Category Archives: WCMY News
Grand Ridge water tower project generated voter turnout boost
Grand Ridge voters were very interested in the water tower referendum they approved. The LaSalle County election canvass published on Tuesday shows 40% of Farm Ridge Township's 595 registered voters c...
Apr 04, 2020
Peru mayor asking stores to follow new guidelines
Peru Mayor Scott Harl is asking stores, and other businesses, to follow new guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Among the guidelines are only allowing one person per cart at stores, banning ...
Apr 03, 2020
IVCC students get extra time to withdraw from classes
Students who want to withdraw from 16-week classes at Illinois Valley Community College have a little longer to do it. The college has moved the deadline from Tuesday next week to Wednesday, April 22....
Apr 03, 2020
Marseilles City Council approves emergency business loan program
The Marseilles City Council voted Wednesday to approve changes to the Community Development Assistance Program. Mayor Jim Hollenbeck says the changes allow the city to offer no-interest loans to local...
Apr 03, 2020
All Ottawa parks ordered closed
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...
Apr 02, 2020
January-to-February unemployment drop shows what the virus derailed
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 ...
Apr 02, 2020
Message from financial advisors: don't panic
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...
Apr 02, 2020
UPDATE: Social Security recipients who qualify for stimulus money don't have to file tax returns
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...
Apr 02, 2020
Mendota restricts store access
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 ...
Apr 02, 2020
LaSalle County courthouses remain mostly closed; board and most committee meetings cancelled
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...
Apr 02, 2020