Category Archives: WCMY News
Law to require suicide prevention task force to guarantee mental health services
Legislation supported by Ottawa Democrat St. Rep Lance Yednock will require a task force to guarantee mental health service to first responders. The Illinois First Responders Suicide Prevention Task F...
Aug 30, 2021 Claudio Schwarz / Unsplash
Colton's Task Force to study shortfalls in state's domestic violence laws
A new law requires the state to form a task force to find out how to make laws against domestic violence better. St. Rep. David Welter says it'll be called Colton's Task Force. It's named for Colton M...
Aug 30, 2021 Man Being Physically Abusive Towards Family
Some IVCC students to earn a share of $1.7 million
2,700 students at Illinois Valley Community College will be receiving some federal funding. Some students will be getting a share of $1.7 million dollars in Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds or ...
Aug 29, 2021
St. Sen. Stewart to send staffers to the area for traveling office hours
People who live in St. Sen. Brian Stewart's district can visit his staffers for traveling office hours Thursday, September 2. One event will start at 1pm at Earlville City Hall. Another will start at ...
Aug 29, 2021
Illinois law makes IDOT warn people earlier about construction
The Illinois Department of Transportation will be updating its policy about letting people know about construction projects. A new law sponsored by Dixon Republican St. Sen Brian Stewart will make IDO...
Aug 28, 2021 Myrtle Beach TheDigitel / CC
Ottawa River Rescue gets grant for equipment
Ottawa River Rescue recently bought four defibrillators and it's waiting for a sonar device to arrive from backorder. The service says it's paying for the equipment with a $10,000 grant that came from...
Aug 28, 2021 Ottawa River Rescue picture of the defibrillators bought with a grand from the ADM Cares Foundation.
Coronavirus case count continues climb
During the last week, two more LaSalle County residents' deaths were blamed on COVID-19. The county health department says there were 199 new cases and 78 recoveries. There are 953 active cases as of ...
Aug 27, 2021
West Nile Virus found in LaSalle County for third day in a row
For the third day in a row, the LaSalle County Health Department says it has found West Nile Virus in the county. A crow picked up in Streator today had the virus. Yesterday, a crow in Utica tested po...
Aug 27, 2021 Mark Hillary / CC
Local unemployment is slightly down in July
Local unemployment rates went down a little in the month of July. The Illinois Department of Employment Security says that Lasalle County's rate is at 5.8% which is down from 6.5% in June. Bureau and ...
Aug 27, 2021 The New York Public Library / Unsplash
Missing Bloomington man's car found in Peru
A 25-year old Bloomington man's car was found in Peru Thursday, but the man himself is still missing. Police Chief Doug Bernabei says someone reported a car in a wooded area south of the Illinois Vall...
Aug 27, 2021 Jelani Day