Category Archives: WCMY News
Bill encouraging mail-in voting goes to governor; Sens. Rezin and Stewart opposed
A bill to encourage more mail-in voting in the fall election is on its way to Gov. Pritzker. Senators Sue Rezin and Brian Stewart were in the minority voting against it when it passed in the chamber F...
May 23, 2020
Democratic Congressional Candidate gets Planned Parenthood Action Fund endorsement
Democratic Candidate for the 16th Congressional District Dani Brzozowski has earned an endorsement from the Planned Parenthood Action Fund. Acting Planned Parenthood Action Fund President Alexis McGil...
May 23, 2020
Ottawa Elementary teachers get new appeals process
Teachers in the Ottawa Elementary School District can now fight a bad evaluation by an administrator. Supt. Cleve Threadgill says the new policy was created in conjunction with the Ottawa Elementary A...
May 23, 2020
Cong. Kinzinger wants product labels to be useful for fighting Chinese counterfeits
Cong. Adam Kinzinger wants merchandise made in China to be clearly labeled. And he wants cell phone apps owned by the Communist Party of China to be clearly marked too. The Channahon Republican says C...
May 23, 2020
Court in LaSalle, Bureau, and Grundy counties resumes June 1
Normal court proceedings are resuming on Monday, June 1 in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit which covers LaSalle, Bureau, and Grundy counties. Extra cleaning procedures will be in place and hand saniti...
May 22, 2020
LaSalle County up to ten deaths from COVID-19
A man in his seventies from LaSalle County is the tenth person to die after contracting COIVD-19. The LaSalle County Health Department also said on Friday that there are three new cases. The county's ...
May 22, 2020
Virtual panel on reopening local economy next week
LaSalle County State's Attorney Karen Donnelly and Small Business Development Center Executive Director Amy Lambert will host an online panel on reopening businesses from 2:30 to 4:30 on Tuesday. Donn...
May 22, 2020
IVCC computers nearly back to normal
Illinois Valley Community College President Jerry Corcoran says the college isn't paying a ransom to get its data back. It'll cost around $200,000, covered by insurance, to restore computers hit by a ...
May 22, 2020
Mix of support and opposition for vote-by-mail expansion
An Illinois Senate bill approved in the House Thursday night would expand voting by mail this fall. People who voted by mail in 2018, 2019, and in this year’s primaries would be sent mail-in vot...
May 22, 2020
Ottawa Elementary District prepares for more e-learning
With the possibility of more learning from home on the horizon, the Ottawa Elementary School District is working to improve its e-learning. Supt. Cleve Threadgill addressed a comment from a parent who...
May 22, 2020