Category Archives: WCMY News
IVCC announces elected members of Student Government Association
After this year's sophomore elections, the Illinois Valley Community College Student Government Association has new representatives. Nicolette Kendall of Streator was elected president of the associat...
Apr 16, 2022
St. Rep. Ryan Spain says judicial campaign finance reform is hypocritical
A bill that started as a crime prevention measure got changed into a campaign finance reform bill. Republican St. Rep. Ryan Spain of Peoria objected this month to the bill's limits on campaign contrib...
Apr 16, 2022 Illinois St. Rep. Ryan Spain
License plate reading cameras will be installed in Grundy County
Ten license plate reading cameras are being installed in Grundy County. Sheriff Ken Briley says the department will install them in the three phases starting on the east side. The department is workin...
Apr 15, 2022 Beatrice Murch / CC
Texas woman arrested for alleged fraud attempt at bank in Streator
A Texas woman is charged with trying to commit fraud at a bank in Streator. Police arrested 46-year old Samantha R. Blanco of Houston late Thursday afternoon. She's also named in four warrants from Te...
Apr 15, 2022
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