Category Archives: WCMY News
Revenue recovery plan: lease jail office to make up for loss of bail money
The state is hiring pre-trial services personnel who need office space. Their job is to visit jails and meet with inmates to make recommendations about who can be let out without bail and who should s...
Sep 06, 2022
County considering body cam and body scanner bids for sheriff's department
There's a wide range of bids for body cameras for LaSalle County deputies. Sheriff Adam Diss opened four bids for the County Board Public Safety Committee last week. The lowest is less than $112,000. ...
Sep 06, 2022
Streator FFA among tops in the country
Streator FFA has done a lot to be one of the top ten finalists for a national FFA Model of Excellence Award next month. Chapter Vice President Alexis Walkling says the chapters were judged in three br...
Sep 06, 2022
Both house explosion victims identified
Both people who died because of a house explosion in LaSalle have been identified. Winnebago County Coroner Jennifer Muralski says 57-year old Michele Waters died at a trauma center in Rockford Saturd...
Sep 06, 2022
Ottawa police ask for tips in case of shots fired at vehicle
If you know something about the gunshots fired in Ottawa in the 1000 block of Walnut St. late Sunday night, you're asked to call police. Detective Corporal Kevin Reynolds says someone fired a gun at a...
Sep 06, 2022
Allen Park plan subject to updating now and later
Ottawa City Hall and Hitchcock Design Group have about three weeks to put together the grant application for redesigning Allen Park. The grant application is due on September 29th. A preliminary plan ...
Sep 06, 2022
Second round of property tax bills due Wednesday
The second installment of LaSalle County property tax bills are due this Wednesday. County Treasurer James Spelich is reminding residents that they can send in payments online, on the phone, or can pl...
Sep 05, 2022
New members elected to economic development board
Dave Argubright is a new member on the Economic Development Corporation of North Central Illinois Board of Directors. He's with Illinois Valley Labor Management and Carpenters Local 174. Argubright wi...
Sep 05, 2022 David Argubright and Kevin Kuntz, photos provided by Economic Development Corporation of North Central Illinois
Man's body found in river in western LaSalle County
A man's body was pulled out of the Illinois River west of Starved Rock State Park Saturday. Authorities say a 61-year old man from Skokie had driven to the park. He parked his car there. His body was ...
Sep 05, 2022
Lighted Way expanding to provide more life skills for students
Students with disabilities from twenty LaSalle County school districts go to Lighted Way Children's Development Center in LaSalle to learn life skills and get different therapies. Executive Director J...
Sep 05, 2022 The old Lighted Way location.