Category Archives: WCMY News
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 06, 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 06, 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 06, 2020
TIF fund money to help pay for Ottawa community recreation center
The Ottawa City Council is committing up to $3.5 million in tax increment financing funds for the new community recreation center building. The project's total rough estimate cost is $20 million. The ...
May 06, 2020
St. Rep. Welter thinks the Illinois reopening boundaries were drawn wrong
St. Rep. David Welter says he's furious about the way the reopening region lines were drawn. He doesn't think Kendall and Grundy counties belong in the same region as Cook County, which has a higher p...
May 06, 2020
Virus found in two nursing home settings in LaSalle County so far
At least two nursing homes in LaSalle County have had corona virus cases. The Illinois Department of Public Health says a resident of the veterans home in LaSalle has the virus. An announcement yester...
May 06, 2020
Ottawa cancels all summer events
Ottawa has cancelled its summer events. City Commissioner Wayne Eichelkraut says it's too risky to start putting a lot of money into big events that may not be allowed because of the pandemic. And dow...
May 05, 2020
Two new coronavirus cases, eleven recoveries, and one death announced in LaSalle County
A woman in her eighties is second person from LaSalle County to die from COVID-19. The LaSalle County Health Department on Tuesday also announced two new cases of the virus. They include a man in his ...
May 05, 2020
Plan to reopen state unveiled
Gov. Pritzker says a five phase plan will be implemented to reopen the state. Each phase depends on a number of factors that include how fast coronavirus is spreading and how many people are in the ho...
May 05, 2020
Coach Tim Jobst remembered for his calm, rational approach
Retired Ottawa High School athletic trainer Joe Haywood says former athletic director Tim Jobst didn't yell a lot. He had a calm, rational approach as the head football coach. Even in the playoffs, Jo...
May 05, 2020