Category Archives: WCMY News
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 09, 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 09, 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 09, 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 09, 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 09, 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 09, 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 08, 2021
Congressional candidate Marter on January 6th committee, fighting coronavirus, inflation
Republican Congressional candidate James Marter says the people who rioted at the Capitol on January 6th should be prosecuted. But he doesn't think the U.S. House committee investigating what happened...
Aug 07, 2021
NCI Artworks announces new executive director
NCI Artworks has hired Julia Messina as its new executive director. One of her first big jobs there will be overseeing the fifth annual Mad Hatter Ball. It recognizes outstanding local young artists a...
Aug 07, 2021 Julia Messina, photo provided by NCI Artworks
Warning raised for LaSalle County as COVID cases continue climb
The LaSalle County Health Department recommends people wear masks indoors to prevent spreading the coronavirus. As of Friday, the county has 586 current cases. The number has been going up every week ...
Aug 06, 2021