Category Archives: WCMY News
Ogle County Demmer-Wiggins votes not counted yet
Ogle County may have results to report in the Illinois House 90th District race tomorrow. The county clerk there says a programming error kept the ballot counting machines from reading the marked oval...
Nov 09, 2020
Cong. Kinzinger statement on veterans home COVID cases
Cong. Adam Kinzinger says he'll keep the residents and staff at the veterans home in LaSalle in his prayers. He issued a statement over the weekend about the coronavirus outbreak there. The Illinois D...
Nov 09, 2020
LaSalle County tops 1,300 active coronavirus cases
LaSalle County is up to 1,334 active coronavirus cases as of Sunday. The county's health department says 76 people from the county have died of the virus. The latest is a woman in her 90s. She was inc...
Nov 09, 2020
Oglesby and cannabis grower reach power deal
GTI Oglesby needs more electricity than it can get from the city, and City Hall has figured out how to accommodate the company. City Attorney James Andreoni says GTI will pay for upgrades to the city'...
Nov 09, 2020
Seven streets in Oglesby get parking restrictions
Parking restrictions are taking effect on seven streets in Oglesby. The City Council last week approved one-side only parking on First, Second, Third, South Glen, Duran, and Hazen streets, and Dale Av...
Nov 08, 2020
Tuition and property tax levy coming up at IVCC board meeting
When the Illinois Valley Community College Board of Trustees meets Thursday, it will consider the property tax levy for next year. This year, IVCC got $12.4 million in property taxes. The amount consi...
Nov 08, 2020
Sen. Duckworth airport lactation room bill becomes law
A bill to let mothers breastfeed their babies in lactation rooms at small airports has been signed into law. Sen. Tammy Duckworth introduced such a bill in 2015 and has been working to get it passed e...
Nov 07, 2020
State puts LaSalle County on warning list for virus
With local coronavirus cases surging, the Illinois Department of Public Health has put LaSalle County back on the orange warning list. It's meant to call attention to the seriousness of the situation....
Nov 06, 2020
Veterans Home in La Salle reports COVID 19 outbreak
48 residents and 12 employees have tested positive for COVID 19 at the Veterans' Home in the city of La Salle according to a statement issued Friday. The Veterans home at 1015 O'Conor Avenue has under...
Nov 06, 2020
Marseilles to extend water and sewer service to Interstate 80
Marseilles City Hall approves process of sourcing a state grant and multiple low interest loans to fund infrastructure construction out to I-80 north of town. Marseilles Mayor Jim Hollenbeck explains:...
Nov 06, 2020