Category Archives: WCMY News

Archbishop John Myers, grew up in Earlville, dies at 79
Part of Archbishop John J. Myers' legacy is urging Catholics to put forth a clear Catholic identity. Myers, born in Ottawa in 1941, died in Ottawa this week at age 79 at a senior care facility where h...
WCMY News Sep 24, 2020

Labor of Love home repairs delayed until April
Hundreds of volunteers who would get together for the Labor of Love home repair day next week will have to wait. The United Way of Eastern LaSalle County is postponing the repair day until April 24. A...
WCMY News Sep 24, 2020
Labor of Love home repairs delayed until April
Hundreds of volunteers who would get together for the Labor of Love home repair day next week will have to wait. The United Way of Eastern LaSalle County is postponing the repair day until April 24. A...
WCMY News Sep 24, 2020

Oglesby to refinance $2.7 million in bonds
Oglesby city leaders are expecting to save up to $50,000 refinancing bonds to lower interest rates. John Vezzetti of Bernardi Securities told the City Council this week, he expects to drop two whole p...
WCMY News Sep 24, 2020

Survey says Oglesby residents favor some parking restrictions on narrow streets
A majority of people who answered surveys in Oglesby recently want parking restrictions. Commissioner Jason Curran says one question was on limiting parking to one side on narrow streets so vehicles c...
WCMY News Sep 24, 2020

COVID-19 statistics for Wednesday, September 23
Twenty-two more people died of coronavirus across the state in the Illinois Department of Public Health's figures announced Wednesday. The total is now 8,508. There were 1,848 cases added to the overa...
WCMY News Sep 23, 2020

Candidate thoughts on U.S. House passing spending bill to get into December
Even though it's another short term spending bill, there's a sense of relief among some people that the U.S. House passed it Tuesday night. Republican Cong. Adam Kinzinger says it's one less immediate...
WCMY News Sep 23, 2020

Congressional candidates on RBG and filling the vacancy
Congressional candidate Dani Brzozowski says Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg left a good legacy and it's sad that she's gone. A lot of Democrats say they're afraid about what may happen if P...
WCMY News Sep 23, 2020

Reddick Mansion
The Reddick mansion was built in 1855. Reddick
WCMY News Sep 23, 2020

Fundraiser to mend paths at Starved Rock features local brew
A fundraiser must be held to save the trails at Starved Rock State Park. Kathy Casstevens, Marketing Director at Starved Rock Lodge, is calling this the Path Mender Benefit Event. The fundraiser will ...
WCMY News Sep 23, 2020
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