Category Archives: WCMY News
Ottawa man arrested and accused of burglary by LaSalle County Sheriff's Deputies
An Ottawa man who was arrested for a trespassing charge last week has now been arrested again and accused of burglary. 34-year old Justin T. Boyd was arrested at his home by LaSalle County Sheriff's D...
Dec 01, 2021
Starved Rock murders evidence to be shipped to lab for analysis next week
The DNA analysis won't be done by Christmas as defense attorney Celeste Stack had hoped, but evidence in the Starved Rock murders case should be undergoing examination at a lab in Virginia by then. St...
Nov 30, 2021 Chester Weger and family await Judge Michael C. Jansz's ruling on evidence testing. October 2021 photo from Shaw Media via news media court pool.
LaSalle City Council approves ordinance for tax levy
The city of LaSalle is expecting the tax levy to be about the same next year as this year.City Finance Director John Duncan says this year the city is asking for $3,133,784 which is about $16,000 more...
Nov 30, 2021
Oglesby considers $1 million tax levy with surplus
Oglesby City Commissioner Jason Curran says he's glad the property tax levy came to the council a little earlier this year. But he still thinks the city shouldn't raise its amount by almost 5% every y...
Nov 30, 2021
Rioardan Pool's future up for discussion
Ottawa Mayor Dan Aussem wants to know what the public thinks about the options for Riordan Pool. He has called a City Council workshop meeting for 5pm Thursday at City Hall. A consultant reported to t...
Nov 30, 2021 File photo of Ottawa's Riordan Pool
LaSalle City Council will hire architects to fix city hall roof
LaSalle City Council is hiring Kmetz Architects to fix the roof of city hall. City Finance Director John Duncan says the weather has been doing some damage. He says anytime it rains, it's also raining...
Nov 30, 2021
IVCC students to get tuition waivers, gift cards, and payments from coronavirus relief funds
Illinois Valley Community College students will get some financial relief in the spring semester. Students taking 12 or more credit hours will get $1,000. Those taking six to 11 hours will get $500. T...
Nov 29, 2021
Ottawa Freedom Association looking for volunteers to set up Jesus Christ paintings
After a year off because of the pandemic, the Ottawa Freedom Association is looking for volunteers to place the sixteen paintings of the life of Jesus Christ in Washington Park. President Jim Keely sa...
Nov 29, 2021
Toy and book float update: 907 toys and 169 books
People gave 907 toys and 169 books to the Ottawa Salvation Army chapter over the weekend. The items were donated when the Ottawa Sunrise Rotary club had its toy float at the Festival of Lights Friday ...
Nov 29, 2021
Seneca High preparing for summer school already
Seneca High School students are being asked already if they're interested in summer school. Supt. Dan Stecken plans to have algebra, speech, and driver ed classes. There have to be enough students in ...
Nov 29, 2021