Category Archives: WCMY News

St. Sen. Brian Stewart will serve as the spokesperson for the Senate Pensions Committee. St. Sen. Sue Rezin has been reappointed as the minority spokesperson for the Energy and Public Utilities Commit...

Ottawa Mayor Dan Aussem says garbage haulers need to register all of their vehicles that will be run on city streets with City Hall. The city became aware of one hauler who hadn't done that. A city or...

Someone shot at a car in LaSalle yesterday afternoon. The bullet hit the car and no people were hurt. It happened in the area of U.S. 6 and Interstate 39. Police are investigating.

UPDATE: Illinois State Police District 5 says I-80 westbound is open again west of Morris. There's a big traffic backup on Interstate 80 westbound approaching Seneca this morning. A semi-truck caught ...

The number of fatal coronavirus cases in LaSalle County is up to 258. A man in his 80's was added to the statistics Tuesday. The county's health department says there have been 10,199 cases so far tha...

Peru Mayor Scott Harl hopes to have the Centennial Park band shell built by June fourth. That's when this summer's first concert is scheduled. Douglas and Rorie Schweickert donated $100,000 toward the...

The Illinois State Board of Education has proposed a rule requiring teachers to teach about diversity and make all students feel welcome. The idea is that if they feel like they belong in the classroo...

Certain services available at the LaSalle County Health Department will be provided only on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. That's so the department can prepare for and conduct mass immunization cli...

Later this year, Perry Memorial Hospital will become part of the OSF Healthcare system and change its name. Interim CEO Patty Luker says with government reimbursements for Medicare and Medicaid going ...

The special speakers from Chicago and the suburbs couldn't be there because of the snow, but the Back the Badge rally still happened at Jamie's Outpost in Utica Sunday. The snow didn't keep Police Chi...