Category Archives: WCMY News
Weekly COVID report: Third week of no deaths; current cases below 800
Current COVID-19 cases in LaSalle County fell below 800 this past week. The LaSalle County Health Department reported 796 current cases this week. There were 834 last week. The health department says ...
Mar 31, 2023
Marseilles man not arraigned because of no grand jury indictment
A Marseilles man charged last week with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and possession of a rifle without a FOID card wasn't arraigned in court this week. 22-year old Caleb Davis was allegedly on ...
Mar 31, 2023 Caleb A. Davis, LaSalle County jail photo
New court dates set in Streator man's attempted murder case
New court dates were set for the Streator man accused of shooting at a Trident drug agent last year. 20-year old Courtney Perkins will be back in court on June 2nd. His trial was set for June 12th. A ...
Mar 31, 2023
LaSalle County GOP chair says indictment will motivate supporters
LaSalle County Republican Party Chairman Larry Smith says indicting former president Donald Trump will motivate Trump's supporters in the 2024 presidential race. Smith says they'll see it as another b...
Mar 31, 2023
Bill to end moratorium on new nuclear plants passes Illinois Senate
The Illinois Senate passed Sen. Sue Rezin's bill to end the moratorium on new nuclear power plants. Rezin says lifting the moratorium would let coal-fired power plants switch to small modular reactors...
Mar 31, 2023
Oglesby Park Board gives no recommendation on city dog park
No dog park will be built in Oglesby. At least not until the April 4th election is over. The Oglesby Park Board recommended nothing at their meeting last night. Board Member Bill Walter says he didn't...
Mar 31, 2023
Carus LLC says friction cause January chemical plant fire
The fire at the Carus Chemical Plant in LaSalle in January was caused by a pallet that caught fire. The company says potassium permanganate was being moved from its warehouse in January when some of t...
Mar 30, 2023 LaSalle County Emergency Management Agency picture of the fire damage at Carus Chemical in LaSalle
Unemployment rate changes were mixed locally from January to February
Unemployment climbed from 6.0% to 6.5% from January to February in LaSalle, Bureau, and Putnam counties. The February 2022 rate was 5.9%. The Illinois Department of Employment Security says over the y...
Mar 30, 2023
Illinois Senate Republicans announce financial help plans
Illinois Senate Republicans have announced a bill package to give financial relief to senior citizens, families, and Ameren customers. Sue Rezin of Morris wants to double the senior citizen income tax...
Mar 30, 2023
Man found on Ottawa Riverwalk was from Ottawa
The man whose body was found on the river-walk in Ottawa Wednesday morning was 56-year old David L. Ebert of Ottawa. LaSalle County Coroner Rich Ploch says not all the autopsy results are in yet, so h...
Mar 30, 2023