Category Archives: WCMY News

The city of Ottawa is taking its first step to getting a third fire station. The city council approved a station location analysis study with the Illinois Fire Chiefs Association last night. Commissio...

A man's death in the 1000 block of Marcy St. in Ottawa is now being investigated as a homicide. Ottawa Police Chief Brent Roalson said a man was found dead in the 1000 block of Marcy St. Tuesday eveni...

North Central Area Transit, or NCAT, celebrated the completion of their new covered garage on Chessie Lane in Ottawa with a ribbon cutting Monday. The project began back in February of 2022 and was of...

LaSalle County Prosecutor Kelley Porter says 31-year old Angel Farmer of Peru claims to be a First Amendment fighter, but does her work through harassment and badgering toward security officers. That ...

Computer systems in Oglesby need upgrades. But the city council tabled an agreement last night with Connecting Point Computers for upgrades and annual maintenance. Mayor Jason Curran says with the upg...

A man was found dead in Ottawa yesterday evening. Police Chief Brent Roalson says police were called to a home in the 1000 block of Marcy St. for someone unresponsive. When police arrived, the man was...

Oglesby Commissioner Terry Eutis says EMS workers have had to learn over 400 pages of new protocols. That's because St. Margaret's Health Spring Valley could be closing it's doors next Friday. All tra...

Carus Chemical says they've been doing more to help residents since the last town hall meeting in May. After hearing from frustrated residents affected by the January 11th fire, the chemical company s...

The next executive director for the United Way of Eastern LaSalle County is Sally Honiotes. She'll be taking over after Shelli Ocepek retired after thirty years. She says she looks forward to partneri...

A jury of six men and six women was picked in the case against 31-year old Angel Farmer. Before the jury was selected, Prosecutor Kelley Porter asked that videos the defense wants to show should be pl...