Category Archives: WCMY News
Mobile home tax bills due April 1st
LaSalle County Treasurer James Spelich is reminding mobile home owners that their tax bill is due Friday, April 1st. Spelich says the bills were mailed back on January 12th. He says mobile home owners...
Mar 27, 2022
Coroner says get rid of old drugs the right way
To keep old medicine from ending up in places it shouldn't be, there's a National DEA Drug Take Back Day. The Drug Enforcement Agency urges local governments to accept old medicine for proper disposal...
Mar 27, 2022
Grant gives LaSalle library option to offer laptops to check out
A $19,000 grant is allowing the LaSalle Public Library to offer the in-house use of laptops, Chrome books, and Tables for the public. The library says users can check-out one of the devices for up to ...
Mar 26, 2022 Christin Hume / Unsplash
Rule changes requires County Board members to be at meetings in person most times
When a LaSalle County Board member is on vacation or other personal business, he or she can monitor board and committee meetings. But the member won't be allowed to vote. The board approved the change...
Mar 26, 2022 The LaSalle County Board, file photo March 14, 2022
Man found dead in Mendota home; multiple guns apparently fired inside
A man was found dead at a Mendota home in the 500 block of 11th Ave Thursday. Mendota Police says they allegedly found that multiple gunshots were fired from multiple guns in the front room of the hou...
Mar 25, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Weekly COVID report: Cases continue to fall; one additional death
The LaSalle County Health Department only reported fifty new cases of COVID-19 in their weekly update. That means there has been a total of 28,810 cases so far. The health department also reported 146...
Mar 25, 2022
Work on U.S 34 Bridge over Interstate 39 in Mendota begins Monday
The Illinois Department of Transportation says they will make repairs to the U.S 34 Bridge that crosses Interstate 39 in Mendota at Exit 72. IDOT says workers will begin working on Monday, March 28th ...
Mar 25, 2022
LaSalle County courthouse improvement projects planned for 2022, 2023
The LaSalle County Board is spending almost a quarter million dollars for an architectural firm to design improvements at the Etna Rd. courthouse. Basalay, Cary, and Alstadt is getting the job. The fi...
Mar 25, 2022
Local representatives and senator agree that COVID money should pay all trust fund debt
Local Illinois Republicans in the General Assembly are criticizing the bill passed in the House Wednesday that addresses the deficit in the state's Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund. St. Rep Tom Demme...
Mar 25, 2022 Kelly Sikkema / Unsplash
Pay change for retiring police officers will affect pensions
Two Ottawa police officer who will retire in the next two years won't get the pension sweetener they hoped for. Mayor Dan Aussem says a court has ruled it illegal. They were supposed to get 6% per yea...
Mar 24, 2022