Category Archives: WCMY News
Update on schools reacting to possible COVID-19 exposures
Two staff members and 18 students at Streator High have been told to quarantine because of possible coronavirus exposure. The district says two students have been confirmed to have the virus, but neit...
Aug 22, 2020
Burgoo Festival cancelled
There will be no Burgoo Festival this year. The LaSalle County Historical Society announced Friday, it has cancelled the 51st annual event. It's the latest event in this area to be affected by the pan...
Aug 22, 2020
Head of county auditors association urges voters to keep post in LaSalle County
If LaSalle County voters eliminate the elected auditor's job, they may come to regret it. That's the warning from Bob Grogan, the president of the Illinois Association of County Auditors. He says some...
Aug 22, 2020
COVID-19 counts for Friday, August 21
The LaSalle County Health Department reported one additional COVID-19 related death on Friday. There has been at least one death every day this week. The individual is a woman in her seventies. Thirty...
Aug 21, 2020
Child porn investigation leads to former Ottawa man's arrest
A child pornography investigation that began in Ottawa two weeks ago has led to a man's arrest in Shorewood. Forty-one year old Benjamin B. Ruble was arrested in Shorewood, where he lives now, Friday ...
Aug 21, 2020
Marseilles men charged with cocaine dealing
Two Marseilles men arrested Wednesday are charged with dealing cocaine. Bond for 47-year old Eddie "Capone" Booker is $1 million. For 28-year old Dwane "Gucci" Thomas, it's $500,000. Each is accused o...
Aug 21, 2020
LaSalle County off COVID-19 warning list; some neighboring counties are still on
LaSalle County is off the state's COVID-19 warning list again. But Will, Grundy, and Bureau counties are still on it. The Illinois Department of Public Health rates counties by new cases per 100,000 p...
Aug 21, 2020
UPDATED: Notifications to parents of COVID-19 at school have begun
Some students and staff at Woodland School south of Streator are being told they need to isolate themselves for 14 days. A staff member at the school tested positive for COVID-19 this week, according ...
Aug 21, 2020
Political parties up against gathering restrictions ahead of election
If not for the pandemic, the major political parties and their candidates would be busy every weekend with parades, festivals, and other events where candidates can get their message out to a lot of p...
Aug 21, 2020
Ottawa liquor sellers can stay open past 10pm again
Bars and other businesses with liquor licenses from the city of Ottawa can stay open until their usual times again. Mayor Dan Aussem yesterday lifted the 10pm closure rule, effective today. He issued ...
Aug 21, 2020