Category Archives: WCMY News
Travel guides advertise LaSalle County to keep tourists coming
Tourists spend $226 million per year in LaSalle County, according to state figures the County Board heard last week. Heritage Corridor Convention and Visitors Bureau President Bob Navarro says to keep...
May 16, 2022 Travel guides featuring destinations in LaSalle County.
LaSalle County Veterans Assistance Commission Superintendent resigning
The LaSalle County Veterans Assistance Commission is getting a new superintendent. Supt. Steven Kreitzer announced during the LaSalle County Nursing Home and VAC committee meeting Monday that he is le...
May 16, 2022
Letter carriers food drive collects 4,500 pounds in Ottawa area
Ottawa area letter carrier Michael Scheib says postal customers in the Ottawa zip code gave about 4,500 pounds of food to the Stamp Out Hunger food drive. They also donated $250 in cash. Seneca and Ma...
May 16, 2022
Mendota man only charged with illegal firearm possession after alleged attempted car theft
A Mendota man is accused of trying to steal a vehicle in Peru Sunday. Peru Police Chief Robert Pyszka says the police department was called to the 2000 block of 4th St because of reports of suspicious...
May 16, 2022
Weather forecasters warn of elevated fire danger
The National Weather Service issued a Special Weather Statement about an elevated fire danger today. It says warm, breezy, and dry conditions will make it easy for outdoor fires to get out of control....
May 16, 2022
Illinois Valley Community College to hire full-time school resource officer
An intergovernmental agreement between the city of Oglesby and Illinois Valley Community College will enhance campus security. Oglesby Police Officer Randy Leininger will be assigned to be on campus a...
May 16, 2022 Officer Randy Leininger (right) speaks with incoming freshmen Payton Giordano (left) and Mia Waters (middle), both of Oglesby.
Ottawa Memorial Day events to return in full force and more
The Ottawa Memorial Association is preparing a full ceremony for Memorial Day, which is in two weeks. Events were limited during the pandemic. Association president Katie Troccoli says the first event...
May 16, 2022
Some appointments still available for local blood drives
Four local Red Cross blood drives are being held for the rest of this month. One is being held in Peru Wednesday at the Illinois Valley Chapter Donation Center. But as of Friday morning, there were on...
May 15, 2022 WCMY file picture of a blood drive in Ottawa in 2018
Oglesby electric rates aren't climbing, for now, despite market
Mayor Dominic Rivara says Oglesby residents and businesses don't have to worry about rising electric rates for now. The city's locked into a contract from when prices were low. Rivara says that was wh...
May 15, 2022
Peru sets up $1,000 scholarship for resident to attend IVCC
The city of Peru is using gambling funds to set up a scholarship for residents. Ten residents could get a $1,000 a year scholarship for two years at Illinois Valley Community College. Alderman Mike Sa...
May 14, 2022