Category Archives: WCMY News

All parks in Ottawa are now closed. The Ottawa Police Department says only the boat launches at Allen and Fox River parks will stay open for the public and only for launching boats. All public bathroo...

February unemployment numbers, representing the period before the pandemic related layoffs, were looking good for this area. LaSalle County's rate was 4.8%, down from 5.8% in January. Bureau County's ...

The global coronavirus pandemic has been roiling the stock market for several months now. Ottawa Edward Jones Financial Advisor Kim Krueger says that's not a reason to sell everything in your stock po...

Updating and clarifying a story we ran earlier this week, the U.S. Treasury Department says it will not require Social Security recipients to file tax returns if they're eligible for corona virus stim...

Mendota Mayor David Boelk is putting restrictions in place meant to curtail the spread of coronavirus at stores. He is doing so under an emergency declaration approved by the city council. Stores are ...

Most in-person business at the LaSalle County courthouses continues to be suspended. County Board Chairman Jim Olson says only critical court cases will be heard. Otherwise, only the Sheriff's Departm...

Governor Pritzker is reminding everyone to fill out the 2020 Census. Among other things, it determines how many U.S. House Representatives the state sends to Washington. Pritzker says it's even more i...

Forty-four Illinois Valley PADS clients are being housed at the Peru homeless shelter. Executive Director Carol Alcorn says the Ottawa location is closed during the corona virus outbreak to save money...

Up to $100,000 could soon be on its way to help non-profit organizations that feed, clothe, and shelter people in this area. Pamela Beckett of the Starved Rock Country Community Foundation says the Il...