Category Archives: WCMY News

Music In The Park on Saturday and Sunday nights, a food truck festival, art and a focus on kids highlight the weekend in Ottawa while Marseilles continues with the 8-days of Fun Days into Sunday. 21 f...

The LaSalle County Sheriff's Office is searching for a missing person. 40-year-old Sarah F. Petritsch went missing yesterday morning from the 2900 block of N. 4351st Rd. in Sheridan. Her hair is in a ...

The brand new Ottawa YMCA facility at 411 Canal Street has been recognized nationally by Athletic Business Magazine as one of four "WOW Factor" YMCA designs among new facilities around the country inc...

The identity of the person who died from being hit by a train in Marseilles has been released. The LaSalle County Coroner's office says 52-year-old Brad Bukowski was the victim. The report to Marseill...

Shortly before midnight Sunday, Marseilles Police were dispatched for a pedestrian hit by a train. The person was pronounced dead at the scene. Marseilles Police and the LaSalle County Coroner's Offic...

The investigation continues into a gunshot fired Wednesday night after 8:30 p.m. near the lower parking lot just west of the north end of Veterans Bridge in downtown Ottawa. A news release Friday morn...

The Illinois High School Association, Illinois State University and the Bloomington-Normal Area Convention and Visitors Bureau have reached a five-year contract extension for the IHSA Girls Basketball...

The Streator City Council voted 4-1 in opposition to OSF's plan to build a new Ottawa hospital and reduce services available. The Streator Council's resolution is similar to the Ottawa City Council's ...

The Ottawa City Council voted to change power companies in yesterday's meeting. The city is entering into a two-year agreement with Illinois Power Marketing which provides a lower rate than the city's...

21-year-old Logan Petre of Marseilles appeared in LaSalle County Court Monday and has been charged with murdering his father, 54-year-old Leo Petre in a Marseilles residence Saturday. LaSalle County S...