Category Archives: WCMY News
LaSalle County ready to auction tax-delinquent property
Story by Michael McKenna LaSalle County plans to offer approximately 245 real estate items and mobile homes to the general public through a sealed bid auction sale on Sep 18. That's because tax deed p...
Sep 1, 2020
Coronavirus statistics for Tuesday, September 1
With 39 more deaths added to the tally, the state of Illinois has now logged 8,064 fatal coronavirus cases as of Tuesday. State figures say 1,492 more people have been diagnosed with the virus. That m...
Sep 1, 2020
Submarine veterans memorial to be dedicated in Morris
A historical marker to remember the Manitowoc Ship Building Company is being placed in Morris. U.S.S. Chicago Base Commander John Connon with the U.S. Submarine Veterans says 28 of the submarines buil...
Sep 1, 2020
IVCC restarting beginner airplane pilot training
Illinois Valley Community College is trying its ground-only flight school class again. After just two classes in March, the pandemic forced a cancellation. But a new class for prospective pilots is st...
Sep 1, 2020
Streator man found day after he allegedly fired shot inside home
A Streator man who allegedly fired a gun inside a home Saturday night and then fled was found Monday afternoon. LaSalle County Sheriff's deputies and Streator police were looking for 34-year old Elija...
Sep 1, 2020
Ottawa canal boat damage being assessed; tollhouse withstood storm
The replica canal boat along the Illinois and Michigan Canal in Ottawa needs repairs from the storm of three weeks ago. Ottawa Canal Association President Arnie Bandstra is contacting builders for cos...
Aug 31, 2020
COVID-19 statistics for Monday, August 31
Three more LaSalle County residents have died of COVID-19, according to the county's health department. That makes 48. They were a man in his 80, and two women in their 80s and 90s. The county has had...
Aug 31, 2020
IVCC Board to review three capital improvement projects
The Illinois Valley Community College Board of Trustees will review three capital improvement projects next month. One is the agricultural center, which has been in the works for a few years. It will ...
Aug 31, 2020
COVID-19 statistics for Sunday, August 30
LaSalle County's COVID-19 count climbed to 1,244 cases so far with the addition of 21 cases Sunday. The LaSalle County Health Department reported no new recoveries and no new deaths. Those figures hol...
Aug 31, 2020
Illinois Farm Bureau Adopt-A-Legislator program approaches 20 years
The Illinois Farm Bureau's Adopt-A-Legislator program has been meeting virtually for the most part during the pandemic. Executive Director Mark Gebhards says the program invites legislators from Chica...
Aug 30, 2020