Category Archives: WCMY News

42-year-old David E. Jones of Sheffield faces up to 10 years in prison for allegedly threatening to shoot up a government office in Ottawa. Jones has been charged in La Salle County Circuit Court with...

During an I-80 traffic stop near Peru Tuesday, Illinois State seized 85 trash bags filled with marijuana, with each bag averaging 50 pounds, resulting in a total of approximately 4,500 pounds. 53-year...

The unusually dry weather conditions are prompting several cities to implement burn bans until further notice. These cities include Peru, Oglesby, Marseilles, Mendota, Troy Grove, Utica, and Ladd. Ove...

The City of Ottawa will celebrate the completion of renovations at Allen Park with a ribbon-cutting ceremony this Thursday at 1:00 p.m. The improvements, partially funded by a $506,000 grant from the ...

Marseilles Elementary School District 150 is addressing an incident that took place during a game on Thursday. Unverified accounts indicate that a janitor grabbed a child by the arm as the child attem...

The Mendota Police Department and Mendota High School are investigating multiple reports of a potential safety threat to the school, according to a statement released Wednesday. Unconfirmed reports fr...

Authorities are investigating additional threats made against the Marseilles Elementary School District following two incidents reported over the weekend. On Monday, the school district released a sta...

A fire that broke out in South Ottawa Sunday afternoon just before 2:30 has been determined accidental, according to the Ottawa Fire Department. The blaze at 118 East Van Buren Street began in the dow...

On Sunday, October 6th, 2024, at 2:24 p.m., the Ottawa Fire Department responded to a fire at 118 E Van Buren St. Upon arrival, crews found a large two-story residential home with an active fire in th...

A local Ottawa resident was hospitalized Sunday afternoon after rescuing a dog from a house fire on the south side. The individual was treated for smoke inhalation following the blaze that engulfed a ...