Category Archives: WCMY News
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
Illinois about half done with Census
People at a little more than half of Illinois addresses have answered calls to fill in the U.S. Census form. Until this week, the options have been to do it online or by telephone. Illinois Department...
Apr 15, 2020
Recently formed foundation helping students get through pandemic
The Regional Office of Education for LaSalle, Marshall, and Putnam Counties recently established the Educate 35 foundation to benefit students in the district. Regional Supt. Chris Dvorak says one goa...
Apr 15, 2020
Truck driver rescued after being trapped in truck
A truck driver involved in a wreck near Mendota yesterday was flown to a trauma center. The Mendota Fire Department says the truck went off Interstate 39. It ended up in a ditch with the tank trailer ...
Apr 15, 2020