Category Archives: WCMY News
Coronavirus report for Tuesday: seven new LaSalle County cases, six new recoveries
LaSalle County reported seven new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday. Among them are four men and three women who range from their thirties to their eighties. The county health department says the total is at ...
Jul 21, 2020
Ottawa fire fighter off work with coronavirus
Six Ottawa fire fighters are being monitored for signs of coronavirus infection after another on their shift tested positive for it. A fire department statement says the man was last at work last Tues...
Jul 21, 2020
Marseilles boy died in crash Sunday
The LaSalle County Sheriff's Department says a juvenile died in the crash Sunday on Illinois 71 northeast of U.S. 52. He was from Marseilles. The department hasn't provided his name. Nor has it told w...
Jul 21, 2020
Peru City Council gets three options for swimming pool
The City of Peru is continuing to study the possibility of a new swimming pool. The City Council received three potential options for a pool from a feasibility study done by the firm Counsilman-Hinsak...
Jul 21, 2020
Cold air funnels spotted across LaSalle County
Many people in LaSalle County saw cold air funnels Monday afternoon. Such funnels resemble tornado funnels. However, the National Weather Service says the cloud swirls usually drop only a few hundred ...
Jul 20, 2020
Coronavirus cases surge by 16 in LaSalle County
The LaSalle County Health Department reported 16 new cases of COVID-19 Monday. The county-wide total is now at 343 cases. In addition, three new recoveries were announced for a total of 216. The State...
Jul 20, 2020
Seneca area residents want hearing on barge fleeting proposal
A Joliet company, Illinois and Michigan Oil LLC, proposes a barge fleeting operation on the Illinois River east of Seneca. Attorney Jack Foley represents some area residents who object. They're asking...
Jul 20, 2020
Ottawa mayor: environmental cleanup slowed down land sale to YMCA
Ottawa Mayor Dan Aussem felt good the other day when he signed land sale documents for the Ottawa YMCA to acquire the former Central School track. The community center project that's planned there has...
Jul 20, 2020
Congressional candidates say Illinois deserves better than corruption
LaSalle County Democratic Party Chair Dani Brzozowski says if the allegations in a criminal case against ComEd are true, House Speaker Michael Madigan should resign. The utility company is paying a $2...
Jul 20, 2020
COVID-19 case counts Sunday: 327 for LaSalle County with nine new cases
COVID-19 cases in LaSalle County have added up to 327. Sunday's count added nine new cases. They are a boy and a girl in their teens; three men in their 20s, 30s, and 50s; two women in their 50s; and ...
Jul 20, 2020