Category Archives: WCMY News
Oglesby City Hall agrees to pay for long sought drain problem correction
Tony Stefanelli of Oglesby says he doesn't like public speaking. But he was good at it last week when he persuaded the City Council to pay $8,500 to correct a drainage problem causing flooded basement...
Oct 10, 2022 Joshua Rodriguez / Unsplash
Interstate 80 drivers can't access Interstate 39 due to week long project
Drivers won't be able to get onto Interstate 39 from Interstate 80 for two weeks. The Illinois Department of Transportation says starting today; the loop ramps to get on Interstate 39 will be closed w...
Oct 10, 2022
Bids sought for Seneca HS gym project
Bids are being sought by the Seneca Township High School District for the new gym project. Supt. Dan Stecken says it's supposed to cost about $14 million. The plan is to build three new courts. The di...
Oct 09, 2022 Image from Wold Architects of how the Seneca High School gym may look inside
Starved Rock Country Community Foundation hosting first annual Disco Ball
The Starved Rock Country Community Foundation is hosting its first annual Disco Ball. It's a seventies themed night with disco music, five food stations, a coffee and latte bar, and live auction. Some...
Oct 08, 2022
IVCC showing documentary about commercial logging problems at Shawnee National Forest
A film retracing the battle over commercial logging at Shawnee National Forest in southern Illinois will be shown at Illinois Valley Community College. It starts at seven pm at the Mary Margaret Weeg ...
Oct 08, 2022 Yusuf Onuk / Unsplash
Weekly COVID report: County below 1,000 current cases; one additional death
LaSalle County has dropped below 1,000 current COVID-19 cases for the first time since the first week of May. The LaSalle County Health Department reported 969 current cases this week. There were only...
Oct 07, 2022
LaSalle County townships and cities getting money from last installment of Rebuild Illinois funds
Some of the $250 million final payment from Gov. Pritzker's Rebuild Illinois program is coming to every township and twenty-three cities in LaSalle County. The townships are receiving a total of about...
Oct 07, 2022
Prosecutor warns of locally made rainbow fentanyl
Rainbow fentanyl, the highly potent drug that looks like candy, is in this area. LaSalle County State's Attorney Joe Navarro says it might even be locally made. There have been warnings out lately tha...
Oct 07, 2022 Picture from Drug Enforcement Agency of brightly colored narcotic tablets nicknamed "rainbow Fentanyl".
Reversing the Exodus forum aims to stop "brain drain"
Some people call it "brain drain" when lots of young adults learn valuable skills and leave their hometowns for jobs. Gina Czubachowski, Executive Director at the North Central Illinois Economic Devel...
Oct 07, 2022 Ben White / Unsplash
LaSalle passes resolution to support passenger rail service
The city of LaSalle will support and participate in the application for the Federal Rail Administration's Rail Corridor Identification and Development Program. It's for the Peoria to Chicago passenger...
Oct 06, 2022 A slide showing the proposed Peoria-Chicago passenger rail route through LaSalle County