Category Archives: WCMY News
Four new COVID-19 cases and three new recoveries in LaSalle County announced
The LaSalle County Health Department says there are four more confirmed COVID-19 cases in the county. The cases are a man in his thirties, two men in their fifties, and a woman in her twenties. The co...
Apr 27, 2020
Restraining order issued against stay-at-home order extension in response to lawmaker's lawsuit
A Clay County Judge has issued a temporary restraining order against the extension of Gov. JB Pritzker's stay-at-home order to fight COVID-19. The modified order is set to go into effect Friday. The j...
Apr 27, 2020
Fishers take advantage of Sunday's weather at Ottawa's partially reopened parks
People returned to Ottawa's parks over the weekend. They'd been entirely closed because of the governor's stay-at-home orders to prevent the spread of the corona virus. But the open spaces, including ...
Apr 27, 2020
Local political parties pick their leaders
Larry Smith, of Somonauk was elected to head the LaSalle County Republicans. Smith wants to make his party appealing for Democrats who may be on the fence about deciding who to support. Reelected Demo...
Apr 27, 2020
Gardening 'therapeutic' says Garden's Gate owner
Gardening is an activity to enjoy at home during these times of social distancing. WCMY 1430 Stacy B 042620 Garden's Gate owner Stephanie Stacy says conditions are already good for growing certain foo...
Apr 26, 2020
Ottawa changes demolition contractors for Illinois Ave. job
The contractor that put in the low bid to tear down a house in the 500 block of Illinois Ave. isn't getting the job. Ottawa City Hall had approved the $19,900 demolition bid from John Pohar and Sons. ...
Apr 26, 2020
LaSalle County corona virus case count reaches 44
A woman in her 40s is the latest LaSalle County corona virus patient. The LaSalle County Health Department announced the case Saturday afternoon. So far, there have been 18 recoveries and one death in...
Apr 25, 2020
Email, class registration, payroll down from computer hack at IVCC
Illinois Valley Community College's administrators believe the computer hack they discovered Friday can be fixed and a private company can do it. They don't know what it'll cost yet, but they believe ...
Apr 25, 2020
Peru man to pay restitution and serve probation for gun shots
A Peru man will serve four years on probation for some shooting incidents in the LaSalle area last year. Twenty-one year old Kevin T. Jones has already served most of the six-month jail sentence he go...
Apr 25, 2020
Computer system breech at IVCC
Illinois Valley Community College board members will meet at 9:30 this morning (Saturday, April 25) to talk about a computer system breech. An announcement from the college last night says someone out...
Apr 25, 2020