Category Archives: WCMY News
Ottawa historical organizations hosting first ever Canal Days
The Ottawa Canal Association is hosting the first-ever Ottawa Canal Days. It's part of the 175th anniversary of the I&M Canal but also celebrates things associated with it. Canal Association Pres. Arn...
Jul 5, 2023
Woman breaks femur after skydiving mishap at Skydive Chicago
A woman was flown to Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove yesterday after a skydiving mishap at Skydive Chicago northeast of Ottawa. Ottawa Firefighters say the woman told them that there was an i...
Jul 5, 2023 Spencer Davis / Unsplash
First installment of real estate tax bills due Thursday
The first installment of LaSalle County Real Estate Tax Bills are due tomorrow. The LaSalle County Treasurer's Office says they can turned in at the Etna Rd. Courthouse in Ottawa between 8:30am and 4:...
Jul 5, 2023 East side of the Etna Rd. LaSalle County courthouse
Streator Police investigate shooting on Bridge St. Sunday
Streator Police investigated their fifth shooting incident in three months Sunday. Police Chief John Franklin says police were called to the 700 block of E. Bridge St. after a report of shots fired. P...
Jul 4, 2023
LaHood and Bennett open joint constituent office in Morris
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood and State Senator Tom Bennett opened a new district office in Morris to provide residents of east-central Illinois with more constituent services. According to Bennett, the offi...
Jul 1, 2023 Lahood (left) and Bennett (right) stand in front of their new joint constituent office in Morris.
Former IVCC President honored with a bench at Ottawa campus
IVCC honored recently retired IVCC President Dr. Jerry Corcoran with a bench in front of the IVCC Ottawa Center. During Corcoran's tenure as president, he facilitated the creation of the Ottawa satell...
Jul 1, 2023 Illinois Valley Community College President Dr. Jerry Corcoran cuts the ribbon to the bench donated in his honor as his wife Katherine looks on. The ribbon held by his granddaughter’s Katie and Emma was the original 2010 ribbon used to open the IVCC Ottawa Center.
Streator man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting 17-year old girl
A Streator man pleaded guilty Thursday to sexually assaulting a 17-year old girl. 38-year old Jesse Riebe was sentenced to 4 years in prison. LaSalle County Prosecutors say his wife confronted him aft...
Jul 1, 2023
I&M Canal 175th celebration continues with Lincoln talk on canal boat tours
I&M Canal Corridor Association Pres. Ana Koval says a special guest speaker will talk to people riding on two of the Canal Boat Tours Saturday. Koval says Abraham Lincoln will talk about the importanc...
Jun 30, 2023 Abraham Lincoln, portrayed by Kevin J. Wood, in Ottawa's Washington Park April 10, 2023
Woman side-swiped by vehicle taken to Peoria hospital
A woman walking northeast of Utica was swiped by a car last night. Utica Firefighters were called to U.S. 6 and E. 10th Rd. to help the woman. Fire Chief Ben Brown says the woman was later flown to St...
Jun 30, 2023
Discussions continue about alcohol in Ottawa parks
The Ottawa City Council is still discussing what parks alcohol should be allowed in. Mayor Robb Hasty said last month that no alcohol was allowed under the city's ordinances, but yesterday during a sp...
Jun 30, 2023