Category Archives: WCMY News
Ottawa City Hall to have meeting on housing rehab grant
People in center Ottawa could be eligible for grants to help them repair or improve their homes. City Hall will host a meeting about the program Thursday at 6pm. People can find out if their household...
Feb 26, 2023
Ottawa Elementary staff to be recognized at state education banquet
Five staff members in the Ottawa Elementary School District were honored with awards for the good work they do in the district. Keisha Sanders and Carrie Price were given Kid's First Awards. Sanders t...
Feb 26, 2023
Ottawa Fire Department puts out car fire that spread to home
A vehicle fire that spread to a home in the 1400 block of Pickwick St. in Ottawa was accidental. Fire Chief Brian Bressner says firefighters were called to the home just before 3:30 Saturday morning. ...
Feb 25, 2023
Food pantries can learn about food insecurity and stability through U of I Extension conference
One in twelve people in Illinois struggle with food insecurity daily, according to Feeding America. SNAP Education, the University of Illinois Extension, and the Chicago Partnership for Health Promoti...
Feb 25, 2023 Aaron Doucett / Unsplash
IVCC Board candidates to participate in forum on campus
The eight people running for board positions at Illinois Valley Community College will participate in a candidate forum. That'll be on Wednesday, March 22 at 2:30pm on the Oglesby campus. Each will ge...
Feb 25, 2023
Ottawa officials making sure storage facility housing potassium permanganate stays safe
Ottawa city officials say a storage facility at the Southtowne Mall that stores potassium permanganate only handles the packaged product. Mayor Dan Aussem says people on social media criticized the ci...
Feb 24, 2023
Lawyer asking to examine more hairs saved since 1960 in Starved Rock murders case
Lawyer Andy Hale doesn't know yet how many more hairs still in evidence from the Starved Rock murders case can be tested for DNA. He'll file papers next week asking to have an Elgin company, Microtrac...
Feb 24, 2023 quapan / CC
Weekly COVID report: No new deaths, current and new COVID cases up
For the first time in eight weeks, current COVID-19 cases in LaSalle County went up. The LaSalle County Health Department reported 861 current cases this week compared to 823 last week. New cases outn...
Feb 24, 2023
IDOT to cover half the local match for passenger rail line development
If the federal government provides grants for developing Peoria-to-Chicago passenger rail through LaSalle County, it will require a 20% local match. The Illinois Department of Transportation says it w...
Feb 24, 2023 The North Central Illinois Council of Governments presented a passenger rail development update February 23, 2023
Pedestrian killed in traffic crash in Streator
Someone died in Streator last night when a vehicle hit a pedestrian. The crash happened in the 1700 block of N. Bloomington St. a little after 6pm. The person's name hasn't been provided yet while pol...
Feb 24, 2023