Category Archives: WCMY News
Six businesses get preliminary approval for Marseilles loan program
The Marseilles City Council earlier this week approved some applicants for a local business loan program the city is offering to help businesses get thought the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor Jim Hollenbeck...
Apr 17, 2020
Nicor teaches digging safety through online games
Fire departments have taught fire safety to children for decades; now Nicor Gas is teaching gas safety to children. The company has an online digital arcade with games to teach about calling 811 to fi...
Apr 17, 2020
Local company donates meals to students and first responders
The owner of Seattle Sutton's Healthy Eating says a lightbulb went on when schools started asking her to help feed students out of school during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rene Ficek, who is also a dietic...
Apr 17, 2020
IVCH accepting cloth mask donations
Illinois Valley Community Hospital wasn't taking donations of homemade cloth masks before, but it is now. Spokeswoman Joan Fernandez says the hospital will hand them out to patients. Patients get to k...
Apr 16, 2020
Two new cases of COVID-19 in LaSalle County and two new recoveries announced
LaSalle County is up to 26 confirmed cases of coronavirus. The county health department on Thursday announced that a woman in her sixties and a man in his forties both tested positive for the virus. T...
Apr 16, 2020
Community Cares Coalition to help people find help of various kinds
The Starved Rock Country Community Foundation has announced the Community Cares Coalition. President and CEO Pamela Beckett says it's a pooling of resources to help people who could be in need in vari...
Apr 16, 2020
Registration starts for IVCC summer classes--all online
Illinois Valley Community College is working on overcoming the challenges of delivering classes to all students online. All the current semester classes got converted to online courses because of the ...
Apr 16, 2020
Illinois Governor Outlines Financial Challenges From Coronavirus Pandemic
(Metro News) Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is pointing out the financial hardships the state is facing due to the coronavirus pandemic. He reports that experts are expecting a two-point-seven billio...
Apr 15, 2020
Woman in her forties 24th COVID-19 case in LaSalle County
The confirmed case count of COVID-19 in LaSalle County is up to 24. The county health department on Wednesday said a woman in her forties tested positive for the virus. Eight have recovered so far. Th...
Apr 15, 2020
Sen. Stewart says slow update leaves gig workers out of unemployment claims
St. Sen. Brian Stewart says gig workers still can't use the Illinois Department of Employment Security web site to file unemployment claims. The Freeport Republican says the federal stimulus law says ...
Apr 15, 2020