Category Archives: WCMY News
Local tourism promotions win state awards
Two tourism promotions you may have seen in this area last year were award winners at last night's Illinois Excellence in Tourism Award program. Heritage Corridor Convention and Visitors Bureau won fo...
Dec 7, 2021 Ottawa Visitors Center photo of its award at the Illinois Governor's Conference on Tourism
Kinzinger warns Russian invasion of Ukraine will become a war
Cong. Adam Kinzinger says if Russia invades Ukraine, it will become the biggest military conflict in Europe since World War II. He says Ukraine is more ready to fight the Russians than it was when Rus...
Dec 7, 2021
Oglesby City Council tables help for public library again
The Oglesby City Council tabled an action to help the Oglesby Public Library once again. In a letter to the council, the library is asking the city for a donation of $10,000 to help with damage to the...
Dec 7, 2021
Man charged with Ottawa woman's murder now charged with attempting murder-for-hire
Already accused of one murder, Michael S. Swift is now accused of trying to hire someone to commit two more for him. The 30-year old Mokena man is charged with stabbing 21-year old Grace Taylor to dea...
Dec 6, 2021
Ottawa's bigger Chris Kringle Market isn't over yet
Ottawa's Chris Kringle Market is only half over. Since Floret Events started handling it last year, owner Stephanie Stacy expanded it from about 20 vendors per weekend to almost 80. And for all the wo...
Dec 6, 2021
Ottawa Fire Department looking to buy new tower truck
The Ottawa Fire Department wants to purchase a new tower truck. That type of truck is used to reach high buildings by extending a ladder. But Deputy Fire Chief Brent Bressner says the ladder on the ol...
Dec 6, 2021 File photo of the Ottawa Fire Department's tower truck in the garage
Superintendent says threat at Marseilles school not credible
Supt. Brenda Donahue says there's nothing to worry about. The school administrators and Marseilles police investigated a vague threat someone made over the weekend involving a specific student. Donahu...
Dec 6, 2021
Cong. candidate Jack Lombardi calls for Twitter break-up
Congressional candidate Jack Lombardi is calling for Twitter to be broken up. He says the platform favors race baiting and aims to advance a progressive agenda. He says it's the norm for the platform ...
Dec 6, 2021
Cong. candidate Jim Marter supports parental bill of rights
Congressional candidate Jim Marter says he'll support a "parental bill of rights". He says as a father and grandfather, he strongly believes parents should have a say in their children's education. So...
Dec 6, 2021
US EPA takes over battery warehouse fire cleanup
After a fire in June, Superior Battery owner Jin Zheng said he loves the community of Morris and he intends to clean up the mess. But the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency doesn't think he's doing ...
Dec 5, 2021 Image from Grundy County Sheriff's Department drone video of the Superior Battery fire.