Category Archives: WCMY News
Medical reason suspected in man's death in Utica
LaSalle County Coroner Rich Ploch says a man found outside a home in Utica Friday afternoon appears to have died because of a medical problem. Fifty-eight year old Anthony I. King's death is still und...
Apr 24, 2021 David Skinner / CC
Nicor Gas announces grants for trees and butterfly gardens for Earth Day
The Morton Arboretum's Chicago Region Trees Initiative is getting a $10,000 grant from Nicor Gas. The utility says the project wants to increase the tree canopy in the Chicago region by planting more ...
Apr 24, 2021
Previously free, IHSA membership is costing high schools now
High schools across the state will have to pay dues to be part of the Illinois High School Association this year. Ottawa High School Principal Patrick Leonard says OHS will pay $1,625 after years of p...
Apr 24, 2021
Marseilles Fire Department Chief Mick Garrison announced retirement
The Marseilles Fire Department is getting new fire chief. 45 year veteran of the department Mick Garrison has announced his retirement from the position but not from firefighting itself. Garrison says...
Apr 23, 2021
Man who allegedly attacked nurse and jailers has a trial date
A trial date has been set for Brad M. Johnson. The scheduled date is July 12th of this year. He was arrested after a chase from Lasalle-Peru which led to a crash on the west side of Ottawa. He is also...
Apr 23, 2021 Brad Johnson, LaSalle County jail photo
Applications are being taken now for senior citizen property tax assessment freeze
About 10,000 LaSalle County property owners have been sent applications for the Senior Assessment Freeze. Abbie Krafft with the LaSalle County Assessor's Office says that's one of the property tax bre...
Apr 23, 2021
Candidate for Senate Tim Arview doesn't want RINO's
Insurance salesman and Candidate for the Senate Tim Arview believes stomping out the RINO's in Congress. Arview claims Republicans in Name Only have caused a division in the Republican Party. He says ...
Apr 22, 2021
Unemployment held nearly steady for most of the area from February to March
Most local unemployment rates held nearly steady from February to March. The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the LaSalle County rate went from 7.4% to 7.3%. For Putnam County it was 6....
Apr 22, 2021 Kathryn Decker / CC
LaSalle County reaches exactly 10,000 coronavirus recoveries as man in his 40's dies of it
LaSalle County reached exactly 10,000 coronavirus recoveries Thursday. There were still 1,993 active cases, according to the LaSalle County Health Department's figures. And there's been another death ...
Apr 22, 2021
Marseilles to place ordinance on electric and motorized bikes
A new ordinance on electric bikes could be announced in Marseilles soon. The ordinance was brought up at Thursday's city council meeting. Commissioner of Public Health and Safety Gary Lewey say the pe...
Apr 22, 2021