home she's suppose to stay away from
The woman convicted of sawing locks off a house in Streator and trying to live in it has been charged with trespassing at the same house again. Streator police say they arrested 55-year old Donna Case...
May 04, 2023 LaSalle County Recorder of Deeds picture of the house Donna Casey-Schultz is accused of illegally trying to live in
Streator man accused of shooting man in lower part of body wants to represent himself
A Streator man wants to represent himself in his aggravated battery with a firearm case. 24-year old Alex Brown is accused of shooting a 27-year old man in the lower part of his body last month. He pl...
May 04, 2023
Multiple fire departments called for porch fire south of Peru
A home was saved from going up in flames after a porch caught fire south of Peru. The Standard Fire Department says they were called to the 2400 block of 150th Rd. Wednesday afternoon. When they arriv...
May 04, 2023
New Marseilles City Council sworn in
Two new commissioners were sworn in at the Marseilles City Council meeting last night. Melissa Small is the city's new Commissioner for Public Health and Safety and Michael Scheib is the city's new Co...
May 04, 2023 The new Marseilles City Council is sworn in by City Clerk Lesley Hart. From left to right: Commissioner Jim Buckingham, Commissioner Michael Scheib, behind Scheib is City Engineer Mike Etscheid, then City Attorney Richard Burton, Mayor Jim Hollenbeck, Commissioner Bobby Kaminski, and Commissioner Melissa Small.
More changes could be coming to city of LaSalle's noise ordinance
The city of LaSalle wants to make more clarifications to its noise ordinance. One change would require the liquor license holder for a bar to ask for a special event permit and not just the owner of t...
May 03, 2023