Category Archives: WCMY News
Fire Safety Week: "Being prepared and knowledgeable about fire safety is one of the best defenses."
Fire Prevention Week is October 8-14, 2023. What better way to learn about fire safety and how fire departments work to prevent fires and educate the public than to discuss the issue with a Fire Depar...
Oct 12, 2023 Dave Parrott, Fire Chief, Marseilles Fire Protection District - Photo credit: City of Marseilles
Department on Aging to Provide Medicare Counseling During Open Enrollment
The Illinois Department of Aging (IDoA) provides counseling for Medicare's Open Enrollment period through the Department's Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP). The enrollment period begins this Sun...
Oct 12, 2023 The Illinois Department of Aging (IDoA) provides counseling for Medicare’s Open Enrollment period through the Department’s Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP). The enrollment period begins this Sunday, Oct. 15. It runs through Thursday, Dec. 7.
WCMY Full news report for 10/12/23
No official report is on file yet from the LaSalle County Sheriff or the LaSalle County Coroner, but officials do confirm two fatalities in an apparent head-on crash on Illinois 23 near the Leonore Bl...
Oct 12, 2023
Wingshooting Clinics and Pheasant Hunts Available at Three Illinois State Parks
Youth between the ages of 10 and 17 can apply now for youth wingshooting clinics and pheasant hunts scheduled for October at three Illinois state parks: Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area ...
Oct 11, 2023 Photo provided by IDNR
This Halloween, keep the scares off the road: Peru Police says "Make a plan, don't drive impaired!"
Peru Police is cracking down on drunk and drugged driving. The Peru Police Department today urged motorists to commit to sober driving this Halloween when children and their families will be walking t...
Oct 11, 2023
WCMY Full News Reports for 10/11/2023
Streator Police shortly after midnight Tuesday dealt with a run-away burglary suspect who ended up being caught and arrested. 50-year-old Marvin Martin is charged with residential burglary after being...
Oct 11, 2023
Marseilles' Knudson Park Has a Little Library
Thanks to the Marseilles Boy Scout Troop 799, Knudson Park has a Little Free Library. Located on the park's east side across from the newly built Gift Garden, the project was a community effort. But t...
Oct 10, 2023 Thanks to the Marseilles Boy Scout Troop 799, Knudson Park has a Little Free Library. Photo Furnished
Chicagoan Dorothy Hoffner, 104, has died after setting world skydiving record
On Sunday, Oct. 1, 104-year-old Chicagoan Dorothy Hoffner broke skydiving history as the oldest woman to tandem parachute jump from an airplane. On Monday, Oct. 9, Hoffner died at Brookdale Lake View ...
Oct 10, 2023
Overnight Residential Burglary Arrest in Streator
Shortly after midnight, Oct. 10, Streator Police Officers responded to a simulcast (radio) call in the 200 block of Pleasant Ave. about a residential burglary that had just occurred. Upon arrival, off...
Oct 10, 2023 Shortly after midnight, Oct. 10, Streator Police Officers responded to a simulcast (radio) call in the 200 block of Pleasant Ave. about a residential burglary that had just occurred.
Illinois Homeowner Assistance Fund Program Closing in 20 Days
The Illinois Housing Department Authority (IHDA) has announced the Illinois Homeowner Assistance Fund (ILHAF) will no longer accept grant applications to assist homeowners with housing expenses as of ...
Oct 10, 2023 Homeowners struggling to stay current with housing payments due to the COVID-19 pandemic have until Oct. 31 to apply for free aid.
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