Category Archives: WCMY News
Peru Mall redevelopment gets city council approval
The Peru City Council voted to approve a plan that would tear down part of the Peru Mall. The plan would replace the mall with an apartment complex and free standing retail stores. The redevelopment w...
Aug 18, 2020
COVID-19 figures for Monday, August 17
Four additional COVID-19 related deaths were reported by the LaSalle County Health Department on Monday. The people listed were a woman in her seventies, two women in their nineties, and a male in his...
Aug 17, 2020
Crops may rebound from derecho damage, but some grain bins are destroyed
The derecho damaged a lot of crops in Iowa. LaSalle County Farm Bureau President David Isermann says grain bins were blown over too. Farmers who still have grain to harvest will have to figure out whe...
Aug 17, 2020
Power companies report full restoration after derecho
ComEd worked into the weekend restoring electric service in LaSalle, Grundy, and Bureau counties. The company had just a few scattered outages in LaSalle County Saturday afternoon. Ameren Illinois fin...
Aug 17, 2020
Cong. Kinzinger asks leaders to speak out against QAnon
Cong. Adam Kinzinger says people who believe conspiracy theories aren’t crazy and don’t have bad intentions. But he’s asking anyone who believes them to investigate them with an open...
Aug 17, 2020
COVID-19 counts for Sunday, August 16
Another LaSalle County resident has died because of COVID-19, according to the LaSalle County Health Department. The woman was in her 70s. That makes 30 deaths attributed to the virus from LaSalle Cou...
Aug 16, 2020
IVCC budget hearing to be September 10
A public hearing is planned for September 10 on Illinois Valley Community College's budget for the upcoming fiscal year. After that, the Board of Trustees will vote on it. The budget looks ahead to $3...
Aug 16, 2020
Crop pest survey in LaSalle and other counties is finishing up
LaSalle County is one of seven state counties to be given a crop pest survey by the state this year. The survey helps identify new and emerging diseases in corn and soybeans. Survey Coordinator Kelly ...
Aug 16, 2020
COVID-19 update for Saturday, August 15
LaSalle County reports 935 coronavirus cases so far with 24 cases added Saturday and the removal of another case involving someone who lives in another county. The new cases range in age from their te...
Aug 15, 2020
Sen. Durbin wants USPS to assure on-time delivery of ballots
A new postmaster for the United States Postal Service has people on edge about mail-in voting for the upcoming election. The concerns tend to be about people’s votes supposedly not being counted...
Aug 15, 2020