Category Archives: WCMY News
Rep. Bailey case against governor's stay-at-home orders isn't over yet
Another hearing is scheduled for this week in St. Rep. Darren Bailey's court case against Gov. Pritzker. A circuit court judge agreed with Bailey that Pritzker's stay-at-home orders since late April a...
Jul 14, 2020
More businesses take precautions after coronavirus contacts
More local restaurant and bar owners have announced they're taking precautions after employees have come down with the coronavirus or were in contact with others who had it. Igloo Diner in Peru closed...
Jul 14, 2020
No tornadoes, but police chiefs say weather siren activation was the right call
The National Weather Service hasn't confirmed any tornadoes in the area Saturday night. Nor were there any NWS tornado warnings. Sirens sounded though in some communities including Ottawa, Peru, and S...
Jul 14, 2020
Coronavirus count: 14 new cases in LaSalle County added Monday
LaSalle County announced 14 new cases to its COVID-19 total on Monday. The county health department says it total is now at 272 for the entire county. The total recoveries remain at 185. Illinois anno...
Jul 13, 2020
Smudzinski taking over as LaSalle Chief of Police
LaSalle Police Lt. Michael Smudzinski will take over as Chief of Police in just a few days. He's been with the LaSalle Police Department for nearly 23-years and has been in investigations for about 16...
Jul 13, 2020
Former State's Attorney Towne sues current officeholder Donnelly
Former State's Attorney Brian Towne says the way current State's Attorney Karen Donnelly treated him is something you'd expect under a totalitarian government, not here. She lost a court case in which...
Jul 13, 2020 Former LaSalle County state's attorneys Karen Donnelly and Brian Towne
Labor of Love home repair to look different his year
The United Way of Eastern LaSalle County's Labor of Love Home Repair will look different this year because of pandemic restrictions. Even so, United Way Executive Director Shelli Ocepek says taking ca...
Jul 13, 2020
Coronavirus case count Sunday: 258 cases so far in LaSalle County
LaSalle County's coronavirus case count went up by four Sunday. The total is 258 cases so far with 185 recoveries. The LaSalle County Health Department says the four cases added yesterday are a man in...
Jul 13, 2020
Cement truck crash closes Illinois 251 in Peru
Illinois 251 northbound just south of the U.S. 6 overpass is closed. Peru police say a cement truck has tipped over between U.S. 6 and the Illinois River. No injuries have been reported. Peru Police D...
Jul 13, 2020
Occupants of car unhurt after tree falls on it
People who were in a car on Ottawa Ave. Saturday night needed help getting out of the vehicle. A tree fell on it during the severe storm. The Ottawa Fire Department helped them get out. None of them w...
Jul 13, 2020