Category Archives: WCMY News
Oglesby to compensate underpaid police officer
An Oglesby police officer thought he wasn't being paid enough. He was right. The city made a payroll mistake in the case of Officer Hugo Gonzalez. The City Council has put on file an agreement to comp...
Oct 07, 2020
Ottawa asked to regulate food trucks
Eighteen bar and restaurant owners are asking Ottawa City Hall to regulate food trucks. Mayor Dan Aussem knows of just one food truck that's regularly in town. He says Bertha’s is well run. Curr...
Oct 06, 2020
Charges approved in cases from ten-hour hunt
Possession of a stolen vehicle, burglary, attempted burglary, and theft are the charges a grand jury approved Tuesday against 29-year old Leroy Persinger. The grand jury approved burglary and retail t...
Oct 06, 2020
COVID-19 statistics for Tuesday, October 6
The state added 32 coronavirus fatalities to its case count Tuesday. That makes 8,836 so far out of 305,011 cases. The latest fatal cases include Bureau and Dekalb county men in their 80s and a Grundy...
Oct 06, 2020
Campaign trail: Ill. House 76th District candidates on pandemic relief, state corruption
St. Rep. Lance Yednock says the federal government could do more for state and local governments to provide coronavirus relief. Utica Republican Travis Breeden, campaigning for Yednock's seat, says th...
Oct 06, 2020
A new Illinois 178 bridge will be open to traffic Wednesday
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today the completion of the new Illinois 178 bridge over the Illinois River. Illinois transportation secretary, Omer Osman, spoke: The steel beam br...
Oct 06, 2020
Fire Safety Week starts in the kitchen
Fire Prevention Month is October 4th through the 10th and it commemorates the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Ottawa Fire Chief Andy Borkowski stress': Kitchen safety is this year's focus. If you are cook...
Oct 06, 2020
10 year old suspected in causing Marseilles' house fire
A ten-year old is accused of arson in connection with a house fire in Marseilles Friday. It took 20 firefighters from the Marseilles and Wallace Fire Departments to put out the fire. No injuries were ...
Oct 05, 2020
Grand Ridge woman could win a new roof
Someone entered Aliska Hammon in a contest to win a free roof. The Grand Ridge woman didn't know anything about it until WCMY News informed her Monday morning that she's a top ten finalist. Beacon Bui...
Oct 05, 2020
Fall trout fishing season gets underway October 17
The Fall trout fishing season opens Saturday October 17 including at the Hennepin Canal Parkway in Bureau County and at the I & M canal at Lock 14 just south of Downtown La Salle. Mike McClelland...
Oct 05, 2020