Category Archives: WCMY News
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
Hall HS in "Savory 16" for Pork and Pigskins Championship
Hall High School in Spring Valley is participating again in this year's Illinois High School Association's Pork and Pigskins Championship through the Illinois Pork Producers Association. The school is...
Sep 23, 2022
Kernan man gets four years sentence for two gun related charges
A minimum four year prison sentence was given to the Kernan man convicted of aggravated discharge of a firearm and unlawful possession of a firearm without a Firearm Owner Identification Card. Assista...
Sep 22, 2022
Local unemployment goes up
LaSalle County's unemployment rate climbed from 4.3% to 5.0% from July to August. The state's monthly figures out Thursday show an increase from 4.1% to 4.3% in Bureau County but a drop from 4.9% to 4...
Sep 22, 2022 Got Credit / CC
Ottawa Elementary School budget has surplus but education fund has a deficit
The Ottawa Elementary School District has a surplus in their 2023 budget. The school board unanimously approved it Tuesday. Revenues this year are expected to be about $39.9 million while the district...
Sep 22, 2022