Category Archives: WCMY News
Special Illinois House committee looking at Madigan-ComEd relationship
A special Illinois House committee gets to work today on looking at House Speaker Michael Madigan's ties to ComEd. The utility company recently agreed to pay $200 million as a fine for trying to bribe...
Sep 10, 2020
Oglesby police officers want their interim chief to stay
He's supposed to be an interim police chief, but the Oglesby police officers who work under Doug Hayse want him to stay permanently. They wrote a letter that City Commissioner Carrie Lijewski read to ...
Sep 10, 2020
Ill. Sup. Ct. Justice Kilbride asks to stay on the court
Story by Michael McKenna Illinois Supreme Court Justice Thomas Kilbride says he's a fair and impartial judge and that's why voters should say YES to retain him on the court. The Illinois Republican Pa...
Sep 09, 2020
Coronavirus statistics for Wednesday, September 9
The state's fatal coronavirus case count went up by 30 Wednesday. The Illinois Department of Public Health reports a total of 8,214 so far. The Wednesday figures included a man in his 70s added to the...
Sep 09, 2020
Streator aims to keep building inspection costs down
The company that Streator City Hall hires for building inspections is raising its rates. That could raise the annual cost from around $84,000 to $100,000. So the city is looking into hiring its own em...
Sep 09, 2020
PADS homeless shelters are open; volunteers needed
Story by Michael McKenna The Ottawa homeless shelter opened for the season August 15. This year due to COVID 19 everything they are doing there has changed. Carol Alcorn is the Executive Director of I...
Sep 09, 2020
COVID-19 statistics for Tuesday, September 8
Story by Michael McKenna Twenty-one more coronavirus recoveries have been noted by the LaSalle County Health Department. That makes 838 so far. The county added 8 more cases to its count for 1,417 so ...
Sep 09, 2020
Bone found during search for serial killer victim isn't human
Story by Michael McKenna Police looking for a human body behind a truck stop in Peru haven’t found it. Today the LaSalle County Coroner issued a statement saying the search did recover a bone bu...
Sep 08, 2020
Starved Rock Regional Center needs donations for doors
The closet doors inside the Starved Rock Regional Center for Therapy and Child Development aren't good enough. The Illinois State Fire Marshall's Office says they aren't certified to provide at least ...
Sep 08, 2020
Ottawa hiring for leaf vacuum program
Story by Michael McKenna The City of Ottawa Public Works needs workers. The annual leaf-vac program is expected to kick into full gear Monday, November 2. Applicants must be at least 17 years of age, ...
Sep 08, 2020