Category Archives: WCMY News
Streator City Hall says online bill paying system is causing website to crash
People in Streator might be having trouble paying their water bills online. The city said on social media Thursday that a problem is causing their website to go down periodically. The city says if the...
Sep 17, 2021
A Mendota man is now accused of sexual assault, along with charge of non consensual posting of picture
A Mendota man accused of posting a picture of a partially nude woman online without her consent back in June has now also been charged with sexual assault. 23-year old Matthew Spayer has pleaded not g...
Sep 17, 2021
Joe Scarbeary leaves Streator City Council to be city's building inspector
Joe Scarbeary has resigned from the Streator City Council to work as the city's building inspector. He was a fire fighter for more than 20 years until he retired in 2018. During his time on the City C...
Sep 17, 2021
Invenergy says new energy law is forward thinking
One of the companies that has invested in wind turbines in LaSalle County says it's pleased with the new energy law. Invenergy says that law supports multiple electric generation methods. The company ...
Sep 17, 2021
Illinois EPA to oversee Morris battery warehouse fire site cleanup
The battery warehouse fire site in Morris will be cleaned up under Illinois Environmental Protection Agency supervision. The agency announced the agreement with Superior Battery Thursday. Company owne...
Sep 17, 2021 Image from Grundy County Sheriff's Department drone video of the Superior Battery fire.
Ottawa Recreation director retiring
The Ottawa Recreation Board will look for a new director soon. Mark Astle has been the director since 2000, but he'll retire in February. He says the best part of the job is making children happy. The...
Sep 17, 2021
First responders to hold tournament to raise money for child with leukimia
A softball tournament is being held this Sunday to raise money to help a boy with Leukemia. The players in the tournament will be first responders and healthcare workers from in and around LaSalle Cou...
Sep 16, 2021 Joey Kyber / Unsplash
Out of the Darkness suicide awareness walk not just about raising money
Last year's Out of the Darkness suicide awareness walk in downtown Ottawa raised $46,000. Organizer Alexis Ferracuti says the 360 walkers raised the money for prevention, which can include advocating ...
Sep 16, 2021 David Skinner / CC
Space-X Inspiration 4 to be visible from north central Illinois
Update for Friday: The Space-X Inspiration 4 spacecraft will be visible from LaSalle County again tonight. And then the International Space Station will pass through the sky too on almost exactly the ...
Sep 16, 2021 Lucas Marconnet / Unsplash
Ex-House Speaker settles child sexual abuse payments suit
By MICHAEL TARM Associated Press YORKVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Lawyers say once powerful former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert and a man who accused him of child sexual abuse have reached a tentative out-...
Sep 16, 2021 Doug Bowman / CC