Category Archives: WCMY News
Marseilles looking to improve and expand sewers
The Marseilles City council is asking for grant money for two sewer projects. Mayor Jim Hollenbeck says one will reline the sanitary sewer line that runs along Bluff and Union Streets. The other will ...
Jun 5, 2020
Morris State Senator says violence isn't the way to accomplish change
Morris Republican State Senator Sue Rezin says what happened to George Floyd while in the custody of Minneapolis police is unconscionable. She says that peaceful protests are being hijacked by outside...
Jun 5, 2020
LaSalle County has nine new COVID-19 recoveries; one new case
Nine more people in LaSalle County who tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered. The LaSalle County Health Department says there was just one new case to report on Friday. That puts recoveries at 9...
Jun 5, 2020
Money still available for local businesses from Marseilles City Hall for COVID-19 relief
The Marseilles City Council has approved eleven loans for businesses being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor Jim Hollenbeck says the city still has $40,000 to loan out. The loans are interest f...
Jun 5, 2020
Ottawa to have city computer systems assessed for security weaknesses
Ottawa Mayor Dan Aussem wants to make sure the city's computers aren't vulnerable to hackers. The city's hiring a firm to look them over. The company will look for weak points in the city’s comp...
Jun 5, 2020
Washington Park fountain to get repairs
Niles Industrial Coatings put in the low bid for some work at Washington Park in Ottawa. City Commissioner Marla Rodriguez says the 18-year old fountain needs work: concrete patching, painting, and el...
Jun 5, 2020
Settlement imminent in case to rehire fired deputy auditors
The lawyers didn’t go into details Thursday, but they informed Grundy County Judge Lance Peterson that the LaSalle County Board is about to consider a settlement with two deputy auditors who los...
Jun 4, 2020
Man in his seventies dies after testing positive for COVID-19
Another person from LaSalle County has died after contracting the coronavirus. The LaSalle County Health Department says the man was in his seventies. There have been sixteen coronavirus-related death...
Jun 4, 2020
Congressman and challenger on George Floyd death
Cong. Adam Kinzinger says what happened to George Floyd makes him sick. He also says the right to protest doesn't include the right to deface U.S. memorials, burn historic buildings, and loot business...
Jun 4, 2020
Marseilles City Council votes to require businesses to register with city hall
Marseilles City Hall will now require all businesses to register for a license. Mayor Jim Hollenbeck says some types of businesses, such as home businesses or contractors, already have to do it. The o...
Jun 4, 2020