Category Archives: WCMY News
LaSalle County corona case count climbs to 111; recoveries now number 48
Four more people were added to the LaSalle County corona virus case count Wednesday. The LaSalle County Health Department says the total is now 111. Wednesday's cases were three men in their 20s, 50s,...
May 13, 2020
EVENT CANCELLED: Pastor from church suing to reopen will speak in LaSalle County
A pastor from a church in Lena, Illinois was to be the guest speaker at a LaSalle County Tea Party event this week. Pastor Steve Cassell's Beloved Church is suing Gov. Pritzker to get out from under t...
May 13, 2020
IVCC delays first summer session by eight days
The Illinois Valley Community College summer session that was supposed to start Monday is being delayed. A college announcement says the "Summer A" session will start about a week later, on Tuesday, M...
May 13, 2020
Congressional candidate Brzozowski talks about stimulus payments, campaign finance reform in online town hall
LaSalle Democrat Dani Brzozowski feels Gov. Pritzker is doing a good job handling the pandemic. The 16th District Congressional candidate disagrees with Republicans who have criticized Pritzker. Brzoz...
May 12, 2020
Education award winner comes from long line of teachers
McKinley Elementary Reading Specialist Beth Woolley is one this year's recipients of the Regional Office of Education's Excellence in Education Award. Woolley says she comes from a line educators. Woo...
May 12, 2020
One new COVID-19 case; two new recoveries
The LaSalle County Health Department is reporting just one new coronavirus case. It the county's 107th. The case is a man in his thirties. There are also two new recoveries from the virus bringing the...
May 12, 2020
Master gardeners class to start next month
People who are very interested in gardening and would like some credentials to show for it can consider taking the master gardening training through the University of Illinois Extension. Program Coord...
May 12, 2020
Some non-emergency medical procedures resume at Ottawa hospital
St. Elizabeth Hospital in Ottawa is resuming some services that were suspended because of the pandemic. The hospital's announcement Tuesday says patients will get COVID-19 testing 72 hours in advance....
May 12, 2020
Chicago priest appointed coadjutor of the Diocese of Peoria
CHICAGO (AP) - Pope Francis has announced that he has named suburban Chicago priest Rev. Louis Tylka to be the coadjutor bishop of Peoria. As coadjutor bishop, Tylka will assist current Bishop Daniel ...
May 12, 2020
Two new coronavirus cases and one new recovery in LaSalle County
The resident of the LaSalle Veterans Home who had tested positive for COVID-19 has since tested negative according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. The LaSalle County Health Department on ...
May 11, 2020