Category Archives: WCMY News
Cars to cruise for the first time in annual cruise night
The 22nd annual LaSalle County Cruise Night will be this Friday in Ottawa. Organizer Mike Dougherty says the people entering their cars will begin registering on Albin Stevens Dr. at 4pm. But instead ...
Jun 15, 2020
LaSalle County coronavirus case count climbs to 180
LaSalle County's coronavirus case count is 180. It went up by three Sunday with the addition of three men. The LaSalle County Health Department says two men in their 20s and one in his 50s tested posi...
Jun 15, 2020
Congressional candidate Brzozowski says seeing so many people calling for change is powerful
Complaints about police brutality aren't new. But protests on such a wide scale are. Democratic Congressional candidate Dani Brzozowski thinks George Floyd's death may be the straw that broke the came...
Jun 15, 2020
Cong. Kinzinger says National Guard airplane isn't used for spying
Cong. Adam Kinzinger says claims that the RC-26b is a spy plane used to gather information about protesters are false. The Channahon Republican says he flies the plane for the National Guard. He flew ...
Jun 15, 2020
IVCC ag building almost done
An open house is being planned for the new Illinois Valley Community college ag building. The building is going up at an old barn site south of the main campus. College President Jerry Corcoran says t...
Jun 14, 2020
29 more coronavirus deaths in Illinois; total now 6,289
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Health officials say an additional 29 people in Illinois have died from the coronavirus, bringing the total number of deaths to 6,289. The Illinois Department of Public Health...
Jun 13, 2020
Little Free Library placed at Habitat For Humanity project site
A house shaped book bin has been installed at the Habitat For Humanity home site on Ottawa's south side. The Little Free Library is in the 1200 block of Catherine just up the street from McKinley Scho...
Jun 13, 2020
LaSalle County property owners start receiving tax bills
LaSalle County property tax bills were mailed Wednesday. Treasurer Jim Spelich says 66,137 went out. The due dates are July 15 for installment one and September 4 for installment two. But the county i...
Jun 13, 2020
St. Rep. Yednock votes for suspending late property tax fees
St. Rep. Lance Yednock is hoping Gov. Pritzker signs a bill to grant property tax relief statewide in counties that have declared pandemic emergencies by suspending late fees. Senate Bill 685 would al...
Jun 12, 2020
St. Rep. Lance Yednock supports bill to expand health care access
Ottawa Democrat Lance Yednock says he'll continue to look for ways to expand people's access to health care. The Illinois House member says a recently passed bill, Senate Bill 1864, expands access to ...
Jun 12, 2020