Category Archives: WCMY News
Peru to borrow money to move substation out of flood plain
The city of Peru will have to borrow money to move an electric substation on Water St. out of the flood plain. Mayor Ken Kolowski says the city didn't receive a Federal Emergency Management Agency gra...
Aug 3, 2022
Ottawa to try to get back into electricity purchasing for residents
Ottawa's city council has authorized Mayor Dan Aussem to negotiate and sign a deal for the bulk purchase of electricity for city residents. The city hasn't participated in the electric aggregation pro...
Aug 3, 2022
Bid requests to go out for new Riordan Pool
Ottawa Mayor Dan Aussem says the Riordan Pool demolition and reconstruction are supposed to be done by the middle of May. That's going into the request for bids that will be published soon. The City C...
Aug 3, 2022 File photo of Ottawa's Riordan Pool
Former mayor critical of parking plan kept from public
Is it enough to tell a few business owners but not the public about proposed public parking changes? Former Ottawa mayor Bob Eschbach thinks not. At last night's City Council meeting, he criticized a ...
Aug 3, 2022 Former mayor Bob Eschbach (far right) talks to the Ottawa City Council on August 2, 2022
Taste of the Illinois Valley returns to Peru for second consecutive year
For the second year in a row, Taste of the Illinois Valley is returning to Centennial Park in Peru. It this Thursday and Friday from 4pm to 10pm and Saturday from 11am to 10pm. Parks Director Adam Tho...
Aug 2, 2022
Joe Navarro is LaSalle County State's Attorney again
Former LaSalle County State's Attorney Todd Martin told the County Board today, he never imagined he'd resign from the job he started working hard to get more than two years ago. But the chance to bec...
Aug 2, 2022 Joe Navarro
Ottawa ready to start Friendship Days
Ottawa's Riverfest celebration has reverted to Friendship Days. There will be a kids fishing rodeo, arts and crafts sales, a dance show, and the Touch-a-Truck event. There won't be a carnival or parad...
Aug 2, 2022
Peru City Council discussing having security at Pistol Shrimp games
The Peru City Council is discussing whether the police department or private security should be at all future Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp games. Police Chief Robert Pyszka says there have been five ...
Aug 2, 2022
Oglesby police officers get special recognition for 2020 incident
Two Oglesby police officers who were shot at in December 2020 were given special recognition last night. Police Chief Doug Hayse honored officers Jack Barnes and Evan Duttlinger. They checked out a re...
Aug 2, 2022 Left to right: police officers Evan Duttlinger and Jack Barnes, Police Chief Doug Hayse at Oglesby City Council August 1, 2022
Weger's name cleared according to his attorneys
A hair that wasn't Chester Weger's clears his name, according to his attorneys. Attorney Andy Hale told Judge Michael C. Jansz Monday that DNA testing done on a hair found on one of the gloves of one ...
Aug 1, 2022