Category Archives: WCMY News
Some bald eagles by lock and dam are permanent area residents
Starved Rock State Park Natural Resources Coordinator Lisa Sons says bald eagles pair up for mating in November and December. In January and February, they nest. The locally residing birds are doing t...
Jan 29, 2022
Judge doesn't budge in barge fleeting case
Grundy County Judge Sheldon Sobol is standing by his ruling that it'll take an act of the General Assembly to give the Illinois Department of Natural Resources authority over barge fleeting permits. I...
Jan 28, 2022
Weekly local COVID report: 12 more fatal cases, not enough testing
The LaSalle County Health Department says 15.8% of coronavirus tests are coming back positive. Since the figure's more than 8%, the county's considered not to be doing enough tests. Since last Friday,...
Jan 28, 2022
Health department wants to purchase a shed to store sharps containers
The LaSalle County Health Department wants to purchase a shed to store sharps containers. Health Department Director Julie Kerestes says they've received a mass vaccination grant which gives them the ...
Jan 28, 2022
Unemployment held nearly steady for the area in last two months of 2021
Local unemployment rates were steady or nearly steady from November to December. Illinois Department of Employment Security figures issued Thursday show the rate stayed at 4.6% in LaSalle County. It c...
Jan 28, 2022
Grundy County traffic crash victim identified
A 61-year old woman died in a traffic crash in southern Grundy County Thursday morning. Coroner John Callahan says Christine E. Baker was from Morris. Her car pulled out onto Illinois 47 north of Dwig...
Jan 28, 2022
St. Margaret's Health moving maternity services from Spring Valley to Peru
This area's St. Margaret's Health patients who have babies after mid-March should expect to have them at the hospital in Peru. All the maternity and obstetrics services in Spring Valley are being move...
Jan 28, 2022
Grant to pay for moving rail yard and relieve long waits for trains
The state's willing to pay almost $10 million to help relieve the long waits at railroad crossings in Ottawa. The Rebuild Illinois grant will cover 95% of the estimated $10.3 million cost to move an I...
Jan 27, 2022 Part of the Illinois Railway OmniTRAX yard that will be moved so trains can be assembled and taken apart without blocking traffic in Ottawa
Crash north of Dwight claims Morris woman's life
A Morris woman died in a traffic crash about two miles north of Dwight Thursday morning. The Grundy County Sheriff's Department and Coroner John Callahan say the woman pulled out of a driveway onto Il...
Jan 27, 2022
Marseilles amends ordinance on liquor, allowing delivery and pickup
Residents in Marseilles have other options to get liquor. The city updated an ordinance at last Wednesday's meeting allowing businesses like gas stations, liquor stores, and some restaurants to delive...
Jan 27, 2022 Edward Howell / Unsplash