Category Archives: WCMY News
Most Peru aldermen seem in favor of hiring corporate council as full city attorney
Almost all Peru aldermen Monday spoke in favor of voting yes to hire Attorney Scott Schweickert to be the city's full-time attorney at a future meeting. Alderman Aaron Buffo was the only one saying he...
Sep 27, 2022 Alderman Mike Sapienza (second from the left) explains to the city council why he thinks Schweickert should be hired at the full time city attorney.
Ottawa man taken to jail for barricading himself in home and threatening police
An Ottawa man who allegedly barricaded himself in a house in the 1700 block of Sycamore Street last Tuesday has been taken to the LaSalle County Jail. Detective Corporal Kevin Reynolds says 54-year ol...
Sep 26, 2022
LaSalle signs compliance agreement with IEPA for yard waste drop-off site
The city of LaSalle is trying to make sure that only yard waste is being placed in the city's yard waste drop-off site. Mayor Jeff Grove says residents have been very accepting after the city banned b...
Sep 26, 2022
Attic significantly damaged from fire in rural Marseilles home
An attic was significantly damaged after a fire broke out at a home last Saturday evening in rural Marseilles. Fire Chief Dave Parrot says firefighters were called to the home in the 2500 block of 287...
Sep 26, 2022
Motorcycle crash in Seneca claims Chicago man's life
A motorcycle crash in Seneca claimed the life of a Chicago man two weeks ago. Grundy County Coroner John Callahan says the motorcycle of 69-year old Eulalio Contreras was found by friends last Friday ...
Sep 26, 2022
Government will pay a finder fee for wild growing hemp
There could be money in hemp, even for people who don't grow it. Phillip Alberti, a commercial agriculture educator for the University of Illinois Extension, says if you know where it's growing on its...
Sep 26, 2022 Chris H / CC
LaSalle County's late property tax payers will soon get certified letters and more fees
The LaSalle County Treasurer's Office is getting ready to send certified letters to this year's late property tax payers. If you still owe 2021 property taxes that were due this year, you have until F...
Sep 25, 2022
Peru and Spring Valley Police Departments getting portion of one million dollar ISP grant
The Peru and Spring Valley Police Departments are getting a portion of a one million dollar grant from Illinois State Police. ISP says the grant will be used to get guns out the hands of dangerous peo...
Sep 24, 2022 Rowdy Roddy
OSF Healthcare awards clinical lab scientist
OSF HealthCare has given another Sunflower Award to an employee. Ronald Buendia is a clinical lab scientist. He lives in Ottawa and has worked for OSF for 21 years. He was nominated because of his ver...
Sep 24, 2022 OSF Healthcare photo of Ronald Buendia
Weekly COVID report: Two deaths reported while current cases continue to fall
The LaSalle County Health Department reported two fatal cases from COVID-19 this week. It was a man in his 80's and another man in his 100's. That brings the county's total to 490 so far. It's the fir...
Sep 23, 2022