Category Archives: WCMY News
LaSalle County Board Room at Etna Rd. complex looking to be enhanced technologically
LaSalle County IT Director John Haag says the department wants to revamp the county board room in the Etna Rd. governmental complex. The project could include improving the TV's and giving board membe...
Jan 17, 2022
St. Sen. Stewart not asking for reelection
The Illinois State Senator who represents northern LaSalle County will leave office at the end of the term. Freeport Republican Brian Stewart says after almost 50 years in public service, it's time fo...
Jan 17, 2022
Ottawa grows while its fire department doesn't
Ottawa is a growing city with more people calling for a fire truck or ambulance every year. But its fire department has been the same size for 26 years. Deputy Fire Chief Brian Bressner is pulling sta...
Jan 17, 2022
Congresswoman Lauren Underwood introduces herself in Ottawa
Congresswoman Lauren Underwood has begun introducing herself to people in northern LaSalle County, which was drawn into a new 14th Congressional district. During her first visit to Ottawa, she went to...
Jan 16, 2022 Cong. Lauren Underwood talks to people at a drive-through ballot petition signing event in Fox River Park in Ottawa.
New PADS shelter will have enough space to isolate sick residents
When Ottawa homeless shelter residents are sick, they either have to leave or stay in the same room with other people who are healthy. That's a bigger problem in the era of COVID-19. Executive Directo...
Jan 16, 2022
Ottawa High School Hall of Fame: Tom Grady
A longtime teacher and coach is among this year's inductees to the Ottawa High School Hall of Fame. Tom Grady was in football, basketball, and track at OHS. He graduated in 1964, put in some military ...
Jan 16, 2022 Tom Grady, picture from the Ottawa High School Hall of Fame committee
Illinois EMA says Radon levels are higher than average in LaSalle County
There are higher levels of Radon in northern Illinois than in southern Illinois. Patrick Daniels with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency says that they have tested over half a million homes in t...
Jan 15, 2022 Science Activism / CC
Congressional candidate raises $100,000 in first two months
Since announcing his campaign for Congress, Republican candidate Mike Koolidge has raised over $100,000 in less than two months. Koolidge is running in the newly drawn 14th Congressional district that...
Jan 15, 2022 Twitter picture of Michael Koolidge
50% surge in coronavirus cases in LaSalle County
Current coronavirus cases are up by 50% in LaSalle County from a week ago. The LaSalle County Health Department says with 2,734 new cases and 619 recoveries, current cases climbed from 4,201 to 6,316....
Jan 14, 2022
Health department clarifies common questions about scheduling COVID-19 tests online
The LaSalle County Health Department is clarifying some questions that people had about moving COVID-19 tests online. The health department says any kid that is three years or younger should be accomp...
Jan 14, 2022