Category Archives: WCMY News
Oglesby hiring transformer specialist to find power outage cause
Oglesby City Commissioner Jason Curran says a transformer specialist will look things over Monday to find out why electricity went out for most of the city Wednesday night. In the meantime, some peopl...
Feb 18, 2023 Kelly Sikkema / Unsplash
Streator gets grant to run sewer to Liz Mar East Addition
A state grant will pay for extending sewer service to the Liz Mar East Addition in Streator. The city applied for the $954,525 grant from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. The agency says ...
Feb 17, 2023
Weekly COVID report: Two more deaths, current and new cases down again this week
A man in his 70's and a woman in her 80's died from COVID-19 this week according to the LaSalle County Health Department. There have been 512 deaths from COVID-19 in the county so far. The health depa...
Feb 17, 2023
Engineer chosen for Ottawa railyard relocation
The Ottawa Port District and City Hall have chosen an engineer to design a new railyard. Mayor Dan Aussem says the port district must still buy the land. It'll be east of Champlain St. along a two-mil...
Feb 17, 2023 Part of the Illinois Railway OmniTRAX yard that will be moved so trains can be assembled and taken apart without blocking traffic in Ottawa
Ottawa woman claims city officials are circulating photos of her nude
An Ottawa woman says she has suffered emotional distress, public embarrassment, and reputational harm because of Ottawa police. Suing the city under the name Jane Doe, she claims police have been circ...
Feb 17, 2023
Applications available for next Habitat for Humanity home build
Applications are available for the Habitat for Humanity of LaSalle, Bureau, and Putnam County's next home build. Executive Director Todd Volker says applicants have to show a need for the house and ha...
Feb 17, 2023
No bond allowed for Mendota man accused of domestic battery after skipping probation check-ins
A 43-year old Mendota man isn't allowed to post bond to get out of jail while facing a domestic battery charge. Anil Bhate is also charged with aggravated battery to peace officers. He allegedly kicke...
Feb 16, 2023 Anil Bhate, LaSalle County Jail photo
Bond lower but still high for defendant accused of shooting at police officer
For now, a Streator man accused of shooting at a police officer during a drug bust a few months ago is representing himself. Courtney Perkins argued in favor of lowering his bond, with some success, t...
Feb 16, 2023
Mayor Jim Hollenbeck retires from police work; cites bad laws and negative police stigma
After 48 years in law enforcement, Jim Hollenbeck has retired. The Marseilles mayor says he wanted to make it fifty years but with the stigma about police officers right now, it's not worth the risk. ...
Feb 16, 2023
State of the State: St. Rep. Jason Bunting understands governor's wish list but asks about the money
St. Rep. Jason Bunting wants to know where the money's coming from for all the things Gov. Pritzker talked about in the State of the State. He says he understands Pritzker wanting to do a lot, but the...
Feb 16, 2023