Category Archives: WCMY News
Jordan block hotel, another Illinois River bridge, development west of city in Ottawa comprehensive plan update
The consultant helping Ottawa update its comprehensive plan thinks a hotel or residential living would be a good fit for the Jordan block. Whether that makes it into the plan the City Council adopts n...
Feb 08, 2022 Ottawa Plan Commission and City Council members look at comprehensive plan updates put together by Teska Associates. Feb. 7, 2022
Carrie Lijewski resigns from Oglesby City Council
Oglesby City Hall is looking for someone to replace Carrie Lijewski (lee-ES-kee) after her surprise announcement Monday night. She didn't say why she's resigning. Mayor Dominic Rivara and Commissioner...
Feb 08, 2022 Oglesby city web site photo of Carrie Lijewski
LaSalle Finance Committee tables hiring architects for remodeling job
LaSalle Mayor Jeff Grove says it would be nice to keep a remodeling project in house. The city's finance committee tabled a resolution to hire Kmetz Architects to help remodel the new Public Works Bui...
Feb 08, 2022
Pricing for new microphones in county board room could come this week
The County Board Property Committee could get a quote this week to find out what it would cost to update the County Board Room. One area that the LaSalle County IT and Central Services Committee wants...
Feb 07, 2022
National Weather Service to issue fewer flood advisories
Starting March 1st, the National Weather Service won't issue as many flood advisories. Those are the notices when the water is high but not at flood stage. Senior Service Hydrologist Scott Lincoln say...
Feb 07, 2022
Few area schools affected by judge's order on masks and vaccinations
A Sangamon County judge's ruling on masks and other COVID-19 prevention efforts won't directly affect most schools in north central Illinois. The judge ruled that Gov. Pritzker's orders requiring mask...
Feb 07, 2022
Train station mural to transform Mendota building
A Mendota woman and NCI Artworks have been raising money for a mural that will make her family's building in Mendota look like a different place. Michelle Wade wants the Union Depot mural installed in...
Feb 07, 2022 The artist's plan for the Mendota Union Depot mural
Fourteenth District Rep. has raised and spent more than three challengers combined
In the fourth quarter, Democratic Fourteenth District Rep. Lauren Underwood has raised more than $750,000. Altogether her campaign has more than $2.1 million to spend. Three Republicans are challengin...
Feb 06, 2022
Older home owners can apply for property tax deferral program
The application period for the Senior Citizen Real Estate Tax Deferral Program has started. Home owners who will be age 65 or older by June 1st and whose households make less than $55,000 per year may...
Feb 06, 2022
Cong. Kinzinger vows to keep standing up for the truth after censure vote
Cong. Adam Kinzinger says he'll continue standing up for the truth and fighting the political matrix. Kinzinger and Cong. Liz Cheney were censured by the Republican National Committee yesterday for no...
Feb 05, 2022 Cong. Adam Kinzinger