Category Archives: WCMY News
Marseilles Fire Dept. buys mechanical CPR tool
The Marseilles Fire Department now owns a mechanical aid to revive people whose hearts have stopped. Fire Chief Dave Parrott says the device made under the name LUCAS CPR presses on the chest so peopl...
Sep 30, 2021 Marseilles Fire Protection District photo of a LUCAS CPR device on a training mannequin
Person of interest cleared in missing person case
Someone police were interested in is no longer a person of interest in the Jelani Day case. LaSalle County Sheriff Adam Diss says the person was in a video that Peru's police department posted on Face...
Sep 29, 2021 Jelani Day
USDA will need to hire more conservationists
Government jobs are among those with lots of openings lately. State Conservationist Ivan Dozier says several jobs with the U.S. Department of Agriculture will open up in Illinois soon. Dozier suggests...
Sep 29, 2021
Peru mentioned in 2021 fall color report
The city of Peru is highlighted in the Illinois Office of Tourism's 2021 Fall Color Report. The office of tourism says the fall color report lets visitors and residents know when the best times are to...
Sep 29, 2021 Robbie Sproule / CC
College and career night returns to Illinois Valley Community College
There is an opportunity at Illinois Valley Community College for students to look at starting college, continuing college or look to get into the work force. The 48th annual college and career night a...
Sep 29, 2021
Different judge--at least temporarily--for man accused of interfering with courthouse security
A Morris man gets a different judge, at least temporarily, in a LaSalle County court case. Twenty-nine year old Jacob Farmer is accused of interfering with security at the Etna Rd. courthouse in LaSal...
Sep 28, 2021
Rutland school lunches burn up in semi-truck fire
Next week's order of school lunches at Rutland School burned up with the semi-truck that caught fire Monday. Supt. Mike Matteson says that students are okay for the rest of this week because the schoo...
Sep 28, 2021 Wallace fire photo of truck fire at Rutland School on Sep. 27, 2021
Cong. Kinzinger expects short term government funding resolution
Cong. Adam Kinzinger expects a short term resolution to keep government funding flowing before a shutdown later this week. The Channahon Republican says Democrats and Republicans feel inclined to dig ...
Sep 28, 2021
Downtown Ottawa restaurant closed while employees aren't feeling well
A downtown Ottawa restaurant is closed for two weeks. C230's owners announced yesterday the restaurant will be closed today through October 12th because some employees aren't feeling well. The announc...
Sep 28, 2021
Daily discussions among investigators in Jelani Day case
Daily discussions are happening among several police agencies looking into what happened to 25-year old Jelani Day. The Illinois State University graduate student disappeared more than a month ago. Hi...
Sep 28, 2021 Jelani Day