Category Archives: WCMY News
Fugitive Warrant Arrest - First-Degree Murder Streator
For Immediate Release - RE: Fugitive Warrant Arrest - First-Degree Murder Sheriff Adam Diss releases: On October 4, 2023, Members of the US Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force from the L...
Oct 4, 2023
53rd Burgoo Fest Where You Need to Be this Weekend - By Kate Reynolds WCMY New Editor
Saturday, Oct. 7 through Sunday, Oct. 8, Burgoo is back for its 53rd year, rain or shine. It's a festival people look forward to. Is it the beauty of Utica's downtown atmosphere? Is it the almost 375 ...
Oct 4, 2023
WCMY Full News Report for 10/03/2023
Former State Senator Gary Dahl of Peru is dead. The 82-year-old died Sunday at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Dahl was a Granville resident when he represented the 38th Senate District from...
Oct 4, 2023
WCMY Full News Report for 10/02/23
In a formal statement Monday, Peru Chief of Police Sarah Raymond says all law enforcement agencies involved in the investigation into the death of Jelani Day concur with the coroner's determination th...
Oct 3, 2023
Changes coming to Rotary Park - West Access Was Always a Goal
Monday night, the La Salle City Council unanimously approved a new pathway and resurfacing project that will improve Rotary Park, a 52-acre park north of Rt. 6, just off East 5th Road. The approval in...
Oct 3, 2023 Photo – Olivia Doak
WCMY Full News Report for 10/01/23
A 104-year-old Chicago woman made history Sunday afternoon by setting a world record for the oldest person to skydive. After several delays due to weather, Dorothy Hoffner made her tandem jump with on...
Oct 2, 2023
Auditor General Reports Problems with Three State Agencies
During a Friday, 9-30 morning press conference, Illinois House Republicans, led by House Republican Leader Tony McCombei, focused on problems revealed by two Illinois General Reports issued by Auditor...
Oct 2, 2023 House Republican Leader Tony McCombei, focused on problems revealed by two Illinois General Reports
Duckworth Statement After Senate Votes to Avoid Government Shutdown
U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement after the Senate passed a bipartisan funding deal that would keep the government open and spare working families from the pain of a s...
Oct 1, 2023 U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) talks about the ongoing violence in Israel.
Monday's Powerball Winner Could Win $1.04 Billion, Yes Billion -- Odds of Winning: 1 in 292,201,338
The Powerball jackpot has, once again, jacked up. There have been no winners in the 45-state game in more than two months. The pot for this Monday is $1.04 billion, the world's ninth-largest lottery p...
Oct 1, 2023 No one has won Powerball since July 19.
Over 75? You Could Be Driving Until 79
During the pandemic, Illinois lawmakers temporarily modified several driver's license requirements to ease the secretary of state's office workload. One of the reduced requirements revolved around an ...
Sep 29, 2023 A study showed that senior drivers are among the safest in the state.