Category Archives: WCMY News
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 4, 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 4, 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 4, 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 3, 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 3, 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 3, 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 3, 2020
St. Rep. Demmer says it's time to hear from House Speaker Madigan on allegations
The Illinois House committee that's supposed to be investigating the alleged attempt to influence House Speaker Michael Madigan hasn't met in two months. Dixon Republican St. Rep. Tom Demmer is on tha...
Dec 3, 2020
Marseilles tax levy on file
The Marseilles City Council will ask for $1,598,700 from property tax payers in 2021. The city received $1,419,298.45 this year. Of the $179,401.55 increase, $80,000 will be an extra contribution to t...
Dec 3, 2020
Marseilles commissioner assures you--coronavirus is real
City Commissioner Jim Buckingham missed Wednesday night’s Marseilles City Council meeting. Mayor Jim Hollenbeck said Buckingham wasn’t feeling well. Buckingham posted a little while later ...
Dec 2, 2020