Category Archives: WCMY News

(Peoria, IL) -- Baseball Hall of Famer Jim Thome is being honored by the State of Illinois. The Peoria native is one of the 2024 recipients of the Order of Lincoln, the state's highest civilian honor ...

(Belvidere ) -- A Belvidere man is receiving national attention for having the same name as an NFL All-Pro. Christian McCaffrey was chosen to co-star in a 45-second Xfinity Super Bowl commercial Sunda...

(Chicago, IL) -- A federal jury is convicting former Illinois state Senator Annazette Collins of cheating on her taxes. The 61-year-old from Chicago was found guilty of four of six tax-related charges...

(Chicago, IL) -- The longtime Chief of Staff of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is going to federal prison. Tim Mapes was sentenced yesterday to two and a half years behind bars for lyin...

A retraction on a police report from yesterday: Media information from a member of the Streator police department over the weekend regarding a retail theft that occurred at the Streator Kroger was rep...

(Peru, IL) - The Peru Police Department today announced it made 1 DUI arrest during the recent Super Bowl enforcement campaign. Additionally, officers issued a total of 11 arrest citations for DUI, dr...

The city of Ottawa is actively considering merging its Chamber with the city's Visitors Center, with an exploratory committee, led by Interim Executive Director Jay McCracken, diligently researching s...

PHOTO: The Carroll family recently donated $10,000 to Reimagine Mendota through the Starved Rock Country Community Foundation. Pictured (from left) are: Reimagine Mendota's Bill Hein, Lee Stocking, Am...

(Chicago, IL) -- Several former Bears are headed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Kick return specialist Devin Hester was announced yesterday at the NFL Honor ceremony in Las Vegas as a member of the...

(Davenport, IA) -- Severe weather in the Midwest is spawning rare tornadoes in February. Thursday's storms triggered Wisconsin's first-ever February Tornado Warnings, where a rope tornado was spotted ...