Category Archives: WCMY News
Another building comes down for Marseilles intersection realignment
The city of Marseilles took another building down Wednesday to prepare for a street realignment. The building that came down was at the northwest corner of the intersection with Main St., Commercial S...
Dec 15, 2021 City of Marseilles Facebook picture of the building demolition at Commercial and Main streets Wednesday
County Board approves contract for company to repaint downtown courthouse
The County Board approved hiring Oosterbaan (OO-ster-bahn) and Sons to repaint the outside of the Downtown LaSalle County courthouse. The company had the lowest bid at $136,690. The project was origin...
Dec 15, 2021
Wreaths Across America to return to Marseilles
Wreaths Across America is returning to Marseilles this Saturday. Commissioner Jim Buckingham says a ceremony at the Middle East Conflict Wall will start at 11am. He says that each panel on the wall wi...
Dec 15, 2021 U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
Ottawa Elementary Superintendent says COVID-19 cases are on the rise
COVID-19 cases are starting to go up in the Ottawa Elementary School district. Supt. Cleve Threadgill says that right now around 25 kids are in quarantine and about 236 have quarantined throughout thi...
Dec 15, 2021
Railroad company gives $20,000 donation to Youth Services Bureau
Omnitrax donated $20,000 to the Illinois Valley Youth Services Bureau Tuesday afternoon at their office. Youth Services Bureau Executive Director Frank Vonch says the organization right now is helping...
Dec 14, 2021
Online enrollment at Illinois Valley Community College up by 86%
In just two years, online class enrollment at Illinois Valley Community College is up by 86%. Director of Learning Resources Patrice Hess did a presentation about it at IVCC's board of trustee's month...
Dec 14, 2021
Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey announces pick for lieutenant governor
Republican Gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey has a running mate. Former conservative radio talk show host Stephanie Trussell was announced as Bailey's pick for running for lieutenant governor at h...
Dec 14, 2021 Governor candidate Darren Bailey with lieutenant governor candidate Stephanie Trussell
FBI offers $10K for information in ISU grad student's death
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - The FBI is offering up to a $10,000 reward for information on the final hours of an Illinois State University graduate student who disappeared in August and was later found de...
Dec 14, 2021 Jelani Day
LaSalle County Board tables resolution for new redistricting map
The LaSalle County Board voted to table a resolution that would have rescinded and rejected the first district map they approved in November. Pro Temp Chairman Curt Faber of Mendota says from his unde...
Dec 13, 2021 This is the map that would have been approved by the county board if the resolution wasn't tabled.
City of Peru asking for about $858,000 for tax levy
The city of Peru is levying for about $39,000 more than this year. Finance Director Justin Miller says the city is asking for $858,197 from property taxes. Last year this city asked for $818,500. Mill...
Dec 13, 2021