Category Archives: WCMY News
New scholarship at IVCC is for future human resources managers
Students going into human resources management can try for a new scholarship at Illinois Valley Community College. The Illinois Valley Society for Human Resource Management is putting $1,000 into the ...
May 1, 2021
Rezin bill answers complaints about unused donations to veterans homes
St. Sen. Sue Rezin says when people donate to the state-run veterans homes, they deserve to know where the donations go. The Morris Republican says concerns came up in December about where donations g...
May 1, 2021
Republican Party hopes fifth time will be the charm in election dispute
The LaSalle County Republican Party's court case over state's attorney's race results stayed alive Friday. But it might not have long. Party Chairman Larry Smith is allowed to prepare a fifth version ...
Apr 30, 2021
Veterans home COVID-19 report lawmaker reaction roundup
Reacting to the state report on the coronavirus outbreak that claimed 36 lives at the LaSalle veterans home, St. Rep. Tom Demmer says there was a leadership failure. The Dixon Republican says it took ...
Apr 30, 2021
Ottawa Tree Board plants tree for Arbor Day
A new Bald Cyprus tree has been put into Fox River Park. Ottawa Tree Board President Brent Barron says how this event has been happening. He says the tree board has been planting trees for the last 23...
Apr 30, 2021 Jim, the Photographer / CC
LaSalle County reaches 297 deaths blamed on coronavirus
One coronavirus related death reported Friday makes 297 from LaSalle County. The county's health department says the victim was a woman in her 80's. With 37 new cases and 11 recoveries added to the ta...
Apr 30, 2021
Brad M. Johnson was denied a large bond reduction
Brad M Johnson today asked and was denied at 90% bond reduction. Johnson's bond is set at 500,000 dollars and he wanted it set at 50,000 dollars because a public defender says he can post 5,000 dollar...
Apr 30, 2021
Rep. Welter says Democrats and Republicans agree clean energy is the future
A new energy bill proposed by Gov. Pritzker gets some good marks from Republican St. Rep. David Welter.
Apr 30, 2021
St. Rep. Welter says bill backlog could grow again without changes
Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza says the state's paying most of its bills within 30 days now. And she says its overdue bill backlog is down to $3.5 billion from the $16.7 billion it was four years...
Apr 30, 2021
Inspector's report blames veterans home management and IDVA for coronavirus outbreak
According to a state report that came out this morning, blame for the coronavirus outbreak at the veterans home in LaSalle belongs to the home's administration and the Illinois Department of Veterans ...
Apr 30, 2021