Category Archives: WCMY News
Marseilles to borrow for City Hall renovations, refinance sewer bonds
The city of Marseilles is refinancing nearly $3 million in bonds for sewer work. Mayor Jim Hollenbeck says the city can get a lower interest rate and save $156,000 over the next decade. The city is al...
Jan 21, 2021
Tours resume at Hegeler Carus Mansion
Tours resume today at Hegeler Carus Mansion in LaSalle. Executive Director Cindy Waddick says they haven't been going on for a while because of pandemic restrictions. There are still some restrictions...
Jan 21, 2021
Traffic crash claims Mendota man's life south of Mendota
A northbound driver on Illinois 251 died in a two-vehicle crash south of Mendota yesterday morning. The LaSalle County Sheriff's Department and Coroner's Office say 20-year old Kaine M. Pizano-Olson w...
Jan 21, 2021
LaSalle County reaches 250th fatal coronavirus case
The fatal coronavirus case count in LaSalle County has reached 250. The LaSalle County Health Department says the case was of a man in his 40's. Most of the cases have been of people in their 70's or ...
Jan 20, 2021
Nine apply for open judge's seat
Nine people have applied for an open judgeship in LaSalle, Bureau, and Grundy counties. They include former LaSalle County State's Attorney Brian Towne and former State's Attorney Karen Donnelly. Donn...
Jan 20, 2021
Federal lawmakers propose Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act
The U.S. House and Senate handled different versions of the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act last year, but none became law. Sen. Dick Durbin says it's time to try again. The bill would require inves...
Jan 20, 2021
Peru attorney to be Bureau County judge
A lawyer who lives in Peru will become an associate judge in Bureau County. James Andreoni has been the Spring Valley City Attorney for more than 25 years and the Oglesby City Attorney for the last ei...
Jan 19, 2021
Peru getting band shell, sculpture, and ice resurfacing machine as donations
A band shell, an ice resurfacing machine, and a sculpture are three big things people are donating to the city of Peru. Mayor Scott Harl says the band shell will go in Centennial Park. The ice resurfa...
Jan 19, 2021
Volunteer work one of the certainties at Dayton Bluffs in 2021
Volunteer work is still going on at Dayton Bluffs Nature Preserve. People can show up at eight in the morning on the second Saturday of the month. Dave Manigold with Dayton Bluffs says a lot of the ot...
Jan 19, 2021
Oglesby looking into extra electric transmission line
As long as an electrical substation in Oglesby is to be upgraded, City Hall would like to know if the power feed for the entire city can be upgraded too. Commissioner Jason Curran says the city can as...
Jan 18, 2021