Category Archives: WCMY News
How the state decides to reopen one park but not another
Only some state parks are open again. Illinois Department of Natural Resources Director Colleen Callahan says there are a number of things being considered when the department decides which ones can r...
May 04, 2020
Returning to state waters to fish? You probably need a license.
People returning to fish in state-owned waters need to have current fishing licenses. They cost about $15.50 for the ones that are good until next March 31st. Conservation Police Sgt. Phil Wire says y...
May 04, 2020
Parking rule enforcement to resume in Ottawa
Parking rules will be enforced again in Ottawa starting Wednesday. Some businesses are allowed to reopen with curbside service. Police Chief Brent Roalson says it's important to make sure there's park...
May 04, 2020
Three arrested after high speed chase ends near Utica
One of three people arrested after a high speed chase from the Quad Cities to Utica is wanted in Wisconsin on charges of dealing cocaine and resisting a police officer. Eighteen year old Jamal D. Nels...
May 04, 2020
Correction: Only one dead in Grundy County Crash
After saying that a Grundy County traffic crash Late Sunday night resulted in two deaths, Illinois State Police now confirmed that only one person died. 43-year-old Brandon E. Heard of River Grove was...
May 04, 2020
Grundy County crash is fatal for tractor trailer truck driver
A tractor trailer truck driver from River Grove died in a traffic crash on Interstate 80 east of Morris last night. Grundy County Coroner John Callahan says 43-year old Brandon E. Heard was driving a ...
May 04, 2020
Mediacom pandemic help programs being extended
Mediacom is extending some programs to help people have internet access during the coronavirus pandemic through the end of June. Programs provide low-cost internet to lower income families and reduced...
May 03, 2020
Park closures could help their ecosystems
While some state parks stay closed, some of the living things in them may benefit from people not being around. Conservation Police Sgt. John Williamson says sometimes mushrooms do better without peop...
May 03, 2020
LaSalle veterans home has corona virus case
The Illinois Dept. of Public Health reported Saturday there is one corona virus case at the veterans home in LaSalle. The department says additional testing is underway there. The patient is a residen...
May 02, 2020
Twelve new COVID-19 cases in LaSalle County; four recoveries
The LaSalle County Health Department announced twelve new COVID-19 cases Saturday. Cases include seven men and five women with ages ranging from their twenties to their eighties. The county's total co...
May 02, 2020