Category Archives: WCMY News

Illinois is updating child labor regulations in the state. Governor Pritzker signed the Child Labor Law of 2024, which repeals the existing statute and replaces it with a modern framework. The measure...

A follow-up to the story we had yesterday on WCMY. A 38-year-old man from Oswego, identified as Albert Cramer, fell to his death at Illinois Canyon in Starved Rock State Park last Saturday. No foul pl...

An unidentified man died Saturday from a fall in Illinois Canyon at Starved Rock State Park. Conservation Police confirmed with WCMY that the victim and his friends were off-trail when the incident oc...

The Ottawa City Council has approved two agreements with the North Central Illinois Council of Governments to manage grants received. One agreement focuses on a $650,000 Community Development Block Gr...

[Ottawa, IL. - July 25, 2024] - Kroger and local community leaders today celebrated the completion of a major remodeling project in Ottawa. The grocer invested $1.9 million to provide a variety of imp...

OSF HealthCare recently unveiled an enhanced plan for a new hospital in Ottawa, proposing eight additional medical/surgical beds and an extra procedure room. In an off-air interview with WCMY morning ...

The Lasalle County Highway Department released a statement yesterday saying the bridge that is located on County Highway 9 (E.12th Road) (Kaminky Road) on the Waltham/Wallace Township line that was cl...

[Ottawa, IL. - July 23, 2024] - Kroger invites customers in and around Ottawa to visit its remodeled store on North Columbus Street. The grocer invested $1.9 million in a variety of improvements to be...

On Monday afternoon, a fire erupted in a detached garage on Lafayette Street, a few blocks northeast of L-P High School, around 12:30 p.m. Firefighters from La Salle, Peru, and Utica quickly responded...

2024 Watermain Replacement Program - Update 07/22/2024 Work began today in the 100 and 200 Blocks of Anita Drive, from LaSalle St to the end of Anita Drive. Watermain work is expected to be completed ...