Category Archives: WCMY News
Ottawa High to borrow $5.2 million and ask for $13.9 million from property taxes
The Ottawa High School property tax levy for next year would be $13.9 million, if the levy request put on file last night all comes in. Supt. Mike Cushing says that's up from $13.3 million received th...
Nov 16, 2021
Marseilles Elementary School to get HVAC system for old gym
Marseilles Elementary School is having one of its gyms updated. The school board approved a bid from John's Service and Sales Inc. at Monday's meeting Director of Buildings and Grounds Brent DeFore sa...
Nov 16, 2021
Radio host Michael Koolidge to run for Congress in new district covering parts of LaSalle and Bureau counties
Radio host Michael Koolidge is running for Congress in a new district that will cover northern LaSalle and northeastern Bureau counties. He says his experiences as an Army soldier have informed him ab...
Nov 15, 2021 Twitter picture of Michael Koolidge
Three new companies bid to paint downtown courthouse after original bidder withdraws
Three new companies have placed bids to paint the outside of the downtown LaSalle County Courthouse. Tiles and Styles, whose bid was originally accepted, decided to withdraw. Oosterbaan and Sons bid t...
Nov 15, 2021
Jelani Day's cell phone is being examined
Authorities investigating Jelani Day's death are trying to find out if his cell phone contains any clues. The LaSalle County Sheriff's Department confirmed to WLS channel 7 in Chicago that investigato...
Nov 15, 2021 Jelani Day
Marseilles police chief says all officers are trained in crisis intervention
Marseilles Police Chief Brian Faber says all officers in the police department are crisis intervention trained. Faber says as police officers they've been dealing with more people who have mental heal...
Nov 15, 2021
Ottawa Chamber hires Member Services Coordinator
The Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce will have a Member Services Coordinator in two weeks. Julia Petterson starts Monday, November 29th. She graduated from Seneca High School and has degrees in communi...
Nov 14, 2021 Julia Petterson picture provided by Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce
Solar power and cannabis testing businesses may get places in Ottawa zoning
Solar energy and cannabis testing may get places in Ottawa zoning. The Plan Commission will talk about those kinds of businesses Monday night next week (November 22nd). The meeting will be at 7pm that...
Nov 14, 2021
Grundy County prosecutor running for judge in three-county circuit
Nine years into being the Grundy County State's Attorney, Jason Helland of Mazon says he'll run for judge next year. He's a product of Milton Pope School, Seneca High School, and Joliet Junior College...
Nov 13, 2021 Grundy County State's Attorney Jason Helland announces his run for judge in the 13th Judicial Circuit (LaSalle, Bureau, and Grundy counties). He says he chose Washington Park because, of all the Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas displays in Illinois, Ottawa has the best.
Earlville native reflects on time as a National FFA officer
An Earlville High School graduate is wrapping up her time as a National FFA officer. Miriam Hoffman served as the Eastern Region Vice President. But during the last year Hoffman says most of the calls...
Nov 13, 2021