Category Archives: WCMY News
Don't keep Thanksgiving leftovers too long
The health experts WCMY News spoke to say refrigerated Thanksgiving leftovers need to go soon. OSF Healthcare Registered Dietician Erin Hanley says four days is the maximum time to keep something in t...
Nov 28, 2021
Streator HS grad, IVCC ag student asks for kidney
A Streator area man is putting out a plea for a kidney donor. Nineteen year old Lance Moritz was born with a condition that causes tumors to grow on his organs. The tumors aren't cancerous, but they s...
Nov 28, 2021 Lance Moritz, photo provided by IVCC
Float picks up 255 toys and 127 books
People gave 255 toys and 127 books to the Ottawa Sunrise Rotary club Friday night during and after the Festival of Lights parade. The float will be at Farm and Fleet today (Saturday, November 27) from...
Nov 27, 2021
City of Peru donates check to Peru Police Christmas program
The city of Peru donated $2,500 to the Peru Police Department's Blue and Red Christmas for Kids program. Deputy Chief Sarah Raymond says the program is for families and kids in need. Raymond says the ...
Nov 27, 2021
Festival of Lights has changes with new events and a different parade route
The Festival of Lights in Ottawa was different compared to past years. This year the parade started at Washington Park and went to the Jordan Block, and there were some new displays, including a firew...
Nov 27, 2021
Seneca High School ready to put more details in new gym plan
Part one of Seneca High School's new gym project is done. Supt. Dan Stecken told the school board, the architect's plans are in. The more detailed design work will be done in the early part of next ye...
Nov 26, 2021
Local unemployment down to pre-pandemic levels
Local unemployment rates have recovered to pre-pandemic levels. The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the LaSalle County rate was 4.6% in March 2020 before the business shutdowns. It was...
Nov 26, 2021
Crisis counselors available for Peru Elementary students after classmate deaths
The Peru Elementary School District is providing crisis counselors today for students and parents, after the deaths of two students in a traffic crash. The crisis team will be at Parkside Middle Schoo...
Nov 26, 2021
Area may have too many older homes to satisfy younger buyers
This area has some of the oldest homes in the whole country. The Inspection Support Network ranks the LaSalle, Bureau, and Putnam counties region sixth in the nation for what it calls small metro area...
Nov 25, 2021 _TC Photography_ / CC
LaSalle and Grundy counties show highest infections for chronic wasting disease
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says between July 2020 and June 2021, the highest levels of chronic wasting disease were seen along the Illinois River in LaSalle and Grundy counties. For ...
Nov 25, 2021 This is from the state of Illinois website.
Figure 8. Estimated prevalence rates in adult deer during FY2021 per 4-township block. For each
block, the upper number is the grid coordinate; the middle number is the sample size; and the
lower number the estimated adult prevalence rate (%). Includes all sources except suspect deer.