Category Archives: WCMY News
LaSalle County voters to get new registration cards
LaSalle County voter registration cards were mailed Monday. Around 70,000 registered voters in LaSalle County should get them any day now, although a few who recently registered might have to wait a w...
May 10, 2022
Cities including Oglesby told to prepare for partial power outages in summer heat
If the electric transmission lines that lead into Oglesby can't handle everything the city's customers want, something has to give. City Commissioner Jason Curran is developing a plan to turn off some...
May 10, 2022
Police look for alleged hit-and-run driver after bicyclist hurt
UPDATE: The LaSalle County Sheriff's Dept. says this is now a fatal crash case. An updated story is at this link. If you know about a big, white sport utility vehicle with a broken off mirror, police ...
May 10, 2022
Person flown to hospital after crash on Ill. 18
A medical helicopter landed on Illinois 18 southeast of Lostant late yesterday afternoon after a two-vehicle crash. Lostant fire fighters cut open a vehicle to get a person out so he or she could be f...
May 10, 2022
Peru establishes agreement with Delaware corporation for annexed land
The Peru City Council approved a sale and predisposition agreement with Building Materials Manufacturing Corporation in a special meeting last week. This is the latest step with brining a new business...
May 10, 2022
Volunteers can help identify plants at nature preserve
Volunteers who'd like to explore the Dayton Bluffs Nature Preserve and help identify the plants growing there can do it this weekend. Volunteer Coordinator Dave Manigold says download an app called IN...
May 9, 2022
Science camp registration starts in two weeks
Registration will start in two weeks for the Carus LLC annual summer science camp. Communications Manager JoLynn Anzelc expects the slots to fill up quickly. She says they always do. The free science ...
May 9, 2022 Carus LLC photo of 2021 Science Camp on the I&M Canal
Gas main replacement underway before realignment project starts in Marseilles
Before the Commercial and Broadway St. realignment project in Marseilles can start, an eight inch high pressure gas main has to be relocated. City Engineer Mike Etscheid says the project will take abo...
May 9, 2022 WCMY file photo of the Main-Broadway-Commercial streets intersection before realignment work.
LaSalle County Health Department offering tips for Lyme Disease Awareness Month
The LaSalle County Health Department says May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month. The department is reminding residents what to do if they find ticks, which could be carrying the disease. To prevent tick...
May 8, 2022 John Tann / CC
Nursing prerequisite courses available during summer semester at IVCC
Illinois Valley Community College is giving students interested in nursing the chance to complete prerequisites during the summer. The college says nursing applicants must complete several courses bef...
May 8, 2022