Category Archives: WCMY News
Carus LLC creating STEM scholarships for IVCC students
Carus LLC is starting a scholarship at Illinois Valley Community College. It will give two scholarships worth $4,000 each to cover a year of tuition and other costs at IVCC. They're for students going...
Apr 15, 2023
Starved Rock State Park Natural Resources Coordinator reminds people how to be safe at park
Now that spring has started, more people have been showing up at Starved Rock State Park. Natural Resources Coordinator Lisa Sons is reminding people what to do to be safe at the park. One of the most...
Apr 15, 2023
Sheriff's Deputies investigating woman's death at Little Indian Creek near Leland
A death investigation is underway by LaSalle County Sheriff's Deputies. LaSalle County Sheriff Adam Diss says a woman was found dead in Little Indian Creek near Leland Friday after sheriff's deputies ...
Apr 14, 2023
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