Category Archives: WCMY News

United Way Empowers Communities with Funding Grants United Way of Eastern LaSalle County is proud to announce the distribution of $73,000 in funding grants to support and empower the local community. ...

(New York, NY) -- French highwire artist Philippe Petit, who walked between the Twin Towers in 1974, is doing another rope walk this evening in New York. Petit became famous for that heart-stopping wi...

Get your new Illinois highway map! SPRINGFIELD -The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced the release of the new Illinois Official Highway Map. The map includes route updates, detailed...

(New York, NY) -- Billy Joel's first new song in nearly 20 years is out this morning. "Turn the Lights Back On" is Joel's first new single since 2007's "All My Life." Joel teased it at Madison Square ...

(Manchester, NH) -- A 60-year-old woman has been hospitalized with severe injuries after being rescued from a garbage truck. Authorities said that the woman, who was not identified, was in a dumpster ...

Approximately 50 Teamsters Local 916 Union members staged a picket outside the Illinois Department of Transportation office in Ottawa on Wednesday. IDOT District 3 union employees expressed concerns a...

(New York, NY) -- An online question by a Sesame Street muppet is shedding some light on the amount of stress that's currently in the U.S. On Monday, the X account for Elmo wrote, "Just checking in --...

Nearly $55 million in state grants are being awarded for 111 local park projects throughout Illinois to help communities acquire land and develop recreational opportunities, purchase new equipment, an...

OTTAWA, IL - National Wear Red Day is Friday, February 2, 2024. Together, we can wear red to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease and help save lives. Why? Because losing even one woman to car...

The Flood Warning continues on the Illinois River from Heritage Harbor through Starved Rock Lock & Dam and continuing downstream to the confluence with Big Bureau Creek. Monday night, the reading ...