Category Archives: WCMY News
Appeal denied in chokehold death case
An appellate court says no to dismissing a five-year old involuntary manslaughter case from LaSalle County. Third District Appellate Court judges say 48-year old Mason T. Shannon can't claim double je...
Oct 19, 2022
Design work beginning for Green St. improvement
Ottawa's city council says three culverts will be enough to let water flow under Green St. The city's having the street raised so it can stay open during floods. City Engineer Tom Duttlinger says with...
Oct 19, 2022 WCMY file photo of Green St. in Ottawa during a flood. The city plans to raise the street above the floodplain and have a passage to let water flow under it.
Cooling at Lincoln Elementary School in Ottawa not happening this summer
Lincoln Elementary School in Ottawa won't be getting air conditioning for now. School District Architect Bill Taylor told the school board Tuesday that the school needed to get an electrical upgrade b...
Oct 19, 2022 WCMY file photo of Lincoln Elementary School.
Ground broken for long awaited Ottawa YMCA project
Ground has been broken for the long awaited Ottawa YMCA project. YMCA board members, local officials, and state officials spoke behind the Knights of Columbus near where the old Central School used to...
Oct 18, 2022 Ottawa YMCA board members , local, and state officials break ground on the long awaited project.
State investigating possible scabies cases at veterans home
The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs is investigating a possible scabies outbreak at the veterans home in LaSalle. An alert issued Friday says some patients and staff have a rash. Some patients...
Oct 18, 2022
Union and campaign disagree on use of logo in Supreme Court race
Is an Illinois Supreme Court candidate entitled to claim a police officer union endorsement? It's complicated. A mailer went out in the last few days for Democratic candidate Mary Kay O'Brien. It says...
Oct 18, 2022 The Fraternal Order of Police logo as it appears in a campaign mailer for Illinois Supreme Court candidate Mary Kay O'Brien.
LaSalle Boy Scout Troop 20 ending by the end of the year
The oldest Boy Scout Troop in the LaSalle-Peru area is folding. Scoutmaster Dan Mathews told the LaSalle City Council Monday that it's due to several things including lack of people joining and bad pu...
Oct 18, 2022 JV / Unsplash
Streator man pleads not guilty for allegedly shooting at Trident agent and other charges
A not guilty plea was given Friday by the Streator man accused of shooting at a Trident Agent in September. 20-year old Courtney Perkins is charged with attempted murder and other charges including un...
Oct 17, 2022
Penguin Plunge Make-A-Wish fundraiser returning to area this winter
It's been almost three years since the Make-A-Wish Penguin Plunge fundraiser. Ashley White with Make-A-Wish says it'll return this winter. People will jump into an outdoor pool at Skydive Chicago Satu...
Oct 17, 2022
Streator to move forward getting solar panels for wastewater treatment plant
Streator's wastewater treatment plant could be getting solar panels. City Manager David Plyman says City Engineer Jeremey Palm knows someone that works with a company that installs solar panels at sew...
Oct 17, 2022