Category Archives: WCMY News
Ottawa Elementary buying additional liability insurance coverage
The Ottawa Elementary School District has had as much as $25 million in umbrella insurance coverage. But it's down to $10 million and a lot of insurers aren't providing more coverage during the pandem...
Dec 06, 2020
Morris Blacktop section to be named for former County Board chairman
Part of County Highway 4, popularly known as the Morris Blacktop, is being renamed Jerry Hicks Rd. At this past week's LaSalle County Board meeting, the last one held by the outgoing board, Chairman J...
Dec 05, 2020 File photo of LaSalle County Board member and former Chairman Jerry Hicks
Minus some attractions, Chris Kringle market starts in Ottawa
A spread out Chris Kringle Market is underway in Ottawa this weekend and next. Organizer Stephanie Stacy says all the huts couldn't be on Jackson St. this year. Otherwise, there could be a COVID-sprea...
Dec 05, 2020
Freezin food drive generates more than $69,000 in donations and pledges
Donors are believed to have given and pledged at least $69,000 to the annual Freezin' for a Reezin food drive Friday. That's estimated to provide more than 44,000 meals to families that don't have eno...
Dec 04, 2020
Coronavirus claims seven more lives in county
Seven coronavirus deaths were added to LaSalle County's total Friday for 149 so far. The latest were all in their 50's. All but one was at least 80 years old. The number of currently active and probab...
Dec 04, 2020
LaSalle County GOP alleges missing votes
The LaSalle County Republican Party is now alleging that 5,733 votes are missing. And the party says the bulk of them could be for former State's Attorney Karen Donnelly and Illinois House challenger ...
Dec 04, 2020
Governor's office denies refusing federal help at veterans home
A spokeswoman for Gov. Pritzker says, contrary to what Cong. Adam Kinzinger said on WCMY Thursday, the state accepted the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ offers to help handle a coronavirus...
Dec 03, 2020
GOP vote recount case still pending
Grundy County Judge Robert Marsaglia retires Friday. Before he leaves, he wants to resolve the LaSalle County Republican Central Committee’s court case over vote totals a month ago. After two he...
Dec 03, 2020
New corona cases outnumber recoveries again
New coronavirus cases outnumbered recoveries again Thursday in LaSalle County, after two days of it being the other way around. The county's health department says there are now 2,423 active and proba...
Dec 03, 2020
Congressman claims state rejected federal help handling veterans home coronavirus outbreak
UPDATE: In a statement to WCMY News, Gov. JB Pritzker’s press secretary denies the state turned down federal help at the veterans home. There’s more about that at this link. Cong. Adam Kin...
Dec 03, 2020