Category Archives: WCMY News
Man killed in Monday train crash identified
The person killed in a train versus pedestrian crash Monday morning at the south railroad crossing on Main Street in Marseilles has been identified as 48-year-old Patrick D. Haff who was homeless. Mar...
May 27, 2020
Several downtown Ottawa Streets closing for outdoor dining
Ottawa City Hall is implementing new parking restrictions and street closures to accommodate outdoor dining as Illinois moves into phase three of reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday. The ...
May 27, 2020
Demmer says budget only 'balanced on a wing and a prayer'
Dixon State Rep. Tom Demmer says the $40-billion budget passed by the Illinois House on Saturday isn't balanced. Demmer says Republicans were largely left out of the discussion of making it. Demmer is...
May 27, 2020
Three new COVID-19 recoveries, one new case
The LaSalle County Health Department only had one new COVID-19 case to report on Tuesday. The county is up to 141 cases. The new case is a woman in her twenties. Three more people who contracted the v...
May 26, 2020
Man who reportedly jumped from bridge may be alive
A man who reportedly jumped off the Interstate 39 Abraham Lincoln bridge into the Illinois River may be alive. Illinois State Police are investigating some information that he's alive somewhere. A Sta...
May 26, 2020
Anthony Place housing development nearly complete
The Anthony Place housing development in downtown Ottawa on Clinton Street is just about complete. The $12-million project has 56 apartments for people ages 55-years and older took around a year to bu...
May 26, 2020
Peru police chief warns of roof repair scam
Peru Police Chief Doug Bernabei says watch out for scammers pulling roof repair cons. Anyone doing roof work in Peru has to be registered with City Hall, and similar rules are in effect in many other ...
May 26, 2020
Marseilles police officer spots fire
Marseilles police officer saw smoke early this morning. Officer Alfonso Valdez reported it. The Marseilles Fire Department went to the 200 block of Mill St. and found a mobile home on fire. No one had...
May 26, 2020
IVCC fall 2020 enrollment could be on par with fall 2019
Illinois Valley Community College President Jerry Corcoran says it could be risky going to a four-year university next fall. If the pandemic isn't over, college classes may not be able to meet in pers...
May 26, 2020
Three more deaths attributed to coronavirus in LaSalle County
No new LaSalle County coronavirus cases were reported Monday. The total remains at 140. No more recoveries were announced either. That total remains at 73. The LaSalle County Health Department says th...
May 25, 2020