Category Archives: WCMY News
Illinois AG: theft ring broke into businesses in 20 counties including LaSalle
Six people are accused of breaking into buildings in 20 Illinois counties and stealing money from video gambling machines. The Illinois Attorney General's Office says they broke into restaurants, bars...
Aug 26, 2022
Ottawa going ahead with parking change on Madison St. side of courthouse
Ottawa City Hall is going ahead with parking changes by the downtown LaSalle County courthouse. An announcement issued Thursday says angled parking will be put in starting Monday in the 100 block of W...
Aug 26, 2022
Utica to ask for sidewalk grant for work along Clark St.
For a long time, people in Utica have said they need a sidewalk on the west side of Clark St. The chance to get one may come through a state grant. A hearing at Village Hall at 6:30pm on Thursday, Sep...
Aug 26, 2022 There's a sidewalk on one side of Clark St./Illinois 178 in Utica. Village officials hope to get a grant to put a sidewalk on the other side.
LaSalle placing registrations and permits usually only in paper online
The city of LaSalle is partnering with GovPilot to transition some paper documents to digital documents. The cloud-based government management software will allow businesses and residents access to th...
Aug 25, 2022
Naperville man arrested in year-ago shooting in Ottawa
It took a year, but police have someone in custody in connection with a shooting in the Silver Slipper Saloon parking lot. Thirty-five year old Jonathan C. Caffey of Naperville is accused of shooting ...
Aug 25, 2022
Motorcycle-truck crash claims Mendota man's life
A motorcyclist died at St. Margaret's Hospital in Peru Wednesday evening after he was hit by a pickup truck. The crash happened on U.S. 6 by Interstate 39. Thirty-three year old David M. Whitmore of M...
Aug 25, 2022
Judge's private viewing of evidence during attempted murder trial was okay says appellate court
Appellate court judges say a Bellevue, Washington man didn't need to be there when a judge reviewed video and audio recordings used as evidence against him in an attempted murder case. Fifty-four year...
Aug 25, 2022 Eric Bartels,
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Peru library director retiring after 39 years, 12 at Peru
After 12 years directing the Peru Public Library and 39 years in all working for library systems, Charm Ruhnke is retiring this week. She's staying true to her calling right to the end. At the end of ...
Aug 25, 2022 Kevin Wong / CC
Man charged with sexually abusing child in Grundy County
A 35-year old man is charged in Grundy County with sexually assaulting a child under age 13. Published reports say Brian Yarbrough lives in Earlville. Grundy County court records show his address is i...
Aug 25, 2022
Skydiver profile: Washington state man in world record attempt started the sport at Skydive Chicago
Some of the skydivers at Skydive Chicago this week have been training for world record attempts for many years. Sriraj Rajaram, or "Raj", of Woodinville, Washington learned parachuting at Skydive Chic...
Aug 25, 2022 Sriraj Rajaram started learning how to skydive at Skydive Chicago in 2006. Now he's involved in the vertical freefall formation world record attempt.