Category Archives: WCMY News
Peru mayor concerned about no obstetrics services in his community even if hospital reopens
Peru Mayor Ken Kolowski says SMP Health officials apologized during a Zoom conference call he and local lawmakers participated in yesterday. But he's concerned that there won't be obstetrics services ...
Jan 24, 2023 Robin Salman / CC
LaSalle residents say city and US government failed them after Carus Chemical fire
Some LaSalle residents affected by the Carus Chemical Fire on January 11th say that Mayor Jeff Grove's administration failed to communicate about the fire. More than ten people spoke to the city counc...
Jan 24, 2023 Picture from Twitter user @Mda4life of the smoke from Carus Chemical a few minutes after the explosion Jan. 11, 2023
Streator police officer shoots person armed with a knife
A Streator police officer will take a leave of absence after an officer involved shooting Monday morning in Central Park. Police Chief John Franklin says the officer shot a man that was armed with a k...
Jan 23, 2023
NCICG to host talk on passenger rail proposal
The North Central Illinois Council of Governments is inviting people to hear the latest on the Peoria-to-Chicago passenger rail idea. That will be at Illinois Valley Community College in Oglesby at si...
Jan 23, 2023 WCMY file photo of an Amtrak train passing through the railroad depot in Mendota
Sens. Durbin, Duckworth announce funding to deal with doctor shortage
Five hospitals in Illinois will get money for 14 medical residencies to train doctors. Four of them are in Chicago and one is in Peoria. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth announced the funding tod...
Jan 23, 2023
Two offices at St. Elizabeth's Hospital moving in order to expand
Two offices at the OSF St. Elizabeth's Medical campus in Ottawa are moving. The Lung and Pulmonology and Rheumatology Clinics located at 1614 E. Norris Drive will be moved into 1050 E. Norris Drive. O...
Jan 23, 2023
Lawmakers asking Peru hospital officials about sudden closure
St. Sen. Sue Rezin wants to know what went wrong at St. Margaret's Health so employees and patients got barely a week's notice that the Peru hospital is closing. The hospital's letter to employees say...
Jan 23, 2023 Jeff Adair / CC
American Beverage Association chips in to help pay for recycling bins in LaSalle
While it's changing trash hauling services, the city of LaSalle is getting $55,500 toward a recycling effort. The American Beverage Association is giving the money to help pay for 96-gallon recycling ...
Jan 23, 2023 Sigmund / Unsplash
Ottawa fire and ambulance calls top 4,000 in 2022; fire loss estimates near $1.6 million
Ottawa Fire Chief Brian Bressner says the number of fire calls was down just a little last year. But the number of medic calls went up by more. It keeps the personnel too busy to train sometimes. Ther...
Jan 23, 2023
Corn Belt Energy Member Services Director one of few to complete electric internship program
Corn Belt Energy's Director of Member Services completed one of the most exclusive management development programs in the nation for electric cooperatives. Justin Stuva was a part of the Robert I. Kab...
Jan 22, 2023 Gary Phann (left), Director of Education for the National Rural Electric Cooperartive Association gives Justin Stuva (right) an award for completing the Robert I. Kabat Management Intership Program. Stuva is the Director of Member Services at Corn Belt Energy. Photo provided by Corn Belt Energy.