Category Archives: WCMY News
Demmer says governor shouldn't be only one deciding how to spend COVID relief funds
A local representative doesn't want Gov. Pritzker to spend federal COVID relief money without input from the state's general assembly. Legislation filed by Republican St Rep. Tom Demmer would require ...
Feb 24, 2022
Ottawa City Hall wants to move art festival; organizer says its success is about location
Unless City Hall and a downtown Ottawa business owner come to terms, this year's Third Friday arts festival won't be outside on a closed Madison St. In 2020 and 2021, it was in the 200 block of W. Mad...
Feb 24, 2022 The 200 block of W. Madison St. in Ottawa in evening light, where the Third Friday art festival was held in 2020 and 2021.
Cong. Kinzinger says Putin admirers are wrong and the U.S. needs a long-term strategy to counter Russian aggression
Cong. Adam Kinzinger says decades of not responding to Russian brutality have emboldened Vladimir Putin. The Channahon Republican says Pres. Biden has "finally" put sanctions against the Nord Stream 2...
Feb 24, 2022 Cong. Adam Kinzinger
Ameren rebate encourages charging electric vehicles at night to keep power on by day
As more people buy electric vehicles, utility companies have to deliver more power to charge them. Ameren Illinois Director of Business Development Mike Abba says if too many people need too much elec...
Feb 23, 2022
Local cell phones and internet still disrupted because of problem in suburbs
There's no estimated time of restoration for the cell phone and internet service disrupted because of a fiber optic line problem in Cicero. MTCO says repair crews are ready, but they must coordinate t...
Feb 23, 2022 MF1::TV / CC
Candidate intro: Brad Fritts is asking for the Illinois House 74th District nomination
A Dixon farmer has announced he's running in the newly drawn Illinois House 74th District. Republican candidate Brad Fritts says one of the main reasons he decided to run is because of issues surround...
Feb 23, 2022 Brad Fritts, campaign photo
Health department cutting back on days allowed for COVID-19 testing
The LaSalle County Health Department is changing the days residents can get a COVID-19 test. The department says starting next Monday; appointments for testing will only be available on Tuesday, Wedne...
Feb 23, 2022
LaSalle County EMA watching for ice jams on Fox River
The Fox River suddenly rose a foot in a half hour at Dayton late last night. That got the LaSalle County Emergency Management Agency's attention. It sent a crew to watch for ice jams and flooding. The...
Feb 23, 2022 LaSalle County Emergency Management Agency photo of the ice jam watch at Dayton Dam Tuesday night, February 22, 2022
City of LaSalle accepts proposal to remodel area to store police records
The city of LaSalle accepted a proposal to remodel an area of the city hall's basement to store police records. City Finance Director John Duncan says the record are currently stored in the old counci...
Feb 23, 2022
Financial Plus opens new headquarters building
The old Financial Plus Credit Union building in Ottawa is closed and will be replaced with a parking lot and landscaping this spring. CEO Tim O'Donnell says everyone's welcome to take care of business...
Feb 22, 2022