Category Archives: WCMY News
Hot, humid spell creates risk of heat illness
The long string of hot, humid days can be very hard on some bodies. Heat illness prevention means allowing the body to cool down from time to time. Dr. Nicholas Reinhart of the OSF St. Elizabeth Hospi...
Jul 09, 2020
Restaurant closes after employee's coronavirus test
People who had events booked at Red Dog Grill over the next few days are being notified that they're cancelled. Management announced Wednesday that it's closing the restaurant at Heritage Harbor until...
Jul 09, 2020
Back the Blue and Black Lives Matter to rally blocks apart from each other
An organization called Citizens Observing Police Service will put on a pro-police rally Saturday outside the LaSalle police station. After the Back the Blue rally at noon, there'll be a parade through...
Jul 09, 2020
Many questions still remain about returning to school in the fall
The Ottawa Grade School Board has more questions than answers after guidelines for returning to in-person instruction were released a few weeks ago. Supt. Cleve Threadgill told the board of education ...
Jul 08, 2020
Daughter of man found dead in LaSalle in 2018 says he was lynched; LaSalle Police Department confident death was suicide
An investigation into the death of a 40-year-old black man from Riverdale in 2018 near the 101 Supper Club in LaSalle ruled it a suicide by hanging. William Young’s daughter thinks her father wa...
Jul 08, 2020
980 new COVID-19 cases announced in Illinois; three in LaSalle County
The LaSalle County Health Department added three new COVID-19 cases to its count on Wednesday. The county has had 237 cases and 175 recoveries. Five new recoveries were announced Wednesday. Illinois i...
Jul 08, 2020
Peru Library Summer Reading Challenge open to everyone
Although the Peru Public Library is open to in-person browsing and borrowing again, most programs are still canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Director Charm Ruhnke says the summer reading cha...
Jul 08, 2020
LaSalle County asking for $60 million in case over addictive pain killers
LaSalle County State's Attorney Karen Donnelly says the county is asking for $60 million in the opioid drug lawsuit. That would cover damages that have happened since 2003 and that are expected throug...
Jul 08, 2020
Ottawa public works employees to return to previous scheduling after grievance settlement
Ottawa Public Works employees will return to the shift scheduling they had before the new year started. New hires in the department will also get one year probationary periods instead of just six mont...
Jul 08, 2020
State reports 587 new COVID-19 cases; LaSalle County adds six
The Illinois Department of Public Health added 587 new coronavirus cases to its count on Tuesday. There were 37 new deaths across the state. The LaSalle County Health Department added six new cases Tu...
Jul 07, 2020