Category Archives: WCMY News
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
Pandemic stops LaSalle County 4H Show and Junior Fair
Too hard to hold an event that draws thousands of people each night during pandemic restrictions, the LaSalle County Junior Fair will not happen this year. Junior Fair Board President Chuck Walter say...
Jun 12, 2020
Another bump in involuntary manslaughter case as prosecutors opt out
The LaSalle County State’s Attorney’s Office Thursday got out of a case in which an Iowa man is accused of using excessive force by putting an Ottawa man in a choke hold that ended fatally...
Jun 11, 2020
LaSalle County coronavirus recoveries now right under two-thirds
Thirteen more people from LaSalle County have recovered from the coronavirus. The county health department says that brings the total to 116. It's just below two-thirds of the total number of cases so...
Jun 11, 2020
More than 500 take free online courses through IVCC
Illinois Valley Community College has been offering free online courses since March. Director of Continuing Education and Business Services Jennifer Scheri says as of this week, 526 students have sign...
Jun 11, 2020
Free, drive-thru coronavirus test offered in LaSalle County by appointment
The LaSalle County Health Department is taking registration for free COVID-19 testing. It'll be done next Wednesday, June 17 from 9am to 1pm in a drive-through line at the Emergency Management Agency ...
Jun 11, 2020
Ottawa woman jailed with $1 million bond for alleged drug delivery
A charge of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance with a $1 million bond amount was served on an Ottawa woman last night. LaSalle county deputies say 21-year old Claudia D. Smith was named in a ...
Jun 11, 2020
Corona case count update: 171 LaSalle County cases including 103 recoveries
A woman in her 30s and a boy are the latest LaSalle County coronavirus cases. They bring the total case count so far to 171. The LaSalle County Health Department reported one more recovery Wednesday. ...
Jun 10, 2020