Category Archives: WCMY News
Ottawa to replace historic looking Washington Park lights
Thirty-four lights in and around Ottawa's Washington Park will be replaced. The city will spend $100,000 from the downtown tax increment financing fund. Commissioner Marla Pearson says the city's spen...
Feb 22, 2023 A historic looking light in Ottawa's Washington Square
Bad transformer switch blamed for Oglesby outage; resident chastises lack of maintenance
A bad transformer switch caused the city-wide power outage in Oglesby last Wednesday night. Electricians repaired it Monday and put the city back on the main transformer Tuesday morning. But an angry ...
Feb 22, 2023
Ottawa Elementary School District purchases used school bus
The Ottawa Elementary School District approved spending $59,500 on a used school bus last night. It will be used to help take students with disabilities to school. Supt. Michelle Lee says it's not lik...
Feb 22, 2023
Constellation spending $800 million to upgrade two nuclear power plants
Upgrades will be made at the Byron and Braidwood nuclear power plants. Constellation Energy says it'll increase generating capacity by 135 megawatts in the next six years with an $800 million investme...
Feb 21, 2023 Constellation Energy picture of a nuclear reactor core during refueling
Ottawa woman named in gunshot wound incident
LaSalle County Coroner Rich Ploch says a 20-year-old Ottawa woman died from a gunshot wound. Alexandria R. Davis was named the victim. She died at St. Elizabeth's Hospital after being taken from the 1...
Feb 21, 2023
LaSalle County mobile tax bills mailed out
LaSalle County mobile home tax bills have been mailed out. County Treasurer James Spelich says residents can pay at the treasurer's office at the Etna Rd. Courthouse in Ottawa between 8am to 4:30pm us...
Feb 21, 2023
Former Congressman writing book to tell about Capitol attack and political war
Former Congressman Adam Kinzinger is writing a book to come out in October. It's about the state of the Republican Party and the Christian faith. Kinzinger says he wants to tell the inside story of ho...
Feb 21, 2023
Special Olympics Illinois looking to raise $50K at Mendota Polar Plunge
Special Olympics Illinois is looking to raise $50,000 for this year's Polar Plunge in Mendota. The event is this Saturday at noon at the Mendota Civic Center. Development Director Katie Risley says pe...
Feb 21, 2023 Seattle Parks and Recreation / CC
Oglesby power problem solved
The power went off again this morning in Oglesby. Commissioner Jason Curran says the brief power outage was to switch everyone back to the city's main circuits. Homes and businesses were switched off ...
Feb 21, 2023 File photo of the Corbin electrical substation in Oglesby
Passerby smelled smoke; fire fighters dealt with clutter in Streator house fire
The Streator Fire Department says fire fighters had to deal with clutter in the house fire on N. Shabbona St. Sunday night. The department's statement about it says the fire fighters fought through "h...
Feb 21, 2023