Category Archives: WCMY News
Social distancing and masks part of IVCC's plan to return to the classroom
Illinois Valley Community College plans to return to face-to-face classes this fall. Vice President of Academic Affairs Debora Anderson says it won't be every class. Classes will also have fewer stude...
Jul 2, 2020
Big crowds expected at state parks over the weekend
Conservation police are warning people not to park on the highways if parking fills up at Starved Rock and Matthiessen state parks over the holiday weekend. Captain Laura Petreikis says people should ...
Jul 2, 2020
Two shot in Princeton; one dead
UPDATE: Police are looking for a person of interest in the investigation named Davijon Robinson. He is thought to be in Kewanee. The Princeton Police Department is looking into a shooting that left on...
Jul 1, 2020
LaSalle County adds four coronavirus cases to its count
LaSalle County is up to 219 coronavirus cases. The health department announced four new cases on Wednesday. The new cases are a teen, a woman in her twenties, and two women in their fifties. There are...
Jul 1, 2020
Streator police looking for information on stabbing
Streator police are asking for anyone with information on a stabbing that happened in the 600 block of Illinois Street on Tuesday to come forward. A woman was stabbed by someone she is said to know. S...
Jul 1, 2020
Music in the Park back on
The Ottawa City Council is bringing back Music in the Park at Washington Park in the downtown area. It had been canceled in May because of the coronavirus pandemic. Mayor Dan Aussem says people wanted...
Jul 1, 2020
Sandwich Fair canceled
The Sandwich Fair Association has canceled the annual fair that has been held in Sandwich since the 1880's due to coronavirus concerns. It was planned for September. A statement from the fair associat...
Jul 1, 2020
Volunteers of all skill levels needed for home rehab in Ottawa
In one week, Habitat for Humanity of LaSalle, Bureau, and Putnam Counties wants to start its part of a rehab project on Ottawa's west side. The home belongs to 34-year old Marine Corps veteran Jeremy ...
Jul 1, 2020
LaSalle County COVID-19 count up to 215 with 151 recoveries
The LaSalle County Health Department says there are five new coronavirus cases in the county. The total is at 215. Recoveries remain at 151. Illinois announced 724 new cases on Tuesday and 23 new deat...
Jun 30, 2020
Illinois Senator doesn't believe that President Trump wasn't aware of bounties reportedly placed on U.S. troops
Illinois Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth is finding it hard to believe that President Trump was unaware of an alleged plot to put bounties on U.S. troops in Afghanistan by Russia. Duckworth says if...
Jun 30, 2020