Category Archives: WCMY News
Monkeypox/Smallpox vaccine available for some at LaSalle County Health Department
Some LaSalle County residents are eligible for a vaccine that prevents monkeypox and smallpox that the LaSalle County Health Department received. The health department says it's not for mass vaccinati...
Sep 16, 2022
Ottawa water hydrant flushing begins Monday
Hydrant flushing begins on Monday in Ottawa. The city water department is starting on the south side this year on Hitt Street south to College Avenue from State Street west to the city limits. On Tues...
Sep 16, 2022
LaSalle County parks to get new playground equipment
LaSalle County plans up to $260,000 in playground equipment improvements at Catlin and Shabbona parks. Parks Director Ken Henze (HEN-zee) is also asking for a grant from an equipment maker to get more...
Sep 16, 2022 There isn't much as playground equipment goes at Catlin Park.
Stolen shed found and returned
The owner of a shed reported stolen in Mendota two weeks ago has it back. Mendota police say their investigation led to the Ancona area in Livingston County. The shed was found on some rural property ...
Sep 16, 2022 Picture from Mendota Police Dept. social media of the truck and shed look for since about September 2, 2022
LaSalle County Highway 2 to be upgraded into Class III truck route
More than five-and-a-half miles of LaSalle County Highway 2 in the northern part of the county will be rebuilt next year. County Highway Engineer Don Ernat says it'll be made into a Class III truck ro...
Sep 15, 2022
Red, White, and Blue Bridge replacement planned for next year
Sometime next year, the Red, White, and Blue Bridge (County Highway 57) in southern LaSalle County will close. It'll stay closed for a year to a year-and-a-half while the old bridge is removed and a n...
Sep 15, 2022 The Red, White, and Blue Bridge, with a railing painted to match the colors the southern LaSalle County bridge is named for, is to be replaced starting in 2023. Drivers will need to find another way to cross the Vermilion River for up to a year-and-a-half.
About 26 LaSalle County communities receiving second round of state COVID relief dollars
At least 26 LaSalle County communities are getting about $10.9 million dollars in COVID relief dollars. The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity says the second installment of $371...
Sep 15, 2022
State investigator unable to determine cause of Leonore house fire
The fire that destroyed a two-story house in Leonore Wednesday morning burned too much for an investigator to figure out how it started. Fire Chief Don Miller says an investigator from the State Fire ...
Sep 15, 2022
Six charged in Streator area drug dealing cases
The Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team lately has been arresting a lot of people allegedly connected to the Streator drug dealing scene. Five people were arrested since last Thursday and one p...
Sep 15, 2022
Man convicted in LaSalle County child sex abuse case gets federal prison sentence
An Indianapolis man convicted of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor in LaSalle County in 2013 is getting a federal prison sentence. 46-year old Darren Farris was required to register as a sex...
Sep 14, 2022 Larry Farr / Unsplash