Category Archives: WCMY News
Seven new coronavirus cases reported in LaSalle County
The LaSalle County Health Department is reporting seven new COVID-19 cases. The cases range from men and women in their forties through their eighties. The county has had 91 cases so far. Illinois ann...
May 7, 2020
Ottawa Lions Club cancels 2020 carnival
The Ottawa Lions Club would have started advertising soon for its annual carnival in Ottawa. It was scheduled for Father's Day weekend. Carnival Chairman Brian Baldwin says, as has become par for the ...
May 7, 2020
Corona case surge reported at area nursing home
The number of corona virus cases at one nursing home in the area has ballooned. Aperion Care in Marseilles now reports 31 cases among residents and two among staff. The parent company reported just on...
May 7, 2020
Ameren nearly done with electrical pole and wire replacement work
An Ameren Illinois project to improve service reliability between Ottawa and Wedron is nearly done. The company started replacing power lines and more than 80 power poles in January. It expects the pr...
May 7, 2020
Ottawa YMCA director believes rec center project will boost business downtown
The people behind the community recreation center plan in Ottawa believe the former Central School track by the Illinois River is a great location for it. Joe Capece, the executive director of the Ott...
May 7, 2020
After a dozen applicants, Ottawa prepares for more Business Stabilization grant requests
A dozen Ottawa businesses applied for the first round of Business Stabilization grants. Mayor Dan Aussem says there'll be a conference call for business owners interested in round two today at 5:30pm....
May 7, 2020
Thirteen new COVID-19 cases in LaSalle County
LaSalle County is reporting thirteen new COVID-19 cases. The county health department says the cases range from people in their twenties through their nineties. There now have been 84 cases in the cou...
May 6, 2020
St. Rep. Demmer disagrees with reopening boundaries, wants lawmakers to meet
Illinois House Republicans say they appreciate changes Gov. Pritzker is making to the stay-at-home orders during the pandemic. But they think the regional boundaries he intends to use when deciding wh...
May 6, 2020
Traffic accidents down in Ottawa
Ottawa police say there's been a 50% drop in traffic accidents since the governor's stay at home order went into effect in March compared to the last three years. From March 16 through April 30 in 201...
May 6, 2020
Morris State Senator takes issue with reopening plan
Morris State Senator Sue Rezin says rural counties like Grundy and Kendall shouldn't be in the same region as Cook County for the purposes of reopening. She says the economies in rural counties can't ...
May 6, 2020