Category Archives: WCMY News
Ottawa to demand proof of apprenticeship programs from city contractors
Ottawa City Hall wants to avoid doing business with contractors who say they have apprenticeship programs but don't. The City Council this week updated the responsible bidder ordinance to require proo...
Nov 18, 2022 IFA teched / CC
"Accountability Angel" accused in Etna Rd. Courthouse incident last year hires new lawyer
A Flossmoor attorney now represents the Peru woman accused of battering a peace officer at the Etna Rd. Courthouse in Ottawa. 31-year old Angel Farmer hired Attorney Wayne Slaughter to represent her a...
Nov 17, 2022
Ottawa High commendable and aims to tackle absenteeism to stay that way
Ottawa High School is commendable. That's not the best ranking, but it means the Illinois State Board of Education rates OHS at least as good as it thinks schools should be. Only a tenth of Illinois s...
Nov 17, 2022
Oglesby man takes 14-year sentence for child pornography
Twenty-two year old Carl Coriell of Oglesby pleaded guilty this week to possessing child pornography. Police arrested him in January after detecting illegal images being distributed online and coming ...
Nov 17, 2022 Carl Coriell, LaSalle County jail photo
Light investment at Streator sewer plant to cut energy costs
Streator City Engineer Jeremy Palm expects the city to save around $10,500 per year on energy with an investment in new lights at the wastewater treatment plant. The City Council last night approved p...
Nov 17, 2022
Streator council says no to incentives for Arby's restaurant
The Streator City Council says no to a tax increment financing agreement for an Arby's restaurant. Streator Equity Group of Burr Ridge bought the former Gautschy's Corner car repair shop site at Oakle...
Nov 17, 2022
Temporary traffic lights in Marseilles could be taken down for winter
The traffic lights in Marseilles could be coming down for the winter. Mayor Jim Hollenbeck said back in June that the traffic lights were put there for the Commercial and Broadway Street realignment p...
Nov 17, 2022 Mayor Jim Hollenbeck's picture of the traffic lights looking north from the south end of Main St.
LaSalle County Health Dept. encourages quitting smoking for Great American Smokeout
Thursday is the Great American Smokeout. The LaSalle County Health Department is promoting the American Cancer Society's annual day to encourage smokers to quit for a day. Health Educator Leslie Dough...
Nov 16, 2022
Ottawa to consider south side fire station improvements
Ottawa's south side fire station is too small. Two or three people are there on a normal shift and they don't have a lot of room. City Commissioner Marla Pearson wants room for five or six. The City C...
Nov 16, 2022 WCMY file photo of an Ottawa ambulance at the south side fire station
Ottawa Elementary School District schools at commendable level, according to state board of education
Even with the COVID-19 pandemic affecting schools district, the growth of students learning in the Ottawa Elementary School District is where it should be according to the Illinois State Board of Educ...
Nov 16, 2022