Category Archives: WCMY News
State of the Cities: Utica to re-water canal experimentally
Not exactly copying Ottawa, Utica will re-water part of the Illinois and Michigan Canal. Mayor David Stewart says it'll be tested on a short stretch before a long stretch is done. He talked about that...
Mar 17, 2023
Unemployment up more than a point locally
Unemployment jumped by more than one point from December to January in this area. LaSalle County's went from 4.8% to 6.2%. Bureau County's was 4.4% in December and 5.6% in January. Putnam County's was...
Mar 17, 2023 Jernej Furman / CC
Peru police announce Offender Watch website
A program called Offender Watch is now being used by the Peru Police Department. It's a website for residents to look up sex offenders who might live in their area. Police Chief Sarah Raymond explaine...
Mar 16, 2023
Update: Ottawa Police say three people charged after car crash
A car crash in the 1300 block of LaSalle St. in Ottawa happened yesterday when a police officer tried to pull over a car. Capt. Kyle Booras says three people got out and ran. Eventually, 25-year old K...
Mar 16, 2023
Black maternal mortality rates not news to Cong. Underwood; she introduced bill to address problem
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report about maternal mortality is not a surprise to Cong. Lauren Underwood. The CDC says more than 1,200 American women died of pregnancy related compli...
Mar 16, 2023
Accused bank robber refuses to testify against alleged crime partner
A Bartlett woman accused of robbing three banks with a Bartlett man in 2018 refused to testify against him this week. Alexis Handelman is still facing charges. The judge who ordered her to testify aga...
Mar 16, 2023
Marseilles City Council places retirement agreement on file for police chief
Marseille Police Chief Brian Faber is retiring. But not right away. Faber says his last day is in February next year. He first started working part-time at the Earlville Police Department in 1988. Aft...
Mar 16, 2023
Seneca High School breaks ground on new gym project
What's starting as a large pile of dirt at Seneca High School will soon turn into the school's new three-court gym. High school board members, some members of the construction crew, and Supt. Dan Stec...
Mar 16, 2023
LaSalle County to install improved sound system in meeting room and require most meetings to be there
A LaSalle County Board rule update requires all committee meetings to be held in room 250 at the Etna Rd. courthouse-except for the Highway Department's committee. Some board members feel that committ...
Mar 15, 2023 The LaSalle County Board meeting, March 13, 2023
Law blocking barge fleeting development is repealed; court case not over yet
More than a year after a Grundy County judge said a 1907 law was still on the books, Gov. Pritzker has signed a bill that repeals it. This may let the Illinois Department of Natural Resources permit a...
Mar 15, 2023 twilightzero / CC