Category Archives: WCMY News
Tornadoes cross northern Illinois
Several tornadoes were spotted across northern Illinois last evening. One was in southern Lee County west of Paw Paw. Another was in the Wyanet area of western Bureau County. Tornado damage was report...
Aug 10, 2021
Fatal crash case involving sheriff's department squad settled for $5.5 million
A lawsuit over a deadly traffic crash involving a squad pickup north of Mendota is being settled for $5.5 million. Three children of 59-year old Martin Quest of Sublette will split about $3.4 million....
Aug 10, 2021
Body of Garnie Rice found nearly a year after he went missing
The body of a man found in Gary, Indiana in December has been identified. It's that of 36-year old Garnie Rice of Somonauk who was reported missing almost a year ago. LaSalle County Sheriff Adam Diss ...
Aug 9, 2021 Provided picture of Garnie Rice
Lower profile for United Way School Tools this year
The United Way of Eastern LaSalle County's School Tools program is a little different during the pandemic. Program coordinator Kathy Morrissey isn't putting out a call for volunteers. Just a few peopl...
Aug 9, 2021
Minonk woman ordered to leave Chester Weger alone
The man who served six decades in prison for one of three murders at Starved Rock State Park says he felt harassed when a Minonk nurse kept calling him at a Chicago veterans hospital and eventually sh...
Aug 9, 2021
A Chicago man pleads guilty to pointing a gun while driving on Veterans Memorial Bridge
A Chicago man accused of cutting someone off and pointing a gun at them as he drove across Veterans Memorial Bridge last year in Ottawa has pleaded guilty. 25-year old Reynaldo Diaz pleaded guilty to ...
Aug 9, 2021
Pistol Shrimp thrilled with video productions
Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp fans who couldn't watch games in person this year had the option of watching them online. The team has one camera of its own and it hires a professional production compan...
Aug 9, 2021 Pistol Shrimp signs on the way in to the field at Veterans Park.
LaSalle County VAC nearly ready at new location
The grand opening for the new LaSalle County Veterans Assistance Commission office in Peru will be in three weeks. The ribbon cutting will be at 10am on Monday, August 30th. The open house that day wi...
Aug 9, 2021
Problems plague Oglesby electric department
Power was out to parts of Oglesby for up to six hours yesterday afternoon and evening. City Commissioner Jason Curran says a fire inside an electrical box at the power station was one problem. A blown...
Aug 9, 2021 Picture from the city of Oglesby's Facebook page of the electrical box fire.
Law update makes families of probation officers killed on the job eligible for benefits
An update to an Illinois law provides payments to the families of probation officers who are killed in the line of duty. The law already covered police officers, fire fighters, paramedics, and armed f...
Aug 8, 2021