Category Archives: WCMY News
Marseilles Comm. Schaefer is outstanding Scout leader
One of the people on the Marseilles City Council is a Scout Leader. The Boys Scouts of America recognized Nathan Schaefer with an award. BSA gave it to him at this past week's City Council meeting. Th...
Jul 18, 2020
LaSalle County gets money for expunging minor cannabis cases
Minor cannabis-related cases in LaSalle County are being expunged. The State's Attorney's office is getting over $12,000 to review minor cannabis cases eligible for expungement. State law requires the...
Jul 18, 2020
Congressional candidate says Stone sentence commutation is a new peak for corruption
Congressional candidate Dani Brzozowski says people have come to expect some corruption in government, but Pres. Trump commuting Roger Stone's sentence is a new peak. Stone avoids a three-and-a-half y...
Jul 17, 2020
St. Rep. Welter calls on House Speaker Michael Madigan to resign
Morris Republican St. Rep. David Welter says Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan should resign. He says the charges that ComEd bribed Madigan associates for help passing legislation beneficial to t...
Jul 17, 2020
Gov. Pritzker: Illinois speaker 'must resign' if allegations true
CHICAGO (AP) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker says Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan “must resign” if allegations of corruption are true against the fellow Democrat long considered the state̵...
Jul 17, 2020
ComEd to pay $200M over bribery, Illinois speaker implicated
CHICAGO (AP) - The U.S. Attorney’s office says electric utility ComEd has agreed to pay $200 million to resolve a federal criminal investigation into a long-running bribery scheme that implicate...
Jul 17, 2020
Marseilles mayor says not answering the census is costly
Marseilles Mayor Jim Hollenbeck says the city will get about $1,400 per person per year in state and federal funds over the next decade. So, it's important to answer the census. He says that adds up t...
Jul 17, 2020
Drive-thru coronavirus tests at county health department on pause
Drive-thru coronavirus testing at the LaSalle County Health Department is suspended. The department says the lab it uses can't handle all the demand for its services. So another lab is being looked fo...
Jul 17, 2020
Another coronavirus death recorded in LaSalle County
The LaSalle County Health Department reported 11 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday, bringing the total to 297. In addition, one death was also reported for a total of 18. Two new recoveries were also ann...
Jul 17, 2020
Ottawa YMCA buys land for new community center
It's been a long time coming, and Ottawa YMCA CEO Joe Capece says he feels good. The Y Thursday morning bought the land where a new community center will go behind the Knights of Columbus building fro...
Jul 16, 2020