Category Archives: WCMY News
LaSalle County State's Attorney hires civil attorneys to represent county
LaSalle County State's Attorney Todd Martin has hired a Peru law firm to represent the county in civil court matters. He says Pat Herrmann and Jim McPhedran will be the lawyers handling civil cases fo...
Mar 25, 2021
County may need to raise probation officer pay to keep the job filled
For what's being offered now, LaSalle County Director of Court Services Pat Sweeney says hardly anyone wants to be a part time probation officer. He asked the County Board Law and Justice Committee fo...
Mar 25, 2021
Looking for Lincoln coming this summer to LaSalle and Livingston counties
The Heritage Corridor Convention and Visitors Bureau's plan is to have people crossing LaSalle and Livingston counties this summer-Looking for Lincoln. President and CEO Bob Navarro says Abraham Linco...
Mar 25, 2021
Texas Congressional candidate gets Country 1st endorsement
Cong. Adam Kinzinger's Country 1st program is endorsing a candidate in a special election in a Texas Congressional district. There are ten Democrats, 11 Republicans, a Libertarian, and an independent ...
Mar 24, 2021
St. Sen. Rezin says report on infection prevention backs her up
St. Sen. Sue Rezin says a report issued Tuesday backs up her contention that Gov. Pritzker's administration isn't doing enough to prevent infections at the state's veterans homes. The Interagency Infe...
Mar 24, 2021
Missing Mendota man's body found in Rockford
A Mendota man reported missing in October has been found dead in Rockford. Wesley Shaver was 33 years old. His body was found in a wooded area in Rockford on Saturday. The last place anyone knew he'd ...
Mar 24, 2021
Senators back off vow to withhold support of Biden nominees
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two Democratic senators have backed off their vow to withhold support for President Joe Biden’s nominees for administration posts until the White House better promotes diversit...
Mar 24, 2021
LaSalle County coronavirus fatalities reach 285
Another LaSalle County resident has died of the coronavirus, according to the LaSalle County Health Department. The department reported Tuesday a man in his 80's is fatal case number 285. There are cu...
Mar 23, 2021
One Mind Campaign helps Mendota police handle mental health cases
The Mendota Police Department is part of the One Mind Campaign to prepare police officers to help people with mental health crises. Some police departments report up to 20% of their calls for service ...
Mar 23, 2021
State treasurer says higher risk led to higher reward, but he's still cautious
Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs says the state has earned more than $1 billion a year on its investments since he took office in 2015. He says the state's investment portfolio is doing the best it...
Mar 23, 2021