Category Archives: WCMY News
Gov. Pritzker's State of the State 2023: state is stronger than ever
Gov. JB Pritzker says the State of the State is stronger than ever. He gave his address in the Illinois General Assembly chambers for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic started. He spoke first...
Feb 15, 2023 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks in the Illinois General Assembly during the 2023 State of the State and Budget Address.
Streator may sell homes and empty lots it owns
Streator City Hall plans to sell some surplus property. Mayor Tara Bedei says they are plots of land, some with homes on them. The rest are vacant lots. The city's spending money mowing lawns and some...
Feb 15, 2023
Streator considering ordinance allowing hens
Streator's City Council is considering whether to let people have hens in their yards. Roosters crow very loudly, but hens are relatively quiet. And they lay eggs. Mayor Tara Bedei says with high egg ...
Feb 15, 2023 Jenny Hill / Unsplash
Truck driver hurt in I-80 crash in Peru
A truck hauling a tank turned over in the Interstate 80 median near Illinois 251 in Peru this morning. State Police say a medical helicopter flew the driver to a hospital. Nothing hazardous was in the...
Feb 15, 2023 Garrett / CC
Sen. Stoller wants long-term relief for rising energy costs
37th District St. Sen Win Stoller wants Gov. Pritzker to provide long-term relief for families dealing with rising energy costs. Before the State of the State Address Wednesday, Stoller says far too m...
Feb 15, 2023
Cong. LaHood says balloon incident shows China's intent
Cong. Darin LaHood wishes Pres. Biden had ordered the Chinese spy balloon downed before it got to the Atlantic coast. Lt. Gen. Doug Sims told a Senate subcommittee last week, the risk to people on the...
Feb 14, 2023 Cong. Darin LaHood
New lawmaker Intro: Illinois 106th House District St. Rep. Jason Bunting
While growing up, St. Rep. Jason Bunting of Emington, north east of Pontiac, says his family participated in an agricultural group or organization they were passionate about. That passion and wanting ...
Feb 14, 2023
Channel repeater replaced for Ottawa Police and Fire Departments
A channel repeater for the Ottawa Police and Fire Department has been upgraded. Police Chief Brent Roalson says the repeater was replaced on the city water tower on Stevenson Rd. He says the city firs...
Feb 14, 2023
Ottawa High students organizing career fair
Ottawa High School students figuring out what to do with their lives might get some ideas in the school cafeteria on April 21st. A student-organized career fair will bring in 40 to 50 employers from m...
Feb 14, 2023
Peru Police Officers honored for saving a woman from a drug overdose
Two Peru Police Officers were honored last night for saving a woman from a drug overdose three weeks ago. Police Chief Sarah Raymond says Officers Brad Jones and Michelle Leary found the woman unconsc...
Feb 14, 2023 Peru Police Chief Sarah Raymond (right) talks about the good that Officer Brad Johnson (left) and Michelle Leary (middle) did to save a woman from a drug overdose three weeks ago. Sgt. Scott DeGroot stands next to Leary.