Category Archives: WCMY News
Lawmakers to host kids safety expo in Morris
St. Rep. David Welter and St. Sen. Sue Rezin will co-host a kids safety expo next weekend. It'll be from 9:30am to 12:30pm Saturday, August 6 at Morris Elementary School. Thirty-five local and state a...
Jul 31, 2022
St. Rep. Yednock says take advantage of ten-day sales tax break on school supplies
For ten days, the state of Illinois will charge just 1.25% in sales tax on school supplies and some clothing. The tax relief takes effect on Friday this week and ends on Sunday, August 14th. Outside o...
Jul 31, 2022 St. Rep. Lance Yednock spoke about riding passenger trains at Utica Village Hall Thursday, July 21, 2022
Ticket bought in Illinois wins $1.28B Mega Millions jackpot
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Someone has beaten the odds and won the estimated $1.28 billion Mega Millions jackpot. Lottery officials say there is one winning ticket and it was purchased in Illinois. The w...
Jul 30, 2022
Peru library and North Central Behavioral Health wants to help student with "Big Emotions"
The Peru Public Library and North Central Behavioral Health Systems are hosting a class to help incoming young elementary students cope in a new school environment. The class titled Pocket of Emotions...
Jul 30, 2022
Ottawa fire department could look toward high schools for recruitment and retention
Ottawa Fire Chief Brian Bressner says one of the biggest challenges the department is facing is keeping staff. He says firefighters will start in Ottawa but then move to the Chicago suburbs for more o...
Jul 30, 2022
Larry Smith reelected LaSalle County GOP chair
Larry Smith of Somonauk gets another two-year term as the LaSalle County Republican Party chairman. This week's leadership election put Larry Langston of Serena in the vice chair's spot, Tom Krieger o...
Jul 29, 2022 LaSalle County Republican Party Chairman Larry Smith
County Board to name new state's attorney Tuesday
LaSalle County Board members plan to name a new state's attorney Tuesday. A special meeting has been called for noon that afternoon. Todd Martin is leaving the state's attorney's job to become a judge...
Jul 29, 2022 The LaSalle County Board, file photo March 14, 2022
Weekly COVID statistics: current cases climb in LaSalle County fourth week in a row
LaSalle County remains at the medium community level for COVID-19 spread, but the number of current cases has gone up for the fourth week in a row. County health department figures out Friday show 1,5...
Jul 29, 2022
LaSalle electric vehicle charging station working again
LaSalle Deputy City Clerk Brent Bader says as of Friday morning, the electric vehicle charging station on Marquette St downtown is working again. The city has been working on fixing issues with it sin...
Jul 29, 2022 CHUTTERSNAP / Unsplash
SRCCF to get state grant money for Festival of the Arts
A little less than $16,000 from a fifteen million dollar state grant is going toward the Starved Rock Country Community Foundation. The money will help support the Starved Rock Country Festival of the...
Jul 29, 2022