Category Archives: WCMY News
LaSalle County COVID case count continues surge; state closing in on 200,000 cases
LaSalle County's coronavirus case count went up by 47 Saturday. New cases included five children under age 13, four teenagers, and every decade of life up to the 100s, except for no one in their 90s b...
Aug 8, 2020
Grant going to LaSalle library
A grant from the Secretary of State's office was awarded to the LaSalle Public Library. The $27,500 grant was from the state's Project Next Generation grant for 2021. PNG is a program created by Secre...
Aug 8, 2020
Ottawa businesses that serve alcohol must close at 10pm
Ottawa Mayor Dan Aussem issued an emergency order today that all businesses with liquor licenses of class B, D, E, or R must close at 10pm. Violations could lead to fines of $75 to $750 and the immedi...
Aug 8, 2020
IVCH Auxiliary announces $5k in scholarships
Five people were chosen for Illinois Valley Community Hospital Auxiliary Scholarships of $1,000 each. Hospital employees and their children who are going into health care can apply for them. Among the...
Aug 8, 2020
Grant money goes to IVCC adult learning programs
Illinois Valley Community College's adult learning programs are about to receive a boost. The college was awarded nearly $80,000 in grant funding from the Illinois Community College Board for their Ca...
Aug 8, 2020
Coronavirus cases approaching 700 so far in LaSalle County
Coming off a record-high 52 cases yesterday, LaSalle County added 25 new coronavirus cases to its count today. The county health department says the total number of cases is at 697. The people who tes...
Aug 7, 2020
No resuming restrictions for LaSalle County a week after governor's warning
Gov. Pritzker hasn't issued any orders putting pandemic related restrictions back in place after easing up on them. That's despite specific warnings to places like LaSalle County last week and the cou...
Aug 7, 2020
City commissioners question car wash location
A car wash is planned for a spot on Ottawa's north side near the Culver's restaurant. Some members of the City Council don't think that's the right business for that location. Commissioner Wayne Eiche...
Aug 7, 2020
Contract awarded for water supply work in Ottawa canal project
A contract has been awarded for the final work needed to turn part of the Illinois and Michigan Canal in Ottawa into a water recreation area. The City Council this week approved a $354,300 bid from Su...
Aug 7, 2020
Record 52 new coronavirus cases in one day reported in LaSalle County
COVID-19 is continuing to skyrocket across LaSalle County. The health department announced 52 new COVID-19 cases Thursday for a total of 621. It is the single-highest daily increase in cases so far. T...
Aug 6, 2020