Category Archives: WCMY News
Gas main break causes rerouting in Marseilles for a few hours
Traffic in Marseilles is back to normal after a gas main break Tuesday morning. Police Chief Brian Faber says the break happened about ten minutes before seven Tuesday morning at the intersection of C...
Jul 26, 2022
Streator gets $948k grant for business incubator improvements
Almost $1.2 million in investments will be made to improve the Streator Incubator. The U.S. Economic Development Administration is giving the city $948,000 and the city is coming up with $237,000. The...
Jul 26, 2022
North Carolina man starting Illinois prison sentence for sex abuse at hotel
A Warrenton, North Carolina man is to serve a three-year sentence in the Illinois prison system for taking an Earlville teen to an Ottawa hotel for sex when the new year started. Thirty-nine year old ...
Jul 26, 2022 Andre Harris, Ill. Dept. of Corrections picture
County Board takes up non-profit COVID relief requests
LaSalle County Board members are going through millions of dollars in pandemic relief funding requests from local non-profits. At a special meeting yesterday, smaller amounts in the thousands and tens...
Jul 26, 2022
Downstate GOP Lawmakers Seek Party Censure Of Kinzinger
(Springfield, IL) -- A group of downstate GOP lawmakers are asking the Illinois Republican Party to censure U.S. Representative Adam Kinzinger for his actions during the January 6th hearings. The Illi...
Jul 26, 2022 Cong. Adam Kinzinger
LaSalle City Hall roof could look more historically accurate
The roof being redone on LaSalle City Hall could look more historically accurate. The city council approved using synthetic slate roofing for the remodeling project. Alderman Tom Ptak says he wants to...
Jul 26, 2022
Seneca FFA chapter member explains role as Illinois FFA state reporter
A member of the Seneca FFA Chapter has a new role with the Illinois FFA. Levi Maierhofer is the new State Reporter on Illinois FFA State Officer Team. He says he is in charge of social media and press...
Jul 25, 2022 Levi Maierhofer speaks at the 2022 Illinois FFA State Convention.
Five boaters okay after accident on LaSalle Lake
Four adults and a 12-year old survived a boating accident at LaSalle Lake Saturday morning. Conservation Police Sgt. Phil Wire says thunderstorms caused wind and waves. The boat was sinking when it ca...
Jul 25, 2022 lesguillemets / CC
Woman recovering after tree falls on her at campground
A Buffalo Grove woman was hurt when a dead ash tree snapped and fell on her at a campground northwest of Utica. Conservation Sgt. Phil Wire says the 20-year old woman's husband and child had just left...
Jul 25, 2022 Adrià Ariste Santacreu / CC
Streator contracts with Connecting Point for computer maintenance
The Streator City Council approved signing a contract with Connecting Point Computer Center in Peru to help maintain the city's computers. The city's I.T specialist Eric Isermann is retiring after fou...
Jul 25, 2022