Category Archives: WCMY News
No foul play suspected after man is found dead at Grand Bear Lodge
LaSalle County Coroner Rich Ploch says no foul play is suspected after a man died at Grand Bear Lodge in Utica. His office was called to the lodge this afternoon. An autopsy will be performed Saturday...
Apr 14, 2023 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Two people charged in Streator shooting
Two people are charged in connection with a shooting in Streator Thursday afternoon. Twenty-four year old Alex J. Brown is charged with aggravated battery with a firearm. His bond is $1 million. Thirt...
Apr 14, 2023
Dayton Bridge is open again
Dayton Bridge reopened this afternoon. The bridge carrying LaSalle County Highway 18 over the Fox River closed Wednesday last week after a car fire. Two people who were in the car got out unhurt. Coun...
Apr 14, 2023
Princeton man accused of sex abuse case with ties to Ottawa
A Princeton man turned himself in at the Bureau County Sheriff's Department Thursday in a sex abuse case filed in LaSalle County. Twenty-three year old Justin G. McIntire is charged with having inappr...
Apr 14, 2023
Carus responding after LaSalle residents and mayor demonstration
Carus LLC is responding after LaSalle residents and Mayor Jeff Grove demonstrated in front of their corporate headquarters earlier this week. The group was carrying signs asking the company to give an...
Apr 14, 2023
Rutland St. in Marseilles reopened after semi tip over Friday morning
No one was hurt after a semi-truck carrying liquid fertilizer tipped over on Rutland St. in Marseilles Friday morning. Police Chief Brian Faber says the semi was traveling north on Rutland St. before ...
Apr 14, 2023
Weekly COVID report: One new death; current and new cases still down
A woman in her 70's died from COVID-19 this week in LaSalle County according to the LaSalle County Health Department. She's the 514th death attributed to the virus so far. The health department report...
Apr 14, 2023
FEMA awarding Streator grant for fire department radios
Streator's fire chief says a grant for about $210,000 will help the city pay for 28 new radios for the fire department. Chief Gary Bird says there will be one for each position on the fire trucks. Whe...
Apr 14, 2023
IVCC VP leaving to work for Illinois State Board of Education
Matt Seaton will leave his job as the Vice President for Business Services and Finances at Illinois Valley Community College. The former Streator High School superintendent took the appointment at IVC...
Apr 14, 2023
Streator police investigating gunshot wound at home
Click here for our updated story. Streator police say a male was shot inside a home in the 600 block of E. Kent St. at about 5:30 yesterday afternoon. The person was taken to OSF St. Francis Medical C...
Apr 14, 2023