Category Archives: WCMY News
Ottawa police officers can live farther away
Ottawa police officers can live farther out of the city. An agreement the City Council approved with the union representing the police officers lets them live up to 40 miles away. Mayor Dan Aussem say...
Dec 23, 2022
Streator property tax levy request approved with opposition from mayoral challenger
Streator's nearly $213,000 property tax increase for next year is too much for some City Council members. But they approved it four-to-one. City Attorney Sheryl Churney warned Wednesday night that if ...
Dec 22, 2022
Coronavirus weekly report: no new fatal cases in LaSalle County
Reporting a day early because of the weather, the LaSalle County Health Department says there were no fatal coronavirus cases in the county since last Friday. The figures issued Thursday say there wer...
Dec 22, 2022
Local unemployment climbed from October to November
The tight labor market seems to have eased a bit in the local area. From October to November, unemployment went up slightly. State figures out Thursday show a 4.7% rate for LaSalle County in November,...
Dec 22, 2022 Got Credit / CC
Top stories of 2022: new Riordan Pool under construction
The old Riordan Pool building is gone and the new one is going up already. One of our top stories of 2022 is the $6.7 million project the Ottawa City Council approved this year. The pool was closed th...
Dec 22, 2022 The Riordan Pool building under construction as it looked December 21, 2022
Top Stories of 2022: Streator starts its own ambulance service
This year the city of Streator left its contract with American Medical Transport and started its own ambulance service, which is why it's one of our top stories of 2022. Back in March we learned that ...
Dec 22, 2022
Winter storm warning now issued
After a couple days of a winter storm watch called for today, tomorrow, and Saturday, the National Weather Service has changed it to a warning. Snow and blowing snow can produce white-out conditions t...
Dec 22, 2022
Terry Bentz Buick to stop selling GM vehicles do to Buick becoming all electric
A local dealership in Marseilles is making a major change. Terry Bentz Buick will soon become Terry Bentz Sales and Service. Owner Terry Bentz told the Marseilles City Council last night that General ...
Dec 22, 2022
Streator home considered total loss after fire Wednesday morning
The Streator Fire Department says a smoke detector saved the life of a resident in the 400 block of Oakley Ave. Firefighters say they were called after the resident reported smoke coming from the home...
Dec 21, 2022
Heritage Corridor Convention and Visitor Bureau changing name next month
The Heritage Corridor Convention and Visitors Bureau is changing its name to Heritage Corridor Destinations. Executive Director Bob Navarro says the group will continue to do economic development by b...
Dec 21, 2022 Travel guides featuring destinations in LaSalle County.