Category Archives: WCMY News
State of The State: Gov. Pritzker says state has surplus and thanks health care workers
Gov. Pritzker said in his State of The State Address Wednesday that he has done his part to fix the state's finances. He says when he was elected in 2019; he spoke in front of the general assembly say...
Feb 2, 2022
State of the State: Sen. Rezin says tax relief should be permanent
St. Sen. Sue Rezin says the temporary tax relief Gov. Pritzker is proposing is a nice start. She says Republicans are supporting permanent tax relief.
Feb 2, 2022
State of the State: St. Rep. Lance Yednock wants responsible tax relief
St. Rep. Lance Yednock says the governor's budget proposal during the State of the State speech is a starting point for the conversation the legislature needs to have. He likes putting extra money int...
Feb 2, 2022 St. Rep. Lance Yednock
Long Point crash claims Dana woman's life
A driver from Dana died after a one-car rollover crash in Long Point Tuesday. The crash happened along Illinois 23. Twenty year old Nicole P. McKinney was taken to OSF Healthcare in Streator where she...
Feb 2, 2022
Kinzinger pushes 'uneasy alliance' to thwart Trump's allies
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Politics Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Congressman Adam Kinzinger of Illinois is calling on Democrats and independents to form an "uneasy alliance" with Republicans to fight form...
Feb 2, 2022 Cong. Adam Kinzinger
Homeless shelter permit denied as city leaders vow to help find a place for it
The search continues for more space for a homeless shelter in Ottawa. The City Council last night rejected the permit Illinois Valley PADS asked for to build a new shelter on E. McKinley Rd. Mayor Dan...
Feb 2, 2022
Lieutenant governor candidate says Pritzker call for freezing taxes is election year politics
Republican lieutenant governor candidate Stephanie Trussell says it's no surprise in an election year that Gov. Pritzker wants to freeze taxes. She says Pritzker is why the taxes are high and he wants...
Feb 1, 2022 Stephanie Trussell at Jamie's Outpost in Utica
Plaque outside courthouse to honor Jim Gray's flight from slavery
The Ottawa Historic Preservation Commission and the LaSalle County Board Property Committee have an agreement on honoring a fleeing slave. A plaque telling Jim Gray's story will be placed on the groun...
Feb 1, 2022
Peru City Council votes unanimously for adult-use cannabis dispensary
In a unanimous vote, the Peru City Council granted a special use permit for an adult-use cannabis dispensary. It will be located where the old Jimmy Johns sandwich shop was on 38th St. Alderman Mike S...
Feb 1, 2022
Patti Smith, former Marseilles mayor, has died
Former Marseilles mayor Patti Smith died last week. She was 76 years old. After she retired from directing the Illinois River Area Chamber of Commerce, she ran for mayor in a crowded field in 2007 and...
Jan 31, 2022 Facebook image of Patti Smith's mayoral campaign logos.