Category Archives: WCMY News
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
Appellate Court says Seneca man got fair criminal sexual assault trial
The Third District Appellate Court in Ottawa says a Seneca man wasn't denied a fair trial. 24-year old Kevin J. Paulsen claimed that prosecutors misrepresented DNA evidence during his criminal sexual ...
Feb 21, 2023
Appeals court says judge must hold hearing on appointing lawyer for convicted murderer
An appellate court says a judge can appoint a lawyer to represent a woman who wants a shot at undoing her murder conviction. But the judge doesn't have to. Even if she doesn't, the judge has to hold a...
Feb 21, 2023
Activist says long fight to get radiation removed was worth it
Many of the people who started pressing for the cleanup of the radioactive sites in Ottawa around 35 years ago aren't around to see the final cleanup that's expected to start next year. Katie Troccoli...
Feb 20, 2023 Nicolas Raymond / CC