Category Archives: WCMY News
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
LaSalle and U of I Extension presenting class on Pop-up Shops
LaSalle Economic Development Director Curt Bedei says the pop-up shop concept should be an integral part of any community's downtown development plan. The city wants to add more businesses downtown. B...
Mar 30, 2023 Mike Petrucci / Unsplash
Desk duty for police officer after gun scare at St. Bede
If the man who got police attention at Tuesday's St. Bede Academy baseball game returns for another game in the near future, it'll be without the gun he had. He's a Secretary of State police officer a...
Mar 30, 2023 Ibro Palic / CC
Charge filed against man in LaSalle restaurant shooting
A 63-year old LaSalle man faces a reckless conduct charge for a shooting at a LaSalle restaurant last week. The charge says Richard Venegas fired the gun. A 65-year old man got hit in the leg. He's be...
Mar 30, 2023
St. Rep. Davis says Democrats tried to ram through bill without enough votes
Republican St. Rep. Jed Davis says Democrats tried to quickly push through a bill that could give the Illinois Attorney General's Office too much power. The bill's aimed at drug companies that drastic...
Mar 30, 2023
Naplate police looking for two people possibly connected with Libby St. incident
Naplate's police department is asking for help identifying two people involved in some kind of incident in the 2100 block of Libby St. early Monday morning. A video shows two people wearing hoodies ge...
Mar 29, 2023 Images from a March 27, 2023 video Naplate's police department is sharing as it tries to find two people involved in some kind of incident that morning.