Category Archives: WCMY News
Sen. Rezin says deaths from fentanyl should be labeled poisonings--not overdoses
St. Sen. Sue Rezin feels there should be a different conversation about fentanyl-related deaths. She introduced a bill to require coroners and medical examiners to record them as caused by fentanyl po...
Apr 24, 2023 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Mobile home bills due Monday, May 1st
Mobile home tax bills are due next Monday. The LaSalle County Treasurer's Office says they can be turned in at the office at the Etna Rd. Courthouse in Ottawa between 8am and 4:30pm Monday through Fri...
Apr 24, 2023
St. Rep. Davis says bill will cause closure of non-abortion pregnancy centers
Illinois St. Rep. Jed Davis says pregnancy centers around the state will close because of a bill making its way through the Illinois General Assembly. A pregnancy center isn't like an abortion clinic....
Apr 24, 2023 Jed Davis campaign photo
Semi driver sent to hospital after rollover accident north of Utica
A semi-driver was flown to St. Francis Hospital in Peoria after a roll-over semi accident north of Utica Monday morning. Utica Fire Chief Ben Brown says the driver swerved to avoid hitting something s...
Apr 24, 2023
Sen. Durbin says keep borrowing and spending negotiations separate
Sen. Dick Durbin says negotiations over how much money the U.S. can borrow and how much it spends on Social Security, Medicare, and other programs should be separate. For years, the federal government...
Apr 24, 2023
Sen. Durbin says Supreme Court needs ethics review
A letter from Sen. Dick Durbin to Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is being referred to the Judicial Conference Committee on Financial Disclosure. Durbin asked Roberts to investigate reports t...
Apr 24, 2023 Sen. Dick Durbin, official Senate photo
LaSalle County Land Use Department holding public hearing on 2023 Comprehensive Plan draft
LaSalle County Land Use Director Brian Gift says the department has completed a draft of the county's comprehensive plan update. He says it's a collection of maps, data, and the county's goals and obj...
Apr 24, 2023
Rotary clubs working to create pollinator garden to help endangered insects
The Illinois Valley Sunrise and LaSalle Rotary Clubs are collaborating with the city of LaSalle for an environmental project. The clubs and the city of LaSalle want to help the monarch butterfly and b...
Apr 23, 2023 USFWS Mountain-Prairie / CC
Wind power company creating scholarship for students it may want to hire
A company working to put up wind turbines in southwest LaSalle County wants to make sure there are enough people to keep the turbines running. Hickory Wind is starting a scholarship at Illinois Valley...
Apr 23, 2023
Local property assessor recognized for years of service
Here's an award you've might never heard of. Debra Lane, the township property assessor for the Meridan, Ophir, and Troy Grove Townships, was recently awarded the 2023 Marshall Theroux Memorial Award ...
Apr 22, 2023