Category Archives: WCMY News
Utica boosts budget for Independence Day fireworks
After about a decade of spending $11,000 for an annual Independence Day fireworks show in Utica, it'll cost around a third more this year. The Utica Village Board approved adding $3,500 to its budget ...
Apr 15, 2022 Tomasz Baranowski / CC
River Rd. is open again
It didn't take as long or cost as much as Seneca village officials thought it might. River Rd. is open again. A flash flood caused part of the bridge and road leading up to it to collapse last July. T...
Apr 15, 2022 Village of Seneca picture via Facebook of the newly rebuilt River Rd.
No pay change for LaSalle County Board members--for now
LaSalle County Board members aren't ready to change their pay. On average, each gets about $10,000 per year--from $60 per day for board and committee meetings. It's been at that level since 1994. Adju...
Apr 15, 2022 The LaSalle County Board, file photo March 14, 2022
Weekly COVID report: recoveries outnumber new cases and current cases are down; one additional death
New COVID-19 cases are still going up in LaSalle County. But this week's recoveries outnumber new cases. The LaSalle County Health Department says there were 76 new cases for a total of 28,990 so far ...
Apr 14, 2022
Trial set for Livingston County man accused of 2019 Christmas murders
A trial date has been set for a Livingston County man accused of shooting and killing three people in 2019. 55-year old Clifford Brewer is scheduled to be back in court on August 4th with his trial da...
Apr 14, 2022
Free boating safety classes coming to Illinois Waterway Visitors Center
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wants boaters to be acquainted with boating safety rules, so it's offering three free classes in LaSalle County this year. Park Ranger Julie McDonald is one of the tea...
Apr 14, 2022
Blasting to resume next week in Utica
Blasting resumes next Wednesday at Lafarge Aggregates in Utica. Plant Manager Cody Tucker says seismographs are being put in the village to measure the shockwaves. He says adjustments can be made to m...
Apr 14, 2022
Veterans Expo host by Veterans Assistance Commission returns in May
The LaSalle County Veterans Assistance Commission is hosting their free Veterans Expo again this year. It will be held again in Rotary Park in LaSalle on Sunday, May 22nd from 10am to 2pm. The expo wi...
Apr 13, 2022
Candidate intro: James Murphy runs for appellate judge
One of the Democratic candidates for appellate judge in the redrawn third district is James Murphy. He says his diverse experience will enable him to research and write opinions on what the law says a...
Apr 13, 2022 James Murphy, Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court candidate
Peru police looking for woman who tried to cash stolen checks with stolen ID
Peru police are looking for a woman who allegedly tried to cash stolen checks with a stolen ID. Deputy Police Chief Sarah Raymond says police were called to the First State Bank around noon Tuesday. O...
Apr 12, 2022