Category Archives: WCMY News
Republican county board primary results
LaSalle County Board incumbent Jerry Myers lost in the primary election in the 28th district against fellow Republican Matt Slager. Myers tried to run as a write in. In other Republican primary board ...
Jun 29, 2022
Scott Gryder wins GOP 14th Congressional primary; Darin LaHood wins 16th
Scott Gryder is the winner of a five-way Republican primary in the 14th Congressional district. He'll go up against incumbent Democrat Lauren Underwood. The district will cover northern LaSalle County...
Jun 29, 2022 Scott Gryder, candidate for Congress
Prairie Fox Books hosting first ever Children's Business Fair
Prairie Fox Books in Ottawa will host the first ever Children's Business Fair. Dylan Conmy with Prairie Fox Books said on WCMY's Morning Meeting that the event will give kids in grades one to twelve t...
Jun 28, 2022
Low turnout for a summertime primary
Most election judges who spoke to WCMY News this morning said turnout was low. For primaries, that's not unusual. An election judge at Serena Township Hall didn't seem to understand the question about...
Jun 28, 2022 Voters at the Knights of Columbus in Ottawa June 28, 2022
Update: U.S 6 back open after fire at KFC in LaSalle
U.S 6 is open to traffic again in LaSalle after it was rerouted due to the fire at the KFC restaurant on 3rd St. early Tuesday morning. LaSalle Fire Department Engineer Hunter Thurman says the cause o...
Jun 28, 2022 KFC LaSalle fire June 28, 2022. Picture by Jody Henry of LaSalle
Slow progress continues with downtown LaSalle buildings
Some LaSalle City Council members are still frustrated with what little has been done with the Kaskaskia Hotel and Maytag Building. CL Enterprises is trying to turn the Maytag Building into a restaura...
Jun 28, 2022 A fence has been put around the front of the Kaskaskia Hotel after being inspected by LaSalle City Building Inspector Andy Bacidore and CL Enterprises.
3 killed, dozens hurt in Amtrak train crash in Missouri
MENDON, Mo. (AP) - Three people were killed and dozens others were injured Monday when an Amtrak passenger train traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago struck a dump truck and derailed in a remote, rur...
Jun 28, 2022 Richard Eriksson / CC
Dog shot and wounded after it charged at Peru police officer
A Peru police officer shot and wounded a dog after it charged at him. Police Chief Robert Pyszka says the officer fired his gun out of fear. He was not bitten. The incident happened in the 700 block o...
Jun 27, 2022
Streator area crash claimed 23-year old woman's life
The woman who died in a traffic crash west of Streator Friday morning was a 23-year old from Streator. LaSalle County Coroner Rich Ploch says Monica Villalobos was a front seat passenger in a car that...
Jun 27, 2022
Marseilles ministers open community center
Sometimes church folk do their best work outside the church building. Marseilles Community Ministerial Association President Troy Tvrdik says the eight churches in the association started a community ...
Jun 27, 2022 The new Marseilles Community Ministerial Association's community center on its open house day Saturday, June 25, 2022