Category Archives: WCMY News
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
$100k bond set for Ottawa man after stolen car crash
An Ottawa man allegedly stole a car from Ottawa, crashed it into the gate at the National Guard training site in Marseilles, and then crashed again into a culvert south of Seneca. LaSalle County deput...
May 27, 2020
LaSalle County defendants must resume showing up for court
A lot of defendants whose cases have been delayed for the last couple months in LaSalle County will have to show up for their next court dates. Sheriff Tom Templeton says take your own mask, if you ha...
May 27, 2020
First jurors in more than two months could be seated in LaSalle County next week
Courts will reopen for more normal business Monday. LaSalle County Courts Administrator Lori Wakeman says that means jury trials resume. Three criminal case trials were scheduled for next week, but it...
May 27, 2020
Man killed in Monday train crash identified
The person killed in a train versus pedestrian crash Monday morning at the south railroad crossing on Main Street in Marseilles has been identified as 48-year-old Patrick D. Haff who was homeless. Mar...
May 27, 2020
Several downtown Ottawa Streets closing for outdoor dining
Ottawa City Hall is implementing new parking restrictions and street closures to accommodate outdoor dining as Illinois moves into phase three of reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday. The ...
May 27, 2020
Demmer says budget only 'balanced on a wing and a prayer'
Dixon State Rep. Tom Demmer says the $40-billion budget passed by the Illinois House on Saturday isn't balanced. Demmer says Republicans were largely left out of the discussion of making it. Demmer is...
May 27, 2020