Category Archives: WCMY News
Ottawa Fire Chief announces cause of December fatal fire
The Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office says a cooking container that was left on a burner of a stove top caused a fire that killed two people in Ottawa last year. Fire Chief Brian Bressner says fire...
Feb 28, 2023
Fire Chief wants to purchase new leaf vacuum for upcoming fall
Peru Fire Chief Jeff King wants the city to purchase a new leaf vac. He says one of the vacs the city uses for leaf pickup has stopped working while a second one is on its last leg. He says the $304,0...
Feb 28, 2023
Peru plans to make changes at intersection in front of Westclox Building
Some Peru residents have some questions about parking at US Rt. 6 and Buffalo Rd. in front of the Westclox Building. City Engineer Eric Carls says some people are parking in the area between the first...
Feb 28, 2023
Ottawa High to get money in vaping marketing lawsuit settlement
Ottawa High School's share of a huge settlement in a lawsuit over vaping product marketing is $32,000. Supt. Mike Cushing says after the attorneys and court system take their cuts, OHS will have aroun...
Feb 28, 2023
Ottawa High School district to buy house
The Ottawa High School District is buying a house. The school board last night approved the $148,000 purchase price for the home east of the school and north of the student parking lot. The school dis...
Feb 28, 2023
Ottawa works out property use agreements ahead of Green St. project
Ahead of the Green St. project, Ottawa City Hall has worked out agreements with the owners of two pieces of land in the area. One is for an easement to let the city use some of the land. The other is ...
Feb 27, 2023 WCMY file photo of Green St. in Ottawa during a flood. The city plans to raise the street above the floodplain and have a passage to let water flow under it.
DePue traffic detoured for culvert replacement and highway resurfacing
A half-mile stretch of Illinois 29 in Bureau County will be closed until the fall. An approximately 11-mile detour is in place in the meantime. The Illinois Department of Transportation says six box c...
Feb 27, 2023
New Maitri drug resource center to be created in Peru
The Maitri Path to Wellness Center in LaSalle is expanding. The company purchased a building in Peru to build a new not-for-profit resource center to help people kick alcohol and drug addictions. Lice...
Feb 27, 2023 Külli Kittus / Unsplash
Joliet teen convicted of attempted murder for shooting Grundy County deputy
A 19-year old Joliet teen will be sentenced in April for shooting at a Grundy County sheriff's deputy. A jury found Demarcus Denwiddie guilty Friday of attempted murder, aggravated battery, and aggrav...
Feb 27, 2023 Demarcus Denwiddie, LaSalle County jail picture
Area fire departments deal with outdoor fires
Three controlled fires got out of control in LaSalle County yesterday. One fire was west of Illinois 23 north of the Pines Motel north of Streator. Another was along the Morris Blacktop northwest of M...
Feb 27, 2023