Category Archives: WCMY News
Retirement brings administrator change at county health department
Julie Kerestes is retiring from the administrator's job at the LaSalle County Public Health Department. Christine Pozzi will start in that job Monday. It's been 21 years in the top job for Kerestes. S...
Jun 1, 2022 Julie Kerestes (left) is retiring from her job as the LaSalle County Health Dept. Administrator. Chris Pozzi starts in the position Monday.
LaSalle County property tax bills total more than $252 million this year
LaSalle County real estate owners owe more than $252 million in property taxes this year. The Treasurer's Office mailed more than 66,000 bills last week. First installments are due July 7th. Second in...
Jun 1, 2022
Streator woman and son accused of intimidation in hate crime lawsuit
A Streator woman and her son have the dubious distinction to be named in the first ever hate crime lawsuit filed by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Rauol's office. The lawsuit alleges that 67-year old...
Jun 1, 2022 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Free service lets you know if a thief is trying to steal your land or building
The idea that someone could steal land or a building is no joke. LaSalle County Recorder of Deeds Karen Miller says there are con artists who file deeds for land they don't own. Sometime after a thief...
Jun 1, 2022 Mark Moz / CC
Starved Rock Lodge not affected by Grand Bear fire
Grand Bear Resort at Starved Rock is the full name of the resort where seven cabins burned down Monday. But it's not the same business as Starved Rock Lodge, which is more than a mile away. Starved Ro...
Jun 1, 2022
Bid accepted to fix LaSalle City Hall roof
LaSalle City Finance Director John Duncan says the only bid for fixing the city hall roof came in lower than expected. The city will pay Sterling Commercial Roofing a little more than $300,000 to fix ...
Jun 1, 2022
Air conditioning unit installed at Reddick Mansion
Reddick Mansion has a new air conditioning unit. And Board of Directors President Lorraine McCallister says everyone is thoroughly enjoying it. She says the project took about two months to complete. ...
May 31, 2022
Resort resident whose cabin burned says don't give up on Grand Bear
Many of the cabins that burned at Grand Bear Resort Monday had no permanent residents. One investor says his guests spent the holiday weekend there but left by 11 Monday morning. However, Sheila and M...
May 31, 2022 Mike and Sheila Brombosz got out of their cabin as flames spread. Nearly everything they own is now just cinders.
Wind and no fire hydrants were main challenges in Grand Bear fire
What caused the fire that destroyed seven cabins at Grand Bear Resort on a windy Memorial Day isn't known yet. Utica Fire Department Assistant Chief Drew Partain says 17 cabins remain and weren't dama...
May 31, 2022 A passerby caught this early view of the fire as it spread from one cabin to another at Grand Bear Resort.
No one hurt while fire destroys seven cabins at Grand Bear Resort
Fifty-seven fire departments helped put out a blaze that destroyed seven cabins at Grand Bear Resort last night. Some of the homes had full time residents. Many had guests who just left as a holiday w...
May 31, 2022 Fire destroys cabins at Grand Bear Resort while fire fighters water down areas around the flames to keep them from spreading.