Category Archives: WCMY News

A local skateboarder thinks it's time for the 20-year old Ottawa skate park to get an upgrade. Dick Chavez and some friends will ask the city's Playground and Recreation Board to work with them on som...

Oglesby may get a dog park this spring. Mayoral candidate and current city commissioner James Cullinan believes it can be done for less than $20,000. That means it wouldn't cost enough to have to bid ...

In 2020, it was estimated that Illinois will have a shortage of 15,000 registered nurses by 2025. Sen. Dick Durbin Tuesday held a meeting with members of the National Rural Health Association to discu...

A problem at LaSalle Station didn't affect nuclear power generation last night. Constellation Energy spokesman Brett Nauman says a heating unit problem put smoke in the air in the main access facility...

Republican Cong. Darin LaHood doesn't feel Pres. Biden was bipartisan in the State of the Union Address. He says reducing inflation, securing the border, taking on China, and restoring energy independ...

Jason Bunting of Emington has begun serving as the state representative from the 106th Illinois House District. His first day on the House floor was today. Bunting replaces Tom Bennett who became a st...

Oglesby Mayor Dominic Rivara estimates more than $300,000 that should have been paid to the city wasn't. Ameren collected utility taxes for natural gas and electricity used at Illinois Valley Communit...

The Streator Library's Dome is getting repaired starting next week. Library Director Cindy Maxwell says lighting will be replaced, cracks on the inside of the dome will be repaired, and the three mura...

SMP Health says it needs a lot of money right away to reopen the Peru hospital. Oglesby City Clerk Amy Eitutis last night read a letter from SMP Health to local officials about closing St. Margaret's ...

Water and soil samples in areas affected by the Carus Chemical fire in LaSalle are safe, according to Illinois Environmental Protection Agency standards. LaSalle's third-party environmental consultant...