Category Archives: WCMY News
Retired law enforcement officers say repeal the police reform bill
The full LaSalle County Board may yet send a letter to the General Assembly asking to reform the police reform act. The law's opponents say it'll be too easy to file complaints about police officers w...
Apr 05, 2022
City of LaSalle could raise gaming terminal license fees
Gaming terminal fees for businesses could go up in LaSalle. Establishments who own gaming machines might have to pay half of $120 for a license for each machine if a city ordinance is changed at the n...
Apr 05, 2022
Ottawa chamber accepting submission for Leo Parkerson Award; annual dinner in May
The Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce is holding its annual dinner in person again this year. It starts at 5:30pm on Thursday, May 19th at the Starved Rock Lodge. Executive Director Jeff Hettrick says a...
Apr 04, 2022
Law change would let Peru and Spring Valley hospital share license
Even though St. Margaret's and the former Illinois Valley Community Hospital are part of the same hospital system now and are less than five miles apart, they need separate licenses to operate. A bill...
Apr 04, 2022 LongitudeLatitude / CC
Area police departments give condolences for Ottawa police officer's death
An Ottawa police officer who died over the weekend is being remembered as a great co-worker, friend, and human being. Brian Sember died of an illness. He'd been an Ottawa police officer for 23 years. ...
Apr 04, 2022 Social media graphic remembering Ottawa police officer Brian Sember
Foundation has online form to try and diversify group of advocates
Perfectly Flawed Foundation Executive Director Luke Tomsha says another reason for the Statewide Opioid Action Plan was to try and get more people with lived experience involved. Tomsha says he's crea...
Apr 04, 2022
Cong. LaHood says retirement bill will be good for workers of all ages
Nearly all U.S. House members last week said yes to a retirement plan improvement package. Cong. Darin LaHood of Peoria urged them to. The bill would put workers in retirement plans by default, let em...
Apr 03, 2022 Cong. Darin LaHood
Five-year plan approved for railroad crossing improvements statewide
About $10.2 million worth of railroad crossing work will be done in LaSalle County over the next several years. The state's five-year plan will put $386 million in money from the Grade Crossing Protec...
Apr 03, 2022
Heavy damage to Marseilles house after fire
There's heavy damage to a house in the 700 block of Young St. in Marseilles. The fire happened around 6am Saturday morning. Someone in the neighborhood reported it to the emergency services after seei...
Apr 02, 2022 Wallace Fire Dept. picture of the fire in Marseilles on April 2, 2022
Life lost in crash northeast of Sheridan
A person died in a traffic crash between Sheridan and Millington Friday afternoon. The LaSalle County Sheriff's Department says one vehicle was involved. It hit a guardrail and landed on its roof in R...
Apr 02, 2022