Category Archives: WCMY News
Return to work reflected in dropping unemployment numbers
Unemployment numbers dropped from June to July as pandemic restrictions eased and people returned to work. LaSalle County's rate dropped from 13.5% to 10.1%. Bureau County's was 10.0% in June and 7.8%...
Aug 28, 2020
COVID-19 statistics for Thursday, August 27
LaSalle County has now had 45 deaths from the coronavirus, according to the LaSalle County Health Department’s daily update on Thursday. A woman in her 80s is the latest to succumb to it. Six mo...
Aug 27, 2020
COVID and schools update: LP High School to start all remote learning; no Ottawa Elem. classes Friday
LaSalle-Peru High School is moving to all remote learning starting Tuesday. That will last until October 16. That decision is on the heels of a positive coronavirus test case there. Supt. Steven Wrobl...
Aug 27, 2020
Ottawa Chamber director hopes nuclear plant closures can be avoided
With 24 people in the Ottawa zip code working at the Dresden nuclear power station, Ottawa Chamber of Commerce Director Jeff Hettrick estimates an impact of up to $2.4 million per year on the city's e...
Aug 27, 2020
Lawmaker reactions to nuclear power plant closure announcement
St. Rep. Tom Demmer takes Exelon's nuclear power plant closure announcement to mean it's not certain. He says he'll work with Gov. Pritzker and other lawmakers to make sure there's a seat at the table...
Aug 27, 2020
Sen. candidate Mark Curran speaks to LaSalle County Tea Party audience
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mark Curran says if something can be made in America, it should be. He believes a friendlier business environment in the U.S. would help. Curran is a former Democrat. ...
Aug 27, 2020
Exelon to close Byron and Dresden power plants; LaSalle and Braidwood at risk
The Dresden nuclear power plant near Morris will close by November next year and the Byron nuclear power plant near Rockford will close by next September-unless energy policy changes. Exelon Generatio...
Aug 27, 2020
Schools update: Two Ottawa schools report COVID cases; Streator High updates count
Shepherd Middle School is closed for additional cleaning because someone at the school tested positive for the coronavirus. A message from the Ottawa Elementary School District says students and staff...
Aug 26, 2020
Disagree with the payroll tax cut? You can keep yours in retirement.
The extra net pay some workers are about to get from Pres. Trump's payroll tax cut is money diverted from the Social Security fund. And Social Security doesn't fund an easy retirement lifestyle for a ...
Aug 26, 2020
Two arrested in Ottawa on charges of having 250 grams of meth
Thirty-two year old Elizabeth N. Rodriguez and 27-year old Enrique Vidal Santana-Diaz were arrested Tuesday at a home at 1512 Kansas St. in Ottawa. They're charged with dealing methamphetamine. Triden...
Aug 26, 2020