Category Archives: WCMY News
LaSalle County Nursing Home financial losses could cause future closure
Losses in the LaSalle County Nursing Home's budget could cause it to be closed in the future. County Board Finance Committee Chairman Brian Dose says the home lost three million dollars last year and ...
Jun 08, 2022
Zoning changed for Carus LLC after being missed for fifty years
A place doing heavy industrial work is finally getting zoned for it. The LaSalle City Council approved the change for Carus LLC at their last meeting two weeks ago. It was zoned as a two story residen...
Jun 07, 2022
Oglesby approves emergency ambulance purchase for non-emergency ambulance
Oglesby has been getting by with one less ambulance for three-and-a-half weeks because one was involved in a traffic crash. City Commissioner Terry Eutis hopes to bring things back to normal in two or...
Jun 07, 2022
Oglesby approves blackout plan to preserve power delivery system
If parts of Oglesby get temporary blackouts, businesses that use a lot of power will be turned off first. Commissioner Jason Curran says that's the plan, if the city gets enough notice-about a day. If...
Jun 07, 2022 F Delventhal / CC
Peru approves $854,000 Schweickert Stadium improvement project
A bigger grandstand, new press box, and new seats will be installed at Schweickert Stadium at Veterans Park in Peru. Stadium improvement company Dant Clayton will expand the grandstand and move the pr...
Jun 07, 2022
Single vehicle motorcycle crash claims Streator man's life
A single vehicle motorcycle crash early Sunday morning has taken the life of a Streator man. LaSalle County Coroner Rich Ploch says 51-year old Eric A. Davis was driving his motorcycle at the intersec...
Jun 06, 2022
Tonica crash victims identified
Family and friends of 24-year old Thomas Jacob Michael Christmann of LaSalle and 21-year old Allyson M. Murray of Tiskilwa have been notified that theirs were the lives claimed in a one-vehicle traffi...
Jun 06, 2022
Recorder of Deeds reminds people of veteran discount program
LaSalle County Recorder of Deeds Karen Miller says about 30 businesses in the county are registered with the Honor Rewards program. They give discounts on some merchandise and services to veterans who...
Jun 06, 2022
Marseilles adopts hotel motel tax if hotel moves in after I-80 extension
Getting ready for businesses after the water and sewer project is completed; Marseilles has adopted a hotel motel tax. Mayor Jim Hollenbeck says the city didn't have the tax before because the city ha...
Jun 06, 2022
Illinois Expanding Use Of Expressway Cameras
(Chicago, IL) -- Illinois is expanding the use of expressway cameras. Governor Pritzker two pieces of legislation to increase the number of cameras in certain counties, including Boone, Champaign, Gru...
Jun 06, 2022