Category Archives: WCMY News
Ottawa City Council starting Peck Park improvments by redoing tennis court
The Ottawa City Council wants to improve Peck Park. Commissioner Marla Pearson says the first step is improving the tennis courts. The council approved spending about $147,000 for fence painting, cour...
Jul 21, 2023 The Peck Park tennis courts that will be redone.
Peru approves some final improvements for new Lighted Way school
The Peru City Council approved spending about $37,000 for continued improvements around the new Lighted Way Children's Development Center that's close to the border of the city. City Engineer Eric Car...
Jul 20, 2023
Two people accused on LaSalle ATM robbery pleading not guilty
The two people accused of trying to steal money from a First Federal Savings Bank ATM in LaSalle are pleading not guilty. 41-year old Richard Young of LaSalle and 28-year old Marisa Melendez will be b...
Jul 20, 2023
Marseilles selects next police chief before current chief retires
Marseilles Police Capt. Todd Gordon will be the city's next police chief. But not yet. The city council approved a resolution last night that helps get Gordon started on the process of becoming police...
Jul 20, 2023 Capt. Todd Gordon. He'll take over as Marseilles Police Chief in February next year. Picture from Marseilles Police Department Facebook page.
Weger attorneys want to test more hair and clothing; prosectutors object
More DNA will be extracted from a hair that Defense Attorney's for 84-year old Chester Weger say clear his name. The hair will be sent to a Texas-based forensic genetic genealogy testing company calle...
Jul 19, 2023
Future meeting on geothermal at Lincoln School in Ottawa happening next month
The Ottawa Elementary School District will have a special meeting next month to discuss a future plan at Lincoln Elementary School. This could include a discussion about bringing air conditioning to t...
Jul 19, 2023 WCMY file photo of Lincoln Elementary School.
Rep. Fritts discusses SAFE-T Act and more during telephone town hall
Gun bans, ethics reform, and other issues were discussed with constituents during a telephone town hall hosted by Republican St. Rep. Brad Fritts and St. Rep. Ryan Spain. Fritts explained his disappoi...
Jul 19, 2023
Second Ottawa sewer plant project moving forward
The city of Ottawa wants to move forward with building a second wastewater treatment plant. The council held a special hearing with Fehr Graham Engineering Project Manager Naren Patel. He talked about...
Jul 19, 2023
Local Republicans call SAFE-T Act ruling disappointing
Republican St. Sen. Sue Rezin says the Illinois Supreme Court's ruling keeping the Illinois SAFE-T Act in it's entirety disappointing. The court ruled 5-2 to keep the law as is and allow for cashless ...
Jul 18, 2023 sacha cacha
Streator could vote to get solar panels for sewer plant Wednesday
The city of Streator could be moving forward with installing solar panels at the city's sewer plant. City Engineer Jeremy Palm and City Manager David Plyman introduced the project idea last fall. Palm...
Jul 18, 2023