Category Archives: WCMY News
Ottawa City Council to talk about food truck regulations
People who want to tell Ottawa City Hall how it should or shouldn't regulate food trucks will want to know about a City Council meeting on Thursday. The council will have a workshop meeting at 4:30pm....
Oct 14, 2020
St. Rep. Demmer starts web site in attempt to keep Byron power plant open
St. Rep. Tom Demmer of Dixon is asking people who'd be affected by the Byron nuclear power plant closing to go online to SaveByron.com. Exelon Generation says it will close the Byron plant near Rockfo...
Oct 14, 2020
Oglesby water tower being recoated
The city of Oglesby announced late yesterday that the West water tower there is being drained and prepped for a recoating. This change in water flow can potentially remove any deposits that might have...
Oct 13, 2020
A Romeoville man died in a multi-vehicle motorcycle accident in Seneca Friday
51 year old Sean Dorgan of Romeoville was the driver who died at the scene of a multi vehicle motorcycle accident on the Grand Ridge-Mazon Blacktop at E. 28th Rd in Seneca. The accident happened Frida...
Oct 13, 2020
LaSalle County tops 2,000 coronavirus cases; state tops 9,000 coronavirus deaths
LaSalle County's coronavirus case count so far has topped 2,000. With the addition of 21 new cases Tuesday, the county's sum is 2,018. Of those, 1,458 people have recovered and 58 have died. The Illin...
Oct 13, 2020
Illinois Valley Regional Dispatching to move into Peru police place
When the Peru police department gets a new police station, the people who dispatch the emergency services in that area will move into the old one. Police Chief Doug Bernabei says the Illinois Valley R...
Oct 13, 2020
Seven-hour Interstate closure after car comes off trailer
A car came off a car trailer on Interstate 39 near Lostant late last night and a semi-truck hit it. The semi-truck then hit a guardrail, tipped over, and caught fire. Illinois State Police say no one ...
Oct 13, 2020
LaSalle County GOP urges voters not to keep Kilbride on the Illinois State Supreme Court
LaSalle Republican County Central Committee unanimously recommends a vote of non-retention for Illinois Supreme Court Justice Thomas Kilbride for the 3rd Judicial District. Justice Kilbride is up for ...
Oct 13, 2020
La Salle County real estate tax deadline is quickly approaching
La Salle County says if your taxes are not paid by Friday you will receive a certified letter in the mail and that means a $10.00 surcharge. Only certified check, cashier's check, money order or cash ...
Oct 12, 2020
Police ask for help finding missing Mendota man
Mendota police want help finding 33-year old Wesley J. Shaver. He was last seen in the Rockford area about three weeks ago. He was wearing an olive green hooded sweatshirt, gray or blue basketball sho...
Oct 12, 2020