Category Archives: WCMY News
I-80 westbound very slow from Ottawa to I-39
Traffic is moving ten to 15 miles per hour this afternoon most of the way from Ottawa to Interstate 39 on Interstate 80. That may be from a traffic crash that happened about noon. Drivers should use o...
May 23, 2022 Garrett / CC
Marseilles hiring consulting firm to draw in business
The city of Marseilles is getting a consulting firm. Mayor Jim Hollenbeck says the Torricelli Lobbying and Consulting Firm will help bring in businesses. The agreement will also benefit the city becau...
May 23, 2022
Industrial fires handled in Seneca, Ottawa
Several fire departments went to Seneca last night for a biodiesel fuel plant fire. It was at Renewable Energy Group. It has operated the former Nova Biosource facility since 2010. The company says it...
May 23, 2022
Kinzinger and Underwood among lawmakers not allowed in Russia
Cong. Adam Kinzinger says it seems to be a random list, but he's proud to be on it. He's among more than 960 people the Russian government doesn't want in Russia. So are Cong. Lauren Underwood and som...
May 23, 2022 Cong. Lauren Underwood
Moms helping moms with breast milk donations during baby formula shortage
Moms who've been saving their own breast milk but whose babies are done consuming it can donate it to help ease the baby formula shortage. OSF Certified Lactation Counselor Kelly Hert says, depending ...
May 23, 2022 WCMY file photo of the first human mothers' milk at the former Illinois Valley Community Hospital's milk bank depot when it opened in 2019
Nominations starting for Ottawa High School Hall of Fame 2023
The deadline is July 31st for the Ottawa High School Hall of Fame nominations for next year's inductions. Nominees can be graduates who did well, teachers, coaches, and others who helped OHS. Several ...
May 22, 2022
"Pretty cool" to be a woman president of IHSA for Title IX 50th anniversary
The Illinois High School Association has been around for almost 120 years. But its board has had just two women serve as its president. Katy Hasson from a school in Taylor Ridge southwest of Moline wa...
May 22, 2022
IHSA reaches out to graduating athletes to find officiators
Statewide, there aren't enough people to officiate high school sports games. The Illinois High School Association is trying to recruit the referees from graduating players. Patrick Lower hosted an Off...
May 22, 2022 Phil Roeder / CC
Ottawa church to display memorial quilts that honor AIDS victims
For the first time ever, two twelve by twelve quilts from the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt are coming to LaSalle County. They will be displayed in the sanctuary of the Open Table United Church of...
May 21, 2022 Scott Chacon / CC
Cong. Adam Kinzinger says Rochelle HS student wins Congressional Art Competition
Rochelle Township High School student Marlen Hueramo is the winner of the 2022 Congressional Art Competition. Her artwork was picked by Cong. Adam Kinzinger, who's been participating in the Congressio...
May 21, 2022 Lunch in the Commons is the winning artwork drawn by Rochelle Township High School student Marlen Hueramo.