Category Archives: WCMY News
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 05, 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 05, 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 05, 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 04, 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 04, 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 04, 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 04, 2020
Financially challenged AMC owns movie theaters in Peru and Morris
The AMC movie theater chain says low cash flow could put it out of business. If so, its movie theaters in Morris and at the Peru Mall would close. Movie theaters were already facing financial challeng...
Jun 04, 2020
Two new COVID-19 cases in LaSalle County
LaSalle County has two more coronavirus cases according to the county health department. The cases are a woman in her thirties and a man in his forties. The county's total is now at 156. Illinois anno...
Jun 03, 2020
Marseilles Fun Days canceled but will return
The Marseilles Fun Days committee decided to cancel this year's event over restrictions in place because of the coronavirus pandemic. Committee member Catherine Strottner says the fireworks are also c...
Jun 03, 2020