Category Archives: WCMY News
New Festival Of Lights plan in place to collect toys and books
There will be no Festival of Lights Parade this year due to COVID 19. The Sunrise Rotary Toy and Book Float will be at Washington Park on November 28th and at the Farm and Fleet parking lot on Decembe...
Nov 11, 2020 WCMY file photo of the holiday lights in Ottawa's Washington park in 2017
LaSalle County coronavirus count so far tops 4,000
The number of known and probable coronavirus cases so far in LaSalle County has topped 4,000. That's about one in every 27 people in the county. As of Wednesday, there are 1,755 cases considered activ...
Nov 11, 2020
Oglesby American Legion commemorates Veterans Day
A scaled back ceremony due to the pandemic took place in Memorial Park in Oglesby Wednesday morning to honor Veterans Day. Oglesby American Legion Commander, Robert Blum said it was the...: A firing s...
Nov 11, 2020
State offering more COVID-19 tests from mobile center
More free nasal testing for the coronavirus is being done at various places throughout northern Illinois. The Illinois Department of Public Health says one place is at the Putnam County Emergency Mana...
Nov 11, 2020
Virus claims lives at veterans home
COVID-19 is hitting the veterans home in LaSalle hard. The Illinois Department of Public Health reports 72 residents have contracted the virus. Seven have died. Visits at the home stopped on November ...
Nov 11, 2020
Happy Veterans Day for Grand Ridge woman in free roof contest
Aliska Hammon of Grand Ridge wins a free roof replacement from Beacon Building Products. The company held a contest to give away free roofs to struggling veterans. Hammon was in the Army National Guar...
Nov 11, 2020
Evidence analysis decision in Starved Rock murders case to wait
The decision on whether to have a crime lab take a new look at evidence in the Starved Rock murders case will wait until a new state's attorney takes office. LaSalle County prosecutors Tuesday asked f...
Nov 11, 2020
OSF doctor says vaccine provides hope
Pfizer's announcement of a successful coronavirus vaccine may mean light at the end of the tunnel. With two doses, more than 90% of the people in the trial were protected from the virus. OSF Healthcar...
Nov 11, 2020
Five more fatal coronavirus cases in LaSalle County
There have been 86 coronavirus deaths among LaSalle County residents, according to the county health department's report Tuesday. The five latest are four men and one woman, all age 70 or more. The de...
Nov 10, 2020
Local appellate judge Carter to temporarily fill Ill. Sup. Ct. vacancy
Third District Appellate Judge Robert Carter says it's the honor and privilege of a lifetime to serve on the Illinois Supreme Court. Carter will fill the vacancy voters created by not keeping Tom Kilb...
Nov 10, 2020