Category Archives: WCMY News
Cong. Kinzinger remembers former Defense Secretary as a true public servant
Cong. Adam Kinzinger says Donald Rumsfeld was a true public servant who fiercely loved this country and the men and women of the military. Rumsfeld, a former Defense Secretary, died at age 88. Kinzing...
Jul 01, 2021 Donald Rumsfeld (left) and Cong. Adam Kinzinger (center). Photo from Cong. Kinzinger's office.
Battery company bought building now burning in Morris last year
The company that owns the industrial fire site in Morris bought the old paper mill building in October. The purchase price, according to Grundy County tax records, was $596,912. Superior Battery was i...
Jun 30, 2021 Image from Grundy County Sheriff's Department drone video of the Superior Battery fire.
Illinois Valley Community College to have 75% of classes in person at all campuses
75% of in person classes will be held at Illinois Valley Community College in the fall semester. IVCC President Jerry Corcoran says because the state is in phase five of Governor Pritzker's Restore Il...
Jun 30, 2021
Dresden nuclear power plant inspections stay at baseline
Getting the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's best safety rating means the people at the Dresden power station near Morris keep showing they can handle things themselves. NRC Resident Inspector April Ng...
Jun 30, 2021 Slide from the NRC presentation on the Dresden nuclear power plant's performance in 2020.
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