Category Archives: WCMY News
City and diocese land swap could get Ottawa off contamination list
A land swap has been worked out between Ottawa City Hall and the Peoria Catholic Diocese. And it could get Ottawa off the list of places that still need radiation cleanup. Mayor Dan Aussem says the di...
Oct 06, 2022 Ottawa City Hall would get this land from the Peoria Catholic Diocese in a swap. Mayor Dan Aussem says a dog park could go here.
Cookoff contest promises good smells in downtown Ottawa--but no samples
Twenty backyard chefs will compete in the Smoketober barbecue contest in Ottawa Saturday. Donna Reynolds at the Ottawa Visitors Center says they'll get the meat to cook at 7am on the Jordan Block. Pro...
Oct 06, 2022 Cole Camplese / CC
Marseilles Clean-Up Days begins today
Marseilles Clean-up Days begin today. Mayor Jim Hollenbeck says it's to encourage residents to clean up things in their yard. But the city says this isn't an event to bring yard waste like brush or tr...
Oct 06, 2022
LaSalle County State's Attorney Navarro joining effort to stop SAFE-T Act from ending cash bail
LaSalle County State's Attorney Joe Navarro is joining dozens of state's attorneys from across Illinois going to court over the SAFE-T Act. Navarro says the law violates the Illinois Constitution in m...
Oct 05, 2022 LaSalle County State's Attorney Joe Navarro (left) and Sheriff Adam Diss talked about the SAFE-T Act at a news conference at the State's Attorney's Office Wednesday.
Wall repair and other inspections needed at Kaskaskia Hotel
The Kaskaskia Hotel in LaSalle could still be remodeled in the future. But some things need to be fixed in and around the hotel that could pose a risk to the public's safety. Scott Brown with Wendler ...
Oct 05, 2022 WCMY file photo of the Kaskaskia Hotel in LaSalle
Riverboat tour business opens in Ottawa
The riverboat now running sight-seeing tours from Ottawa is a dream Nathan Weiss worked to make come true. He's 39 years old now and says the dream started about 30 years ago. He was intrigued by stea...
Oct 05, 2022 The Ste. Genevieve docked in Ottawa
Two dogs were blessed in Ottawa for OSF Healthcare's Blessing of the Animals
Two dogs showed up in Ottawa Tuesday for OSF Healthcare's Blessing of the Animals. Deacon Ron Wackerlin first blessed Resident Annette Barr's Beagle named Lou. There was also be blessing held earlier ...
Oct 04, 2022 Deacon Ron Wackerlin and Connie Burroughs with OSF Healthcare wait for people to show up for Blessing of the Animals at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Ottawa
A pipe by any other name is still something Oglesby's city council doesn't want
A man who runs a convenience store in LaSalle isn't getting a liquor license for a store in Oglesby. The city council's concerned about an item called a glass rose sold at J. Patel's 351 Mini Mart. Co...
Oct 04, 2022 The "glass rose" Jason Curran bought at 351 Mini Mart in LaSalle and his receipt
Woman taken to hospital after Ottawa house fire
A woman suffered smoke inhalation and went to a hospital after a house fire in Ottawa yesterday afternoon. Everyone else who was home was okay. Fire Chief Brian Bressner says the fire had an accidenta...
Oct 04, 2022
LaSalle Mayor says city felt exploited after company tried to annex land after ravine damage incident
LaSalle Mayor Jeff Grove says the city felt exploited by Mertel Gravel Company after the company tried to switch fifty acres of land because of a problem they allegedly caused. In 2012, the city and M...
Oct 04, 2022