Category Archives: WCMY News
Morris Hospital's first baby of 2022 is Morris couple's son
Morris Hospital's first birth of the year is to a Morris couple. Waylon Draeger is the son of Emily and Dan Draeger. He was born Monday morning and is their second child. The hospital's announcement s...
Jan 05, 2022 Emily and Dan Draeger hold their son Waylon. Photo provided by Morris Hospital.
Streator Chamber director retiring; promotional products business owner to get his job
After 12 years, Jack Dzuris is retiring from his job as the Streator Chamber of Commerce and Industry executive director. He says he's proud of working to keep the city's buildings looking good and ha...
Jan 05, 2022
Ottawa High board to talk about remote learning plan
Correction: An earlier version of this story erroneously said the meeting is scheduled for Thursday. It is scheduled for Friday, January 7 at 7:30am. We regret the error. In case remote learning is ne...
Jan 05, 2022
Ransom couple are parents of first baby of 2022 born at St. Elizabeth
A boy born Monday evening is the first born in the new year at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Ottawa. OSF Healthcare says Bjorn Berserk Anderson has four siblings. He's the son of Nicole and Christopher An...
Jan 05, 2022 OSF Healthcare photo of baby Bjorn Anderson and parents Christopher and Nicole Anderson
Streator City Council appoints Tara Bedei as next mayor
Commissioner Tara Bedei has been appointed the next mayor of Streator. The city council voted unanimously for her to fill the vacancy left by former Mayor Jimmy Lansford. He resigned due to health and...
Jan 05, 2022
Ottawa City Council considers paying for new pool with cannabis tax revenue
A plan is on file at Ottawa City Hall for Kmetz Architects to design a new public swimming pool. It would cost $4.5 million, plus the architect fee of 9%. Mayor Dan Aussem suggests spending cannabis s...
Jan 04, 2022 File photo of Ottawa's Riordan Pool
Peru takes step forward to bring cannabis dispensary to city
Peru's Building and Zoning Department will meet on January 26th to discuss plans to bring a cannabis dispensary to the city. City Engineer Eric Carls says it would be located where the old Jimmy Johns...
Jan 04, 2022
Hearings underway for proposed Somonauk-Leland schools consolidation
The school boards in the Somonauk and Leland districts intend to ask voters later this year about consolidating the districts. A combined school district could save money by having just one principal ...
Jan 04, 2022 Bill Smith / CC
Snowplow for city of Peru needs new engine before next snowfall
The city of Peru is down one snowplow. Fire Chief Jeff King says the engine stopped working when the city was plowing after the first snowfall at the end of last month. King says the truck is not that...
Jan 04, 2022 retiredtowman / CC
Catlin Park house to be torn down
A house is to be torn down at Catlin Park. LaSalle County Parks Director Ken Henze says the house could be close to 100 years old. After the Catlin family moved out and gave the land to the county for...
Jan 03, 2022 Grand Canyon National Park / CC