Category Archives: WCMY News
Illinois Valley Community College extends fall semester tuition deadline
Illinois Valley Community College is extending the fall semester tuition deadline. Students won't have to have their tuition in until Wednesday, August 10th. The original date was August 3rd. Vice Pre...
Jul 29, 2022
County Board to discuss keeping hunting at Catlin Park
One issue the LaSalle County Board will be discussing at the August board meeting is whether hunting should still be allowed at Catlin Park. Board Member Jerry Myers of Streator says he's against it b...
Jul 29, 2022 Sebastian Pociecha / Unsplash
LaSalle County deputy assigned as full time school resource officer
About a dozen LaSalle County schools will have school resource officer services from the sheriff's department. Deputy Felicia Rasmussen has been assigned to it full time after a decade of working with...
Jul 29, 2022 Deputy Felicia Rasmussen, LaSalle County Sheriff's Department photo
Unemployment mostly down in this area from May to June
LaSalle County unemployment dropped from May to June. It was 5.5% in May and 4.7% in June. The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the rates also dropped in Bureau and Putnam counties. Bur...
Jul 28, 2022 Got Credit / CC
City of LaSalle working to fix downtown electric vehicle charging station
The electric vehicle charging station on Marquette St in LaSalle isn't working. Mayor Jeff Grove says he received a message about the problem through social media. Deputy City Clerk Brent Bader says E...
Jul 28, 2022 CHUTTERSNAP / Unsplash
Ottawa police dog is retired
A local police canine has been retired. The Ottawa Police Department says Gussy has been in service for nine years. But she has health problems that make it necessary to retire her. Gussy will continu...
Jul 28, 2022 Ottawa Police Dept. photo of Gussy
Kernan man found guilty of shooting at two men in February last year
It took jurors more than three hours to convict a Kernan man of aggravated discharge of a firearm, reckless discharge of a firearm, and unlawful possession without a FOID card. LaSalle County Sheriffs...
Jul 28, 2022
NCICG to figure out where train stations should go for commuter service
To advance the commuter rail prospects for LaSalle County, the North Central Illinois Council of Governments is getting $310,000 from the state to figure out the logistics. NCICG Executive Director Ke...
Jul 28, 2022 A slide showing the proposed Peoria-Chicago passenger rail route through LaSalle County
Ottawa getting federal grant for East Stevenson Road improvements
A $2.5 million grant is being awarded to the City of Ottawa for improving E. Stevenson Rd. The grant will provide roadway and drainage improvements help to help current and future businesses that use ...
Jul 27, 2022
LaSalle alderman to be liaison between city and company fixing Maytag Building
LaSalle Mayor Jeff Grove says CL Enterprises is being proactive with ordering tunnel scaffolding for the Maytag Building. A report from Wendler Engineering last week says that the building is a danger...
Jul 27, 2022 The Maytag building in downtown LaSalle, under renovation by CL Enterprises