Category Archives: WCMY News
Another fatal case as active coronavirus cases approach 1,000 in LaSalle County
Coronavirus cases are closing in on 3,000 so far in LaSalle County. The number of current active cases is approaching 1,000. The LaSalle County Health Department reported Wednesday 2,997 cases so far ...
Nov 04, 2020
Princeton company chosen for NCAT parking lot job
Gensini Excavating of Princeton is the winning bidder for a parking lot project at the North Central Area Transit building. Ottawa's city council is awarding the $542,933.50 contract to the company. C...
Nov 04, 2020
Blood and plasma drive happening Nov 11th in Ottawa
Your blood or plasma donation can help save lives. Olivia German, Interim Community Relations Coordinator with OSF Healthcare says: If you have had a COVID 19 infection and it's been more than 28 days...
Nov 04, 2020 WCMY file picture of a blood drive in Ottawa in 2018
Republican Tom Demmer defeats Wiggins with Ogle County still unreported
Republican Tom Demmer clearly defeated Democrat Seth Wiggins with 62% of the vote to Wiggin's 38% for a seat on the Illinois House of Representatives in the 90th District. Demmer received 16,300 votes...
Nov 04, 2020
Democrat Lance Yednock keeps Republican Breeden at bay
In a race that changed leads multiple times during the course of Tuesday night, incumbent Democrat Lance Yednock retained his seat on the Illinois House of Representatives for the 76th District. Yedno...
Nov 04, 2020
Republican Stephanie Jo Thompson defeats Baer in Auditor race
Republican Stephanie Jo Thompson received 56% of the vote vs. for La Salle County Auditor on Tuesday and defeated Democrat Nikki Baer who received 44%. Thompson graduated from Somonauk Baptist High Sc...
Nov 04, 2020
Democrat Todd Martin removes Donnelly from State's Attorney post
In the race for La Salle County State's Attorney, Democrat Todd L. Martin appears to have won with 52% of the vote versus Republican Karen Donnelly receiving 48%. The latest numbers are 26,215 votes a...
Nov 04, 2020
LaSalle County judges keep their jobs
Three-quarters of voters in the 13th Judicial Circuit say Gene Daugherity and Joe Hettel can keep being judges. Circuit court judges are up for retention every six years in case they aren't good judge...
Nov 04, 2020
Don Jensen hesitant to claim victory in county board chairman race
Don Jensen appears to be the winner of the LaSalle County Board Chairman's race. But he didn't want to talk about it last night because of the possibility that outstanding mail-in ballots will change ...
Nov 04, 2020
Cong. Kinzinger reelected
Republican Cong. Adam Kinzinger will return to the U.S. House. He expects to work on economic security. Kinzinger got around 65% of the votes. LaSalle Democrat Dani Brzozowski ran for the seat. She sa...
Nov 04, 2020