Category Archives: WCMY News
Orange warning level continues as county approaches 2,000 active corona cases
New coronavirus cases in LaSalle County Friday numbered 238. The county's health department says there are 1,978 active cases. Four more deaths were reported for 93 in all. The latest to die of it are...
Nov 13, 2020
Rebuild Illinois grants for NCAT
North Central Area Transit is getting grants adding up to more than $1 million. The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Friday it's providing money through the Rebuild Illinois Capital Pro...
Nov 13, 2020
IVCC puts property tax levy request on file
Illinois Valley Community College trustees have placed on file a $12.8 million property tax levy request. It's up from $12.4 million collected this year from property owners in eight counties. Final a...
Nov 13, 2020
IVCC Foundation helps 325 students
Illinois Valley Community College students got $330,000 in scholarship money from the IVCC Foundation this fall. That helps 325 students. The foundation says there's a growing demand for help. It pays...
Nov 13, 2020
Attorney claims governor has no authority to issue executive orders
A lawyer who spoke to business owners at a meeting in Ottawa last night says Gov. Pritzker's executive orders on the coronavirus are invalid. Thomas Devore explained his rationale, arguing the governo...
Nov 13, 2020
Ottawa Elementary going to remote learning
Ottawa Elementary School students will have the day off Monday while teachers plan for three weeks of remote learning. The school district says 40 employees were off work because of the coronavirus ye...
Nov 13, 2020
Seneca resident's property tax rate to go down
The Seneca High School District expects their budget to go down next year because about 1 million in debt is coming off their Accounts Payable books and that means lower property taxes. Superintendent...
Nov 12, 2020
LaSalle County up to 89 fatal coronavirus cases
The LaSalle County Health Department says two more people have died of COVID-19. A man in his 80s and a man in his 90s succumbed, according to the daily report given Thursday. That makes 89 deaths att...
Nov 12, 2020
St. Sen. Rezin says COVID-19 is why the legislature needs to hold hearings
St. Sen. Sue Rezin says the coronavirus outbreak at the veterans home is one big reason why the state legislature needs to have hearings. The legislature hasn't met since earlier this year and few com...
Nov 12, 2020
St. Sen. Rezin wants investigation of corona case explosion at veterans home
St. Sen. Sue Rezin wants state officials to get to the bottom of the coronavirus case explosion at the veterans home in LaSalle. The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs says 81 residents and 88 em...
Nov 12, 2020