Category Archives: WCMY News
Four more COVID-19 cases in LaSalle County; One death in Grundy County
The LaSalle County Health Department is announcing four more cases of COVID-19 in the county. One is a man in his thirties who is at home recovering. Another is a man in his forties who is at a hospit...
Apr 05, 2020
7th annual Best Friend Pet Photo contest ready to start
Hundreds of people are expected to send pictures to the No Animal Left Behind Best Friend Photo Contest. It's the seventh year for the contest founder Jean Nakaerts says the email entries can begin on...
Apr 05, 2020
Seventh COVID-19 case reported in LaSalle County
A man in his forties is the seventh confirmed coronavirus case in LaSalle County. The person is hospitalized in isolation. The Health Department is stressing that even though the number of confirmed c...
Apr 04, 2020
Pandemic preparations: state sends refrigerator trailer to LaSalle County
The state has sent a refrigerator trailer to LaSalle County, to be used for body storage in case there are a lot of deaths from the corona virus. County Coroner William Wujek was going to ask the Coun...
Apr 04, 2020
IV PADS getting by without Lily Pads sales
The Lily Pads resale shops that support the Illinois Valley PADS homeless shelters are closed until the stay-at-home restrictions are gone. To save operational costs, the PADS shelter in Ottawa isn't ...
Apr 04, 2020
Grand Ridge water tower project generated voter turnout boost
Grand Ridge voters were very interested in the water tower referendum they approved. The LaSalle County election canvass published on Tuesday shows 40% of Farm Ridge Township's 595 registered voters c...
Apr 04, 2020
Peru mayor asking stores to follow new guidelines
Peru Mayor Scott Harl is asking stores, and other businesses, to follow new guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Among the guidelines are only allowing one person per cart at stores, banning ...
Apr 03, 2020
IVCC students get extra time to withdraw from classes
Students who want to withdraw from 16-week classes at Illinois Valley Community College have a little longer to do it. The college has moved the deadline from Tuesday next week to Wednesday, April 22....
Apr 03, 2020
Marseilles City Council approves emergency business loan program
The Marseilles City Council voted Wednesday to approve changes to the Community Development Assistance Program. Mayor Jim Hollenbeck says the changes allow the city to offer no-interest loans to local...
Apr 03, 2020
All Ottawa parks ordered closed
All parks in Ottawa are now closed. The Ottawa Police Department says only the boat launches at Allen and Fox River parks will stay open for the public and only for launching boats. All public bathroo...
Apr 02, 2020