Category Archives: WCMY News
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
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 City Engineer Tom Duttlinger says the current sensor and remote control system is outdated.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