Category Archives: WCMY News
Corn Belt Energy supporting pandemic relief through Starved Rock Country Community Foundation
The Starved Rock Country Community Foundation is getting $5,000 for COVID-19 relief from Corn Belt Energy. The foundation can use the money to help people directly affected by the pandemic. The utilit...
May 30, 2020
Five new coronavirus cases and two new recoveries
LaSalle County has five new COVID-19 cases and two new recoveries. The health department says there have been 148 cases and 81 recoveries as of Friday. The cases include a woman in her thirties, a man...
May 29, 2020
State figures document exploding unemployment from pandemic shutdowns
Unemployment has more than tripled in this area since the pandemic shutdowns began. The Illinois Department of Employment Security says 4.6% of LaSalle County residents who wanted work didn't have it ...
May 29, 2020
Ten BEST Inc. business grant applicants to get money for help staying open
The Business Employment Skills Team submitted 29 applications from businesses in eight counties for grants from the state to help them stay open despite changes in the way they have to do business. BE...
May 29, 2020
Ready to reopen, business adapt to coronavirus cautions
A lot of businesses that have been shuttered or just partially open for the last two months are opening up today. There'll be some limitations, like how many people can be in a store and how far apart...
May 29, 2020
Marseilles restaurants get free patio license from City Hall
The Marseilles City Council agreed on Thursday to issue permits to all restaurants in town to serve people outdoors. Mayor Jim Hollenbeck doesn't think it will affect traffic or parking downtown. Holl...
May 28, 2020
One new coronavirus case in LaSalle County; three more recoveries
The LaSalle County Health Department is reporting three new COVID-19 recoveries and just one new case. As of Thursday, there have been 143 cases in the county and 79 recoveries. The new case is a woma...
May 28, 2020
Starved Rock and Matthiessen state parks ready to open--with some limits
Starved Rock State Park reopens Friday. But there are some limits on what can be done. Site Superintendent Alvin Harper says some of the limits are because of flooding and some are because of rules me...
May 28, 2020
Water company advises reopening businesses to flush water lines
Businesses that are reopening after more than two months may need to do some plumbing care. Illinois American Water spokeswoman Karen Cotton says water that's been sitting in pipes for so long can pic...
May 28, 2020
One new COVID-19 case in LaSalle County
LaSalle County had just one additional COVID-19 case to report on Wednesday. The LaSalle County Health Department says the cases is a male in his teens. There have been 142 cases in the county. Illino...
May 27, 2020