Category Archives: WCMY News
Carus LLC sets up Giving Fence for a second year
Carus LLC has once again having their Giving Fence. This is the second year in a row they are doing it. Communications Manager JoLynn Anzelc says the company is looking for new or gently used coats, h...
Nov 14, 2022
Disaster drill Tuesday for LaSalle Station
Emergency response agencies will hold a drill for LaSalle Station Tuesday. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency calendar says the drill will simulate some kind of hostile action against the nuclea...
Nov 14, 2022 WCMY file photo of LaSalle Station nuclear power generation station
Peru Police Chief Pyszka retiring
Peru Police Chief Robert Pyszka is retiring. He took the job in August last year. The deputy chief serving with him since then will become the chief on November 27th. Pyszka says he's enjoyed being a ...
Nov 14, 2022 Bob Pyszka takes the oath of office to be police chief in Peru on August 30, 2021. Image from the city's online meeting video.
Police investigate gunshot that hit man near Starved Rock State Park
One man was shot and another was reportedly hit by a car. Those were the early reports to police about 1am Sunday. Police believe both incidents in the Starved Rock State Park area were related. Ambul...
Nov 14, 2022
Streator Police want to get ahead of SAFE-T Act and purchase body cameras
The Streator Police Department wants to get ahead of the Illinois SAFE-T Act and purchases police body cameras. The law requires that small police departments have the cameras by 2025. Deputy Chief Ro...
Nov 14, 2022
County Park Director to look for quotes to knock down Catlin House
LaSalle County Parks Director Ken Henze will look for quotes to knock down the Catlin House at Catlin Park. Henze told the County Board Property Committee last week that he wants to call Illinois Vall...
Nov 13, 2022
Submissions for Starved Rock Photography Show start Monday
The Annual Starved Rock Photography Show is returning for another year. It will be at the Starved Rock Visitors Center from Saturday, December 3rd to Sunday, January 8th. Anyone who wants to participa...
Nov 13, 2022 BAILEY MAHON / Unsplash
Two area Republicans supporting Tony McCombie for Illinois House GOP leader
Illinois House member Tony McCombie says she has enough support to become the next Illinois House GOP leader. The party will vote on the position Tuesday. Representative Ryan Spain of the 73rd Distric...
Nov 12, 2022 Ill. St. Rep. Tony McCombie
Streator Northlawn fifth grader a winner in water company art contest
A Streator Northlawn Junior High School student is a winner in the Illinois American Water art contest. The theme was "water keeps life flowing". Payton D. submitted a drawing called Everything Needs ...
Nov 12, 2022 Everything Needs Water by Payton D., a 5th grader at Streator's Northlawn school.
Election analysis: LaSalle County changed to lean Republican since last mid-term
LaSalle County leaned Republican in the election that just ended. The party's candidates for statewide offices got 51% to 56% of the votes in LaSalle County. During the last mid-term election in 2018,...
Nov 12, 2022