Category Archives: WCMY News
Sheriff asks for COVID relief funds to buy body scanner for jail
LaSalle County Sheriff Adam Diss says a high tech body scanner would eliminate some liability at the county jail. The scanner could see a person's body temperature to find out if he or she might be si...
Apr 25, 2022 francoiscuccu / CC
Update: All twelve jurors picked for Sandwich mans murder trial
Jury selection has been completed for the murder case against 38-year old Donald Fredres of Sandwich. All twelve jurors have been picked with two alternates available. Fredres accused of killing his e...
Apr 25, 2022
Candidate intro: Mary K. O'Brien runs for Illinois Supreme Court
Mary K. O'Brien has been an appellate court judge since 2003. She's asking for the Democratic nomination to run for the Illinois Supreme Court. For about 20 years, she hasn't been able to campaign on ...
Apr 25, 2022 Illinois courts system photo of Mary K. O'Brien
St. Senator wants two week introduction of bills before a vote
Republican St. Sen. Win Stoller of Germantown Hills wants to reform the state budget process. He has introduced an amendment to the State's Constitution that would require bills to be delivered in two...
Apr 24, 2022 St. Sen. Win Stoller
Two students from Illinois Valley Community College to study abroad
Two students at Illinois Valley Community College are studying abroad. Raven Bridges of LaSalle will be traveling to France after she graduates from IVCC. She will take a French class and will live in...
Apr 24, 2022 Students Sabrina Belmonte (left) and Raven Bridges (right) will study abroad in different countries.
Five area communities get money for school sidewalk grants
There'll be new sidewalks near five area schools paid for with a state grant. The Safe Routes to School grants were awarded to Ladd, Spring Valley, Oglesby, Streator, and Peru. They total almost $1.1 ...
Apr 23, 2022 Dark gray asphalt road with pedestrian crossing road marking, selective focus with shallow DOF
Illinois State Police enforcing "No Parking Tow-Away" Zones around state parks
"No Parking Tow-Away" Zones will be enforced by Illinois State Police and the Illinois Department of Transportation at Matthiessen and Starved Rock State Park. ISP says with two million visitors a yea...
Apr 23, 2022 Rowdy Roddy
Still no decision on LaSalle County Board member pay increase
LaSalle County Board members talked a long time today about what they should be paid. But they're not ready yet to make a decision. Meeting as the committee of the whole, they sent the question to the...
Apr 22, 2022
Weekly COVID report: current cases going up; two additional deaths reported
Current COVID-19 cases continue to trend up in LaSalle County. This week the LaSalle County Health Department reported 75 new cases for a total of 29,065 so far. There were also 48 recoveries for a to...
Apr 22, 2022
Oglesby considers zoning for axe throwing sport
Oglesby's plan commission is being asked to consider whether axe throwing should be allowed as a sport in B1 zoned areas. A business at 204 E. Walnut St. wants to have it. It's zoned B1. Plan Commissi...
Apr 22, 2022 Nelo Hotsuma / CC