Category Archives: WCMY News
Federal grant gives Ottawa $300K for cleaning up Brownfield sites
$300,000 from a Brownfield Assessment Grant will be used to clean up different areas in Ottawa. The city is one of five communities in the state to be awarded $6.75 million in Brownfield grants throug...
May 13, 2022
No change in County Board member pay, insurance being phased out
It took a long discussion to get there Thursday, but the LaSalle County Board's prevailing wisdom is to offer no more health insurance just for being a member. Twelve current members have it and can k...
May 12, 2022
Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive collection happening Saturday
Area mail carriers and other volunteers will participate in Stamp Out Hunger Saturday. Residents can leave food that won't spoil next to their mailbox and it will be picked up and taken to local food ...
May 12, 2022
25 year prison sentence given to Indiana man convicted of aggravated vehicular hijacking
An Indiana man was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday. A jury found 30-year old Darion Coleman guilty of aggravated vehicular hijacking in March. During sentencing, Assistant State's Attorney Je...
May 12, 2022
New Marseilles boat launch officially opened
The Marseilles community boat launch has opened. The city council, representatives from Nucor Tubular, and Marseilles firefighters held a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday in the 1100 block of Broadwa...
May 12, 2022
Appellate court and prison getting improvements through Rebuild Illinois program
The state of Illinois will spend almost $1.4 million for improvements at the appellate courthouse in Ottawa. The ramp and main entrance will be replaced. So will about 47 windows and the big stairs at...
May 12, 2022
State education superintendent believes new laws will help ease teacher shortage
As schools try to emerge from the pandemic, they're working to overcome a teacher shortage. In some cases, teachers are leaving the profession because of changes in schooling. Illinois State Supt. of ...
May 12, 2022
Streator man accused of fatal hit-and-run
A Streator man is charged in the fatal hit-and-run crash south of LaSalle. Sheriff's deputies arrested 26-year old Gabriel Benitez yesterday. He's accused of not reporting the crash in which deputies ...
May 12, 2022 Gabriel Benitez, LaSalle County jail photo
Dual demonstrations on abortion in Ottawa
About 65 people on the abortion rights side and 14 on the abortion opponents' side held dual demonstrations in downtown Ottawa late this afternoon to early evening. They held signs along LaSalle St. b...
May 11, 2022 People on each side of the abortion issue held signs by Ottawa's Washington Park Wednesday, May 11, 2022.
Todd Volker named as new executive director for Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity for LaSalle, Bureau, and Putnam counties has a new executive director. Todd Volker was named the new director after Sally Van Cura retired in February. Volker says he wanted the j...
May 11, 2022 Todd Volker has been named the new executive director of the Habitat for Humanity for LaSalle, Bureau, and Putnam counties.