Category Archives: WCMY News
La Salle County Board member gets reprieve
La Salle County Board member Beth Findley-Smith has reason to be thankful this Thanksgiving. Prosecutors Thursday said they will no longer pursue the domestic battery case against Findley-Smith of Som...
Nov 20, 2023 The LaSalle County Board, file photo March 14, 2022
Body found in Streator
A 41 year old female was found unresponsive in Marilla Park in Streator this morning just before 4am. Streator police discovered the body on routine patrol. Streator fire and EMS did respond shortly a...
Nov 20, 2023
Ottawa Police blotter
36 year old Stephanie Varju of Oglesby was charged by Ottawa police with driving on a suspended license and a suspended registration on Thursday in the 400 block of East Main Street. Varju was given a...
Nov 20, 2023
La Salle Sheriff blotter
On Tuesday 41-year-old Alann Hardy of Ottawa ran a stop sign at East 2351st Road on Route 52 and struck a vehicle driven by 53 year old Mark Corpus of Spring Valley. Hardy was ticketed for disobeying ...
Nov 20, 2023
Central School Life Skills kids decorate the WCMY Christmas tree
Leah Hodgeson, the special education teacher at Central Intermediate School, had her Central School life skills program 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students at WCMY Wednesday to get our lobby decked out f...
Nov 20, 2023
WCMY Full News Report for 11/20/23:
30-year-old Anthony Britto of Ottawa appeared in La Salle County Court Thursday. He's the only suspect in a September 12th drive-by shooting at La Salle and Main Street downtown right outside the down...
Nov 20, 2023
Bonnie and Clyde get sentenced for 2018 bank robbery in Ottawa
46-year-old James D. Williams of Bartlett was sentenced Tuesday for trying to rob several banks in Spring 2018 including the Old Second Bank here in Ottawa. Williams appeared in US District Court for ...
Nov 19, 2023
Ottawa man's trial for attempted murder pushed back to 2024
30-year-old Anthony Britto of Ottawa appeared in La Salle County Court Thursday. He's the only suspect in a September 12th drive-by shooting at La Salle and Main Street downtown right outside the hist...
Nov 19, 2023
OSF Healthcare Finalizes Acquisition, Paving the Way for Healthcare Restoration in the Illinois Valley
In a significant stride towards revitalizing healthcare services in the Illinois Valley, OSF Healthcare announced on Friday the successful completion of the asset purchase agreement of St. Margaret's ...
Nov 18, 2023
Ottawa police blotter
On Wednesday Ottawa police charged 18-year-old Oswaldo Reteguin of Peoria with speeding at Columbus and Washington. It was then determined Reteguin had a suspended driver's license and suspended regis...
Nov 17, 2023