Category Archives: WCMY News
Union Depot Railway Museum not just for travelers
Amtrak operates two trains per day with stops at Mendota. Mike Cerveny with the Union Depot Railroad Museum in Mendota explains: Each day at 9:00AM and 7:30PM you can catch trains in Mendota going bot...
Oct 03, 2020
Judge says no to bond reduction in chase case
For 38-year old Joshua N. Hamrick to get out of jail, he must post 10% of the $20,000 bail already set for him in an aggravated fleeing and eluding case. He asked Judge H. Chris Ryan to lower his bond...
Oct 02, 2020
COVID-19 statistics for Friday, October 2
The state is closing in on 300,000 coronavirus cases. The Illinois Department of Public Health figures given Friday say there have been 297,646 cases including 2,206 added Friday. Fatal cases number 8...
Oct 02, 2020
Guilty plea may be in the works for man accused of smothering son
Plea negotiations continue in a murder case against a 24-year old LaSalle man accused of smothering his eight-week old son to death last year. Kenneth Herbst was in court this morning and will be in c...
Oct 02, 2020
Free breast exams for low income La Salle County women who qualify
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women other than skin cancer and is the second leading cause of cancer deaths for women. Most women can s...
Oct 02, 2020
Small airports soon to get easier for moms to breastfeed in
The Friendly Airports for Mothers Improvement Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday and is now headed to President Trump to be signed into law. The legislation will ensure that small ...
Oct 02, 2020
Archery deer hunting season opened in Illinois
Archery deer hunting season started yesterday in Illinois. It will last through January 17 with two important interruptions of November 20th to 22nd and December 3rd through 6th for firearm deer hunti...
Oct 02, 2020
Coronavirus statistics for Thursday, October 1
Fatal coronavirus cases across the state climbed by 25 Thursday to 8,696. That's out of 295,440 cases so far. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,166 new cases Thursday. The LaSalle Co...
Oct 01, 2020
LaSalle woman and Joliet man killed in crash identified
The LaSalle County Coroner's Office has identified the man and woman killed in the six-vehicle pileup that happened west of Ottawa last week. Forty-seven year old Nicole L. Currier of LaSalle was driv...
Oct 01, 2020
Water main flushing on hold indefinitely in Ottawa
The Ottawa Water Department has put the water main flushing program on hold. It was paused this week with the intention of resuming next week. But an announcement Thursday says it's now on hold until ...
Oct 01, 2020