Category Archives: WCMY News

The Community Food Basket of Ottawa is asking for the public's assistance. In a recent post on their FaceBook page, they said that they have noticed that a large number of their shopping carts have go...

Christopher Dvorak, Regional Superintendent of Schools, would like to remind you how important it is to know and obey school bus laws. You should know that the flashing amber lights are a warning the ...

The final weekend of Ottawa's Friendship Days features the downtown sidewalk sales today and tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Outdoor Craft and Vendors Show is from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. today, tomo...

22-year-old Charles Kaufman was pulled over on Rt. 251 and 37th Rd. in Troy Grove Township on Wednesday, July 31. LaSalle County Deputies cited the Mendota man for an expired registration around 3 a.m...

Illinois is updating child labor regulations in the state. Governor Pritzker signed the Child Labor Law of 2024, which repeals the existing statute and replaces it with a modern framework. The measure...

A follow-up to the story we had yesterday on WCMY. A 38-year-old man from Oswego, identified as Albert Cramer, fell to his death at Illinois Canyon in Starved Rock State Park last Saturday. No foul pl...

An unidentified man died Saturday from a fall in Illinois Canyon at Starved Rock State Park. Conservation Police confirmed with WCMY that the victim and his friends were off-trail when the incident oc...

The Ottawa City Council has approved two agreements with the North Central Illinois Council of Governments to manage grants received. One agreement focuses on a $650,000 Community Development Block Gr...

[Ottawa, IL. - July 25, 2024] - Kroger and local community leaders today celebrated the completion of a major remodeling project in Ottawa. The grocer invested $1.9 million to provide a variety of imp...

OSF HealthCare recently unveiled an enhanced plan for a new hospital in Ottawa, proposing eight additional medical/surgical beds and an extra procedure room. In an off-air interview with WCMY morning ...