Category Archives: WCMY News
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
Pistol Shrimp pitcher Jake Dahl had a good summer
One of the local players on the Pistol Shrimp baseball team is heading back to Rockford University where classes start in less than two weeks. Jake Dahl of Peru says he had a great summer getting to k...
Aug 06, 2021 Jake Dahl is a pitcher for the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp.
Ottawa's Eastside Park improvements are nearly done
Ottawa's Eastside Park is partially open with new playground equipment. City Commissioner Marla Rodriguez says the park needs some mulch around some of the equipment. And it needs some landscaping. Ki...
Aug 06, 2021 Some of the new playground equipment is already available for play at Ottawa's Eastside Park.
Cong. Kinzinger gets away from the "high pressure cooker"
Cong. Adam Kinzinger is one of just two Republicans on the U.S. House committee investigating the Capitol Hill riot. A lot of Republicans don't like him for being on it. Kinzinger is back in the 16th ...
Aug 05, 2021
Loss on the field, victory in the stands for final 2021 Pistol Shrimp game
The Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp's first season in Peru was arranged in a bit of a scramble. Manager June Keeley had from February to May to line up sponsors, team member host families, and promotion...
Aug 05, 2021