Category Archives: WCMY News
City of Peru accepts bid for Washington Park project
The city of Peru has accepted a bid to improve the Washington Park tennis courts. SKI Seal Coating and Maintenance will work on the project for about $268,000. The company will also add two sidewalks ...
Mar 19, 2022
Ottawa man pleads guilty to identity theft
An Ottawa man could spend up to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated identity theft. 46-year old Timothy Rodrick was arrested April last year after he was accused of stealing a wo...
Mar 18, 2022
Local coronavirus cases down to lowest number in four months
The number of LaSalle County residents known to have the coronavirus is down to its lowest number in four months. LaSalle County Health Department figures out Friday show 877 current cases. There were...
Mar 18, 2022
Former state's attorney returns to private practice
Former LaSalle County State's Attorney Karen Donnelly has returned to private law practice. After Todd Martin defeated her in the State's Attorney race of 2020, Donnelly went to work as a Grundy Count...
Mar 18, 2022
January unemployment figures are up from December's
Unemployment is down from a year ago, but up from month to month, in the latest Illinois Department of Employment Security report for this area. LaSalle County had 8.7% unemployment in January last ye...
Mar 18, 2022 The New York Public Library / Unsplash
Ottawa man arrested again for unlawful drug possession, along with another person
For the second time in two months, Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Agents went to the home of 45-year old Christopher Cunico on Ottawa's south side on Wednesday afternoon. After he allegedly tri...
Mar 17, 2022
New charge in child porn case from December
Bond was set at $300,000 for an Ottawa woman accused of helping spread child pornography. Twenty-nine year old Shahnaz M. Baugher was connected this week to an investigation that led to 38-year old Sh...
Mar 17, 2022
United Way Ottawa chapter has $190k in emergency food and shelter funds
The United Way of Eastern LaSalle County has a deadline of next Thursday to hear from organizations and government units asking for emergency food and shelter money. The United Way chapter has about $...
Mar 17, 2022
Pistol Shrimp season not affected by MLB lockout
Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp General Manger June Keeley says the Major League Baseball lockout doesn't directly affect the team. She says the players that will play for the Pistol Shrimp are focusing...
Mar 17, 2022
Legislature's Republicans propose tax credit and gasoline tax break
Republican St. Rep. Tom Demmer of Dixon doesn't think pausing the 1% sales tax on groceries, as Gov. Pritzker proposes, will do much to relieve people's financial strains. Republican lawmakers are pro...
Mar 17, 2022 Pictures of Money / CC