Category Archives: WCMY News
Year-long celebration of I&M Canal's 175th anniversary begins with Lincoln talk
If you think you saw Abraham Lincoln talking to a small crowd in Ottawa's Washington Park yesterday afternoon, you were seeing the beginning of a year of celebration. The Canal Corridor Association is...
Apr 11, 2023 Abraham Lincoln, portrayed by Kevin J. Wood, in Ottawa's Washington Park April 10, 2023
Wildcat Canyon fall victim identified
LaSalle County Coroner Rich Ploch says the woman found dead at the bottom of Wildcat Canyon in Starved Rock State Park last week was 20-year old Gabriella J. Paulsen of Addison. Ploch says she died fr...
Apr 10, 2023
Marseilles brick maker to close in June; 38 employees being laid off
The coming closure of the Glen-Gery brickyard in Marseilles appears to be from a quick decision. The company advertised job openings there in February and March. But some of those postings are now mar...
Apr 10, 2023 woodleywonderworks / CC
St. Sen. Bennett says Illinoisans deserve tax relief at the grocery store and for having children
St. Sen. Tom Bennett says Illinois is one of the top ten states when it comes to tax burdens. He wants the legislature to pass tax relief. He's speaking in favor of a bill to make the grocery sales ta...
Apr 10, 2023 Now St. Sen. Tom Bennett was an Ill. House member until last month. He fills the vacancy created when Jason Barickman resigned from the Senate. That leaves a vacancy to fill in the House.
Bunting wants to let sex trafficking victims seal their criminal records
St. Rep. Jason Bunting says one of the most important bills in the legislature is one that would help human trafficking victims. Some have criminal records because they were forced into prostitution a...
Apr 10, 2023
Numerous brush and field fires keep local fire fighters busy over Easter weekend
Field and brush fires kept fire fighters across the area busy over the weekend. In Ottawa, there was a fire along the Fox River between Norris Dr. and the CSX Railroad track Saturday afternoon. Fire f...
Apr 10, 2023 Ottawa Firefighters Local 523 picture of the burn area Saturday, April 8, 2023, from Facebook
Maj. Gen. Toftoy program to air April 22 and 23
A year ago, Larry Potash of WGN-TV visited the local Norsk Museum to do a feature on Maj. Gen. Holger Toftoy. The program will air the weekend of April 22. Toftoy studied missiles and was one of the i...
Apr 10, 2023 U.S. Army picture of Maj. Gen. Holger Toftoy holding a model missile
Marseilles rejects ordinance change to allow fireworks sales at off-road park
Cliffs Insane Terrain Off-Road Park in Marseilles is not allowed to sell fireworks. The city council voted no on changing an ordinance to allow it. It was a 4-1 vote. Mayor Jim Hollenbeck and some cou...
Apr 09, 2023
Pandemic relief money scholarships available through Regional Office of Education
Some more scholarships are available through the LaSalle, Marshall, and Putnam counties Regional Office of Education. Supt. Chris Dvorak says pandemic relief scholarships are available on the office's...
Apr 09, 2023
Oglesby is tops in voter turnout
Voter turnout from community to community in LaSalle County ranged from less than 10% to more than 40%. Areas with the lowest turnout included Mendota precincts where there were no contests for alderp...
Apr 08, 2023