Category Archives: WCMY News
LaSalle County gets second shipment of Pfizer COVID vaccine
The second shipment of Pfizer vaccines has arrived in LaSalle County. The county's health department says the three hospitals in the county got their shares of it Wednesday. Front line health care wor...
Jan 07, 2021
Marseilles has hearing for street realignment at south end of Main
The Marseilles City Council has held its hearing on realigning the intersection at the south end of Main St. Engineer Jose Alvarez says it's hard for trucks to turn at Main and Commercial streets. And...
Jan 07, 2021 WCMY file photo of the Main-Broadway-Commercial streets intersection before realignment work.
Peru approves raffle to award local shoppers
Peru city council members have approved the Peru Shop and Win program. They voted on it this week, although the first winners were drawn last Thursday for New Year's Eve. The city will put up to $28,0...
Jan 07, 2021
Cong. Kinzinger says Pres. Trump is unmoored and should be removed
In a video posted this morning, Cong. Adam Kinzinger says Pres. Trump is “unmoored”. The Channahon Republican says Trump is unfit for office and the 25th Amendment should be involved to re...
Jan 07, 2021
Despite mayhem, Sen. Duckworth was determined to certify the electoral ballots
Sen. Tammy Duckworth says she was determined to return to work and certify the electoral college results yesterday despite the violence. During a news conference call amid the chaos, the Illinois Demo...
Jan 07, 2021
Fatal COVID case count not 240 in LaSalle County
The numbers from the LaSalle County Health Department Wednesday show 2,867 active coronavirus cases. That's up from 2,851 the day before. Two more people died of the virus. They were women in their 80...
Jan 06, 2021
IHSA board to talk about sports season options next week
The Illinois High School Association Board meets next week to talk about sports seasons. Executive Director Craig Anderson says time's running out for them. He says some seasons will have to be cancel...
Jan 06, 2021
Cong. Kinzinger hopes Pres. Biden continues communication
Cong. Adam Kinzinger hopes Pres. Joe Biden continues the communication that Pres. Trump established with Republicans in Congress. The Channahon Republican complained often during Barack Obama's presid...
Jan 06, 2021
State sending mobile COVID test lab to the region
The Bureau County Health Department will host a state COVID-19 test Thursday from 8am to 4pm. It's at 526 Bureau Valley Parkway in Princeton. The Illinois Department of Public Health will send its mob...
Jan 06, 2021
Fatal COVID-19 case count adjusted to 238
The LaSalle County fatal coronavirus case count went up two and down one Tuesday to correct for someone who didn't live in the county after all. The number is 238. Two men, one in his 80's and one in ...
Jan 05, 2021