Category Archives: WCMY News

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...

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...

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...

LaSalle County has 3,022 active and probable coronavirus cases as of Sunday. The county's health department reported figures over the weekend showing the case number climbed above 3,000 for the first ...

Bars and restaurants can be open from 6am to 11pm again in this area. Illinois COVID-19 mitigation "Region 2" went to "Tier 1" safety measures. The Illinois Department of Public Health says you have t...

Sen. Dick Durbin says the country needs to get rid of the death penalty. Several states, including Illinois, don't allow it. But it is allowed in some cases prosecuted under federal law. Durbin says i...

Sen. Tammy Duckworth doesn't think Facebook has done all it can to discourage violence such as what happened at the Capitol on January 6th. The Illinois Democrat is asking the company to stop allowing...

If Gov. Pritzker signs the police reform legislation sent to him a few days ago, local police agencies will have to acquire body cameras and train officers to use them. That'll provide another perspec...

Illinois Valley Community College has cancelled spring 2021 sports. Those are the volleyball and men's and women's basketball seasons. President Jerry Corcoran says it was a tough call, but it's one t...

A man accused of hiding a spy camera in a bathroom at a Peru business has asked for a trial. It's scheduled for April 12. Twenty-one year old Drew Meredith of Oglesby is charged with making an unautho...