Category Archives: WCMY News

Ameren will be shutting off all power on LaSalle St. and Columbus on 2/1/24
Ameren will be shutting off all power on LaSalle St. and Columbus St. from Main St. to *Canal Ave. on Thursday, February 1, 2024, from 12:00AM - 6:00AM for maintenance. *Was listed as Canal Str...
WCMY News Jan 29, 2024

Vigil Held For Victims Of Joliet Murders
(Joliet, IL) -- Family and friends are remembering the victims of the recent Joliet murders. A vigil was held yesterday outside one of the homes where seven of the eight victims were found dead on Jan...
WCMY News Jan 29, 2024 Lindsay Shaver / CC

Clydesdales To Return To Super Bowl Commercials This Year
(St. Louis, MO) -- The Clydesdales are coming back to the Super Bowl. St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch has released a 15-second video clip teasing the return of the trademark Budweiser draft horses. The...
WCMY News Jan 29, 2024 slgckgc / CC

WCMY full News Report for 1/29/24:
The Flood Warnings continue on the Illinois and Fox Rivers. Illinois at Ottawa Sunday night was 1.4 feet above flood stage and is expected to fall below flood stage by Tuesday evening. The reading at ...
WCMY News Jan 29, 2024

Today Marks Four Years Since Helicopter Crash Killed Kobe Bryant
(Calabasas, CA) -- Today marks four years since basketball legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter, and seven others died in a helicopter crash in southern California. It happened in Calabasas as they were h...
WCMY News Jan 26, 2024 Olivier Collet / Unsplash

River Flooding Street Closures in Ottawa
From the city of Ottawa, With the rising water levels on the Fox and Illinois Rivers currently, Hudson Street is closed, Allen Park, Fox River Park, all river walk areas, and Albin-Stevenson lower lot...
WCMY News Jan 26, 2024

Girlfriend Of Joliet Mass Murder Suspect Released on Electronic Monitoring
(Joliet, IL) -- Police say the girlfriend of a Joliet man accused of going on a killing spree is no longer behind bars. Kyleigh Cleveland-Singleton has been charged with obstruction of justice. Police...
WCMY News Jan 26, 2024

2024 Illinois Tax Filing Season Begins January 29th
(Springfield, IL) -- The Illinois Department of Revenue will begin accepting 2023 state tax returns on Monday. That is the same date that the Internal Revenue Service begins accepting federal individu...
WCMY News Jan 26, 2024 Pictures of Money / CC

WCMY Full News Report for 1/26/24:
A Flood Warning is in effect on the Illinois River from Heritage Harbor to Starved Rock Lock and Dam and downstream to the confluence with Big Bureau Creek. Thursday evening, the reading at Ottawa was...
WCMY News Jan 26, 2024

WCMY Full News Report for 1/25/24:
A recent surge in COVID-19 cases at the LaSalle Veterans' Home has prompted the state to declare it an outbreak.. 12 staff members and 13 residents have tested positive, all exhibiting mild symptoms w...
WCMY News Jan 25, 2024
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