Category Archives: WCMY News

Cong. Adam Kinzinger's Country 1st program is endorsing a candidate in a special election in a Texas Congressional district. There are ten Democrats, 11 Republicans, a Libertarian, and an independent ...

St. Sen. Sue Rezin says a report issued Tuesday backs up her contention that Gov. Pritzker's administration isn't doing enough to prevent infections at the state's veterans homes. The Interagency Infe...

A Mendota man reported missing in October has been found dead in Rockford. Wesley Shaver was 33 years old. His body was found in a wooded area in Rockford on Saturday. The last place anyone knew he'd ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Two Democratic senators have backed off their vow to withhold support for President Joe Biden’s nominees for administration posts until the White House better promotes diversit...

Another LaSalle County resident has died of the coronavirus, according to the LaSalle County Health Department. The department reported Tuesday a man in his 80's is fatal case number 285. There are cu...

The Mendota Police Department is part of the One Mind Campaign to prepare police officers to help people with mental health crises. Some police departments report up to 20% of their calls for service ...

Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs says the state has earned more than $1 billion a year on its investments since he took office in 2015. He says the state's investment portfolio is doing the best it...

The house where the late attorney Peter Ferracuti lived is gone. In 2018, the city of Ottawa annexed the land and there was a plan to develop a home for unwed mothers on the 56-acre site. That never g...

The LaSalle County Treasurer's Office has sent out a reminder that mobile home taxes are due Thursday next week. Anything paid late is subject to a non-negotiable $25 per month fee. And the fee covers...

Some local daycares are getting state grants in a pilot program for hiring more staff or paying the current staff more. The Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development says Step By Step Aquarius ...