Category Archives: WCMY News
LaSalle County adds five COVID-19 cases; one recovery
LaSalle County's COVID-19 case count is up to 210. The county health department announced five new cases on Monday. There is also one new recovery for a total of 151. Illinois announced 738 new cases ...
Jun 29, 2020
Comprehensive plan update coming for Ottawa
Ottawa is updating its comprehensive plan. The city adopted the current plan in 2014. Mayor Dan Aussem says the City Council is hiring a firm to look over what changes are needed. Since 2014, the city...
Jun 29, 2020
LaSalle County on target with COVID-19 metrics
The Illinois Department of Public Health is releasing more county-specific data on COVID-19 infections. A page on the agency's website shows how each county is doing with reopening metrics. LaSalle Co...
Jun 29, 2020
LaSalle County COVID-19 case count still at 205
The LaSalle County Health Department had no new coronavirus cases to report on Sunday. The count is still at 205. The state announced 646 new cases and 15 new deaths on Sunday. Totals are at 141,723 c...
Jun 29, 2020
Channahon man killed in Grundy County motorcycle crash Sunday
A Channahon man was killed in a motorcycle crash Sunday near Morris on I-80. State police say 35-year-old Nathan Oliver Carroll was heading eastbound in the left lane on a motorcycle. While trying to ...
Jun 29, 2020
Hegeler Carus Mansion tours resume this week
Volunteers will get back into action leading tours at Hegeler Carus Mansion Wednesday. Executive Director Cindy Waddick says they've been off since the middle of March because of the pandemic shutdown...
Jun 28, 2020
COVID case count updates for June 27
LaSalle County Health Dept. figures announced Saturday say there have been 205 coronavirus cases so far. Two of the cases were added to the count Saturday. They are a girl in her teens and a woman in ...
Jun 27, 2020
Habitat for Humanity to rehab west side Ottawa house for Marine Corps veteran
There'll be a little overlap with two Habitat For Humanity projects in Ottawa. A new house on Catherine St. is almost finished. Now, Habitat is looking for volunteers to help with a rehab on Ottawa Av...
Jun 27, 2020
Peru police chief warns of fines for illegal fireworks
Peru police are warning that fines for illegally shooting off fireworks range from $50 to $500. An announcement from Chief Doug Bernabei says there seems to be a strong uptick in illegal fireworks inc...
Jun 27, 2020
Pandemic has its effects on holding office and campaigning for it
The pandemic continues having an effect on campaigning and holding office. Republican Cong. Adam Kinzinger is asking Congress to quit using Zoom. He says he's concerned about Zoom censoring on behalf ...
Jun 26, 2020