Category Archives: WCMY News
Black Lives Matter demonstrators strike up dialogue with Ottawa Police Chief
UPDATE: A protest was in the works for LaSalle today, but it has been cancelled due to the weather. Organizer Angel Patterson says she’s trying to plan it for next Wednesday. A large group of Bl...
Jun 02, 2020
Two more coronavirus deaths and four more recoveries in LaSalle County
The LaSalle County Health Department says a man in his 70s and a woman in her 90s are the two latest fatal cases of the COVID-19 virus in the county. That brings to 15 the number of deaths in the coun...
Jun 02, 2020
Record low mortgage interest rates keep lenders busy with applications
The pandemic isn't stopping people from applying for new home loans and refinancing while mortgage rates are at record lows. Nikki Youngsma, a mortgage officer at Financial Plus Credit Union, says shu...
Jun 02, 2020
Man found in river was one of two missing fishermen
The man whose body was found in the Illinois River by Covel Creek west of Ottawa Saturday had fallen into the water while fishing 70 miles away in Kankakee, Conservation Police confirmed Tuesday. Fort...
Jun 02, 2020
Marseilles implements city fines to use instead of criminal charges for businesses disobeying executive orders
The Marseilles City Council last week passed an ordinance that establishes city level violations for disobeying rules set by the governor during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor Jim Hollenbeck says he doe...
Jun 02, 2020
People on edge over threat that doesn't materialize
Anxiety and rumors got the best of a lot of people in the area yesterday as they exaggerated ordinary local crime stories into tales of looters coming from outside the area to cause mayhem. People ret...
Jun 02, 2020
Local protests against George Floyd's killing are peaceful but strong
Around 300 people formed a walking rally in LaSalle yesterday afternoon to protest police brutality against minorities: One of that event's organizers identified herself as Sarah Berg. The people who ...
Jun 01, 2020
Small demonstration in Ottawa to protest police brutality
A small group of demonstrators held signs with slogans like "black lives matter" to protest police brutality in Ottawa's Washington Park Monday evening. A passerby named Ameer Hammad joined them. Anot...
Jun 01, 2020
Peru chief says incident near mall unrelated to protests
Peru police handled a domestic situation near the mall in the noon hour Monday. Several people were arrested later on Shooting Park Road. Chief Doug Bernabei says it was totally unrelated to any prote...
Jun 01, 2020
No new COVID-19 cases on Monday in LaSalle County
LaSalle County had no new coronavirus cases on Monday. The health department says the county has 154 total cases. Illinois is up to 121,234 cases and 5,412 deaths. It added 974 cases on Monday and 23 ...
Jun 01, 2020