Category Archives: WCMY News
Out-of-work artists encouraged to ask for relief
Artists can apply for financial help from the Arts for Illinois Relief Fund. St. Rep. Tom Demmer is encouraging all kinds of artists who are out of work because of the pandemic to apply. Grants of $1,...
Apr 12, 2020
Sen. Rezin would like state trails reopened
Gov. Pritzker said everyone could still take a walk during the shutdowns. But then the state closed popular hiking trails, such as the Illinois and Michigan Canal. St. Sen. Sue Rezin says it's frustra...
Apr 11, 2020
Peru Police Chief says don't call officers stupid for trying to save lives
Peru Police Chief Doug Bernabei says his police officers aren't stupid, they're trying to save lives. Bernabei says some people have called officers stupid, either in person or on social media. That's...
Apr 11, 2020
Mediacom internet customers get a break from data overage
Mediacom had already announced it's raising its monthly data use limit for Ottawa area internet customers. Then it decided after the pandemic began that it's going to ignore data limits altogether for...
Apr 11, 2020
Three new COVID-19 cases in LaSalle County
The number of people in LaSalle County who have tested positive for coronavirus is now up to twenty. The county health department announced three new cases Friday. The cases are a man in his forties a...
Apr 10, 2020
Streator police look for hit-and-run driver who caused gas leak
Streator police would like help finding whoever fled from an attempted traffic stop, drove into another vehicle, and hit a gas line marking and caused a gas leak Thursday morning. The person was drivi...
Apr 10, 2020
Sen. Rezin's ideas to ease massive unemployment
St. Sen. Sue Rezin says no one can be sure yet just how many people are out of work because of the shutdowns during the pandemic. Close to 400,000 people have filed unemployment claims in Illinois dur...
Apr 10, 2020
Oglesby water rate hike delayed again
The Oglesby City Council voted on Wednesday to delay a planned water and sewer rate increase until May, 1. Commissioner Jason Curran is cautioning against holding off on raising the rate too long. Cur...
Apr 10, 2020
Oglesby parks closed
Oglesby Commissioner of Parks Jim Cullinan is closing all city parks for the next two weeks and possibly longer. It's to help fight the spread of coronavirus. Cullinan is concerned that if Oglesby's p...
Apr 10, 2020
Fire damages home west of Ottawa
No one was hurt during a fire at a home west of Ottawa yesterday afternoon. Wallace Fire Chief Dave Parrot says there's fire damage in the basement, on the first floor, and in the attic. Several fire ...
Apr 10, 2020