Category Archives: WCMY News
Reinstated teacher will retire soon
Some people might wonder why teacher Tim Burgess wanted to return to Ottawa High School if the administration has treated him as badly as he says. After a five-year court battle, Burgess walked into O...
Oct 24, 2020
LaSalle County reports 63rd coronavirus fatality as it goes back on warning list
Half the counties in the state are on the Illinois Department of Public Health warning list for rising COVID-19 infection numbers. LaSalle County is included as of Friday's update. The state is warnin...
Oct 23, 2020
Trident arrests alleged drug dealers in Streator and LaSalle Thursday.
Trident arrested three people in Streator Thursday night for allegedly dealing heroin. Twenty year old Bobby C. Richardson, Jr., 25-year old Shawna R. Stevenson, and 30-year old Godfrey C. Bennett are...
Oct 23, 2020
21 year old sexual predator suspect taken into custody this morning
21 year old Chris J Lurz of Long Point, IL was arrested Friday morning at 8:30am by La Salle County deputies on one count of alleged Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault, a class X felony. Lurz allegedly...
Oct 23, 2020
Oglesby begins adopting parking restrictions
Anyone who parks a vehicle in Oglesby needs to pay attention to the signs. The city council has begun adopting parking restrictions. Some narrow streets are being restricted to parking on just one sid...
Oct 23, 2020
Ottawa water main flushing to resume; October 26 to 30 schedule here
After a four-week pause, Ottawa’s water department resumes water main flushing next week. Monday, October 26 W. Marquette from Boyce Memorial Dr. east to Columbus St. Price Subd. Pickwick, Polk,...
Oct 23, 2020
Local unemployment dropping but still way up over a year ago
Local unemployment dropped from August to September. The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the combined rate for LaSalle, Bureau, and Putnam counties went from 8.7% to 7.8%. LaSalle Coun...
Oct 23, 2020
LaSalle County GOP wants voters to oust local Democratic judges
The LaSalle County Republican Party is recommending that people vote no on retaining circuit judges Gene Daugherity and Joe Hettel and appellate judge Mary McDade. The letter mailed this month doesn&#...
Oct 23, 2020
Auditor candidate says she's cancer-free
LaSalle County Auditor candidate Nikki Baer says she's won her first big fight of 2020. In a Facebook post, she announced Thursday that she's a cancer survivor. Baer came out with her diagnosis in Jun...
Oct 22, 2020
Coronavirus deaths increase in pace in LaSalle County
During the last month, LaSalle County had a two-week period with no coronavirus deaths. But during the last week, the county has counted four. The latest is of a woman in her 90s. The LaSalle County H...
Oct 22, 2020