Category Archives: WCMY News
Illinois Waterway Visitors Center open again
People can go to the Illinois Waterway Visitors Center again. It's open from 9am to 5pm daily. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says some people should still wear masks, according to current health gu...
Jun 11, 2021 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo of the Illinois Waterway Visitors Center
Conservatives complain of teacher bias at IVCC
During more than an hour of public comment Thursday night, the Illinois Valley Community College Board heard supporters and opponents of a teacher accused of putting her political bias in a test. She'...
Jun 11, 2021
Local chairman says Republicans should have been prepared to stand up for election integrity
Larry Smith says he's disappointed that he didn't get to show his evidence in his complaints against the LaSalle County Clerk's Office. The LaSalle County Republican Party Chairman reacted to a court ...
Jun 10, 2021 LaSalle County Republican Party Chairman Larry Smith
Gas line break leads to evacuations in Ottawa
Eighteen people were evacuated from homes in the area of a south side Ottawa gas leak yesterday afternoon. It took Nicor Gas about three hours to repair it. A contractor hit the pipe in the southwest ...
Jun 10, 2021 Venturist / CC
Mobile drivers license station to visit Granville
People who have trouble getting to the regular drivers license station can try a mobile one this Saturday in Granville. It'll be at the village office building at 316 S. McCoy St. from 10am to 2pm. It...
Jun 10, 2021 Indi Samarajiva / CC
Oglesby approves contract with electrical workers
Oglesby city electrical workers will get raises in a four-year contract that was approved this week. They get increases across the board of about 3%. The contract eliminates a longevity pay bump that ...
Jun 10, 2021 andré spilborghs / Unsplash
Streator considers ordinance update for food trucks
The question of food truck regulation is making the rounds at area city councils, including Streator's. The council talked this week about whether to charge Streator business owners as much as out-of-...
Jun 09, 2021
Northern Illinois to get the end of a solar eclipse at sunrise Thursday
When the sun rises in north central Illinois tomorrow morning, it will be partially eclipsed. Sunrise will be at 5:22am Thursday. A minute later, careful observers should notice what looks like a chun...
Jun 09, 2021 Ravenshoe Group / CC
Guilty plea in baby smothering case
A 25-year old LaSalle man is heading to prison after he pleaded guilty this morning to smothering his child. Eight week old Theo Herbst died at the end of March 2019. Kenneth Herbst was charged with m...
Jun 09, 2021
LaSalle County election results court case being dismissed
A Grundy County judge is throwing out a court case over LaSalle County election results back in November. The LaSalle County Circuit Clerk's Office court records show Judge Scott Belt will put in a wr...
Jun 09, 2021