Category Archives: WCMY News
Local waterfall to be on postage stamp
A waterfall at Starved Rock State Park will be shown on a postage stamp. The LaSalle Canyon stamp will be one of a dozen waterfall stamps featuring waterfalls from all over the country. The U.S. Posta...
Oct 29, 2022 A preliminary view of the U.S. Postal Service's waterfall stamps expected in 2023. Highlighted is the LaSalle Canyon (Starved Rock State Park) waterfall.
Three people from Wisconsin charged after pursuit that started in LaSalle County
A police pursuit that started on Interstate 39 in LaSalle County and ended in the village of Clinton, Wisconsin leads to the arrest of three people from Wisconsin. Illinois State Police say they were ...
Oct 28, 2022 Rowdy Roddy
Subpoena issued, more DNA tests to follow in Starved Rock Murder case
The defense team for 83-year old Chester Weger will create an innocence petition to try and clear his name. But until then they want to find out what person's hair was found on one of the Starved Rock...
Oct 28, 2022
Current COVID case count goes up in LaSalle County for the first time since July
For the first time in 14 weeks, the current COVID case count in LaSalle County has gone up. The county health department reported Friday, there were 178 new cases and 115 recoveries since last Friday....
Oct 28, 2022
Bond reduced for one defendant in drug sting shooting case
A judge says the crime a Streator woman's accused of being involved in is significant, so he won't lower her bond nearly as much as she wants. A lawyer for 26-year old accused drug dealer Alaina Crava...
Oct 28, 2022
Zonta walk and talk highlight poverty and domestic violence loop
The tangle of poverty and domestic violence was the theme of this year's message in the Zonta Club luminary walk in Ottawa. Speaking after the walk, Heather Steele from Safe Journeys said the statisti...
Oct 28, 2022
Update: Three arrested in Wisconsin after shots fired on I-39 in LaSalle County
Update: Rock County Sheriff's Capt. Mark Thompson says three people were allegedly involved in the police chase from LaSalle County over the Wisconsin state line. They were arrested in Clinton and tak...
Oct 28, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Unemployment dropped locally from August to September`
Local unemployment dropped from August to September. The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the LaSalle County rate went from 5.0% to 4.5%. Bureau County's went from 4.3% to 3.8%. Putnam ...
Oct 27, 2022 Got Credit / CC
Ottawa's new pickle ball courts are a hit
Pickle ball started in 1965 when two families tried to get a badminton game going but didn't have enough racquets. Their improvisation with ping pong paddles and a wiffle ball has spread across the co...
Oct 27, 2022 Pickle ball at Ottawa's Thornton Park October 27, 2022
Starved Rock getting ten million dollars in infrastructure improvements
Starved Rock State Park will be getting ten million dollars for infrastructure improvements from the state. St. Rep. Lance Yednock of Ottawa says he and St. Sen. Sue Rezin got commitments from the Ill...
Oct 27, 2022