Category Archives: WCMY News

Three LaSalle County communities are getting grants from the state of Illinois for major improvements. Ottawa's getting $3 million for a riverfront amphitheater. Utica's getting almost $1.25 million t...

If you saw a large riverboat parked at Allen Park in Ottawa, that's part of the annual river cruises done by American Queen Voyages. The boat stopped in Ottawa as part of a trip that started in St. Lo...

A Chicago man's 15-year prison sentence for harassing a witness in 2018 isn't excessive. So say three appellate court judges who heard the claim from 36-year old Everett Clinton. He was accused of tak...

(Washington, DC) -- Congressman Darin LaHood is blasting the Inflation Reduction Act. The Illinois Republican released a statement saying the measure will raise taxes, kill American jobs, and target w...

St. Mary of the Fields Catholic Church east of Grand Ridge is celebrating 150 years. Parishioner Monica Leskanich says to celebrate; the church is having an indoor mass on Sunday, September 4th at 1pm...

School isn't the place for parents to introduce kids to food they've never had before. University of Illinois Extension Nutrition Educator Caitlin Mellendorf says save the new stuff for home so they e...

Six miles of Illinois 23 will get a few months of construction work, starting Monday. The Illinois Department of Transportation says the south end of the project is Stevenson Rd. in Ottawa. The north ...

Updated Monday morning One truck driver was hurt in a crash that claimed two men's lives in Grundy County Friday afternoon. State Police say a compact car and four tractor trailer trucks were involved...

Sandwich Community Unit School District 430 is one of more than 100 districts dismissed from a lawsuit over mask and quarantine requirements. A Sangamon County judge ruled Friday that the case against...

If you don't want to wait in line for sweet corn in Mendota at the sweet corn festival, the Open Table United Church of Christ is having a free lunch Sunday. The Second Sunday lunch will start at noon...