Category Archives: WCMY News
Getting an unexpected unemployment benefits card could mean identity theft
Some people are getting Illinois unemployment debit cards they didn't ask for. Illinois Department of Employment Security Public Information Officer Rebecca Cisco says that's a warning that someone ha...
Jul 24, 2020
Gunshots hit house in Streator
No one was hurt when bullets hit a home in the 400 block of E. 12th St. in Streator. Police found damage to the home early Friday morning. They believe it's an isolated incident and are investigating.
Jul 24, 2020
Wedron area teen Nolan Ruger remembered at vigil
Fifteen year old Nolan Ruger was tall, liked football, went to Ottawa High School, and was about to start his sophomore year. A traffic crash claimed his life Sunday. His family and friends, about 50 ...
Jul 24, 2020
Unemployment figures improve slightly
LaSalle County’s unemployment rate for June was 13.5%. That’s down from 15.6% in May. Bureau County’s rate improved from 11.6% to 10.0%. Putnam County’s dropped from 12.3% to 1...
Jul 23, 2020
Thursday COVID-19 count: 14 new cases in LaSalle County, state reports 1,624
LaSalle County announced 14 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday. The county health department says there are 378 total cases. Two new recoveries were also announced for a total of 225. The people who teste...
Jul 23, 2020
Fire fighter with COVID-19 wasn't working on an ambulance crew
Ottawa Fire Chief Andy Borkowski says the city's ambulance users are not believed to have had contact with the fire fighter sick with COVID-19 while he could have transmitted it. Borkowski says the ma...
Jul 23, 2020
Restoring order or causing chaos, Congressional candidates speak about federal law enforcement in cities
Pres. Trump is sending federal law enforcement agents to cities where he believes the police need help combating violence. Some people are likening that to a secret police force, because the agents ar...
Jul 23, 2020
No air conditioners for now at three Ottawa schools
Students at Jefferson, Lincoln, and McKinley schools in Ottawa will not have air conditioned classrooms when school resumes next month. The school board this week tabled a plan to add window or wall u...
Jul 23, 2020
LaSalle County coronavirus case count is up to 364
LaSalle County reported 14 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday. The county health department says that makes a total of 364. One additional recovery was also reported. Among the people who tested positive...
Jul 22, 2020
Bishop Jenky to begin training his successor
Bishop Daniel Jenky is getting an assistant who will train to become the bishop when Jenky retires. Rev. Louis Tylka is coming from the Archdiocese of Chicago to be the Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese...
Jul 22, 2020