Category Archives: WCMY News
Industrial fire in suburban Chicago prompts evacuation order
From the Associated Press: An industrial fire at a suburban Chicago warehouse where large batteries are stored has prompted officials to order the evacuation of nearby residences. Nick Doefler, a spok...
Jun 30, 2021
Evacuations underway in Morris during industrial fire
UPDATE AT 3:27PMThe Grundy County government building at 1320 Union St. in Morris is a reception area for people who can't go home because of the industrial fire at 900 E. Benton St. UPDATE AT 3:21PM ...
Jun 29, 2021
St. Rep. Demmer bill would block state from using GPS in license plates
There's been talk of using digital license plates with built-in GPS tracking to catch carjackers in Chicago. Dixon Republican St. Rep. Tom Demmer has filed a bill to prevent that. He says the state do...
Jun 29, 2021 Beatrice Murch / CC
Conservation police to patrol local waterways over Independence Day weekend
During the Independence Day weekend conservation police will be out patrolling the different waterways keeping an eye out for people boating under the influence. Conservation Police Sergeant Phil Wire...
Jun 29, 2021 Ivan Milosavljevic / CC
City council members disappointed with slow progress on downtown LaSalle buildings
Some people say with the Maytag building and the Kaskaskia Hotel, downtown LaSalle has two building rehabs that'll never be finished. Some city council members are unhappy that no one from CL Enterpri...
Jun 29, 2021 The Maytag building in downtown LaSalle, under renovation by CL Enterprises
Monthly stimulus payments start July 15
The U.S. Treasury is getting ready to pay people advances on their federal income tax returns. Under the latest stimulus package, people who qualify for the child tax credit will get it in monthly ins...
Jun 28, 2021
LaSalle Station gets green safety rating from NRC
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will explain at 5pm Wednesday, June 30 why it gives LaSalle Station a good safety rating for 2020. The commission gave the nuclear power plant a green rating in its c...
Jun 28, 2021 Nuclear Regulatory Commission / CC
St. Rep. Yednock undecided on run for reelection, pleased with legislature's finish to the session
Ottawa Democrat Lance Yednock says he hasn't decided if he's going to run for reelection to the Illinois House. If he does, it'll be in a somewhat different district. Yednock says the budget is the mo...
Jun 28, 2021
Parking to be restricted for fireworks in Peru Saturday
There will be parking restrictions in Peru Saturday, July 3 for the Independence Day fireworks. You can find a complete list of the restrictions at the following link: Peru parking restrictions July 3...
Jun 28, 2021
Ottawa cuts the ribbon on canal project
The day former Ottawa Mayor Bob Eschbach has been waiting for finally came Saturday. There was a big crowd for a ribbon cutting by the Illinois and Michigan Canal tollhouse for the canal re-watering p...
Jun 28, 2021 A view of the ribbon cutting ceremony from the LaSalle St. overpass.