Category Archives: WCMY News
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
Ottawa upgrading sewer monitoring and controls
Ottawa City Hall is buying upgrades for the sewer system controls for $329,650. City Engineer Tom Duttlinger says the current sensor and remote control system is outdated. The upgrade will replace a r...
Jul 13, 2020
County Clerk preparing to send mail-in ballot applications
LaSalle County Clerk Lori Bongartz is preparing to send more than 42,000 vote-by-mail applications to everyone who voted in the last three elections in the county. The applications will go in the mail...
Jul 12, 2020
Severe storms leave numerous power outages behind
Numerous power outages were left in the wake of severe storms that produced wind gusts of more than 50mph and very heavy rain across northern Illinois Saturday night. Tornado sirens caused some confus...
Jul 11, 2020
Coronavirus case count update Saturday, July 11
The LaSalle County Health Dept. reported eight additional COVID-19 cases Saturday for a total of 254 so far. The cases announced Saturday are mostly women–two in their 20s, two in their 30s, two...
Jul 11, 2020
Black Lives Matter continues call for police reforms
A group of Black Lives Matter activists marched from Downtown LaSalle to the police department in Peru Saturday. The protest was held in opposition to the Back the Blue rally at LaSalle City Hall. Org...
Jul 11, 2020
Pro-police supporters meet at Back the Blue rally
Barely a block from a Black Lives Matter rally Saturday, a Back the Blue rally drew a crowd outside the LaSalle police station. Many of the people there believe the Black Lives Matter movement is misg...
Jul 11, 2020
IVCH Foundation names three scholarship winners
Three people earned four scholarships from the Illinois Valley Community Hospital Foundation. Vanessa Rosales of Peru is getting the Carol Greening and Deb Pyszka scholarships. Rosales is in the Illin...
Jul 11, 2020