Category Archives: WCMY News
Congressional candidate Brzozowski says pandemic relief should go directly to people, not companies
Democrats and Republicans have several big differences to work out in the next coronavirus relief bill, including how much to pay people who are out of work. The $600 extra per week is expiring. Repub...
Jul 29, 2020
Bakery and deli closed at Handy Foods after employee tests positive for COVID-19
Cookies, sandwiches, and other food at the Handy Foods bakery and deli won't be available for a few days. A store announcement says the department is closed until Monday. An employee tested positive f...
Jul 29, 2020
Pontiac man identified as victim in fatal pickup-tree crash
The man who died in a traffic crash in Streator over the weekend was a 36-year old from Pontiac. Streator Deputy Police Chief Robert Turner says David Prokopec was in the pickup truck that hit a tree ...
Jul 28, 2020
Nine new coronavirus cases reported in LaSalle County Tuesday
LaSalle County reported nine new coronavirus cases Tuesday. The county health department says the total is at 427. Among the positive tests include four men and five women ranging from their 20s to th...
Jul 28, 2020
Main entrance to Matthiessen State Park to be closed Wednesday
The main road into Matthiessen State Park will be closed Wednesday. Park Ranger Alvin Harper says you can still get into the park, just not by driving the normal way into the dells area. And just a fr...
Jul 28, 2020
Sen. Durbin recalls Cong Lewis
Sen. Dick Durbin says Cong. John Lewis was a good friend and he'll miss him. Lewis was beaten and arrested during a civil rights march across the Edmund Pettus bridge in Selma, Alabama in the 1960s. D...
Jul 28, 2020
Lawsuit seeks $150M in ComEd refunds after bribery scheme
CHICAGO (AP) - A class-action lawsuit filed seeks $150 million in refunds from ComEd for rate increases and benefits the utility received from Illinois as part of an alleged bribery scheme. The lawsui...
Jul 28, 2020
Co-owners retiring, S & S Travel closing after 38 years
A travel booking company that's been in business in Ottawa for 38 years is closing this week. S and S Travel co-owner Sandy Robinson is going into semi-retirement. She planned to retire at the end of ...
Jul 28, 2020
LaSalle County coronavirus count Monday: 418 cases, 235 recoveries
LaSalle County added five new coronavirus cases to its tally Monday. The county health department says the total is at 418. Four new recoveries were also announced for a total of 235. Among the cases ...
Jul 28, 2020
Third drug arrest made after special investigation in Peru
A series of drug dealing arrests that began Friday continues. Peru police went to 23-year old Richard K. Basques' home on Water St. Monday morning and served a warrant. Bond is set at $750,000 on char...
Jul 27, 2020