Category Archives: WCMY News
Police chief changeover in Streator
A new police chief will be at the head of the Streator Police Department starting Monday. Deputy Police Chief Robert Turner has been appointed to replace the retiring Kurt Pastirik. Pastirik has been ...
Jan 30, 2021
Defendant described as "definition of a flight risk" misses court
Almost four months after a LaSalle County prosecutor called him “the definition of a flight risk”, 39-year old Joshua N. Hamrick is wanted on a warrant for skipping bail. Hamrick is accuse...
Jan 30, 2021
LaSalle County fatal coronavirus cases reach 257
A woman in her 60's and a man in his 70's were added to the LaSalle County Health Department's count of fatal coronavirus cases Friday. The county has had 257 such cases so far. New cases outnumbered ...
Jan 29, 2021
South side Ottawa fire station closed while asbestos test is done
Ottawa's south side fire station is closed. A fire department announcement Friday says the fire trucks, ambulances, and personnel that would normally be there will be at the main fire station over the...
Jan 29, 2021 WCMY file photo of an Ottawa ambulance at the south side fire station
Trial possible in May in infant death case
The defense for 24-year old Kenneth Herbst of LaSalle is working on scheduling an expert witness who won't be available until May or later. In the meantime, there'll be an evidence hearing in the murd...
Jan 29, 2021
State Republicans slam Pritzker as COVID-19 vaccinations lag
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois public health officials say nearly 56,000 people in the state received COVID-19 vaccination on Wednesday. However, state Republicans are questioning Gov. J.B. Pritzke...
Jan 29, 2021
Police reform bill motivation for Back the Badge rally
Jay Debates, who organized this weekend's Back the Badge rally in Utica, says he's not against police reform. He says the police reform bill on its way to Gov. Pritzker is full of problems though. Deb...
Jan 29, 2021
LaSalle County tops 10,000 coronavirus cases so far
There have been 10,043 known and probable coronavirus cases in LaSalle County. The county's health department says 6,945 of them have recovered. That's 69% and leaves 3,098 current cases as of Thursda...
Jan 29, 2021
Unemployment rate went up from November to December
More people were looking for work in December than in November in this area. The Illinois Department of Employment Security says rates went up from 4.7% to 5.3% in Bureau County, 4.7% to 5.1% in Putna...
Jan 28, 2021
Marseilles man accused of participating in Capitol riot
A 27-year old Marseilles man is charged in federal court in Washington, DC with taking part in the riot on January 6. The FBI says two people who are connected to Mathew Capsel via social media tipped...
Jan 28, 2021