Category Archives: WCMY News

Elmer Walter of Grand Ridge and Arratta Znaniecki of Ottawa are two Republicans who've been drawn into the same County Board district. They don't want to run against each other and were two of the fou...

18-year old Demarcus Denwiddie of Joliet is still looking to hire a private attorney. He's the teen accused of shooting a Grundy County Sheriff's Deputy back in October near Mazon. The officer lived. ...

Oglesby Fire Chief Ron Popurella says that there's a shortage of firefighters at the fire department. The city made a new agreement with the department to raise the wages over four years, but Popurell...

It's been 50 years since Christ Community Church of Ottawa was founded. Pastor John Nordstrom says the church is having a weekend-long celebration starting this Saturday at 5pm to remember the history...

Marseilles has annexed some more land to the north.Mayor Jim Hollenbeck says the land is located in the southwest corner of the Morris Blacktop and N. 24th Rd just south of Interstate 80. Hollenbeck s...

The city of Marseilles is purchasing a new police vehicle. Police Chief Brian Faber says it's a 2021 Ford Explorer that will be equipped with all the same equipment as a squad car. But Faber says it's...

Part of Interstate 39 will be closed overnight. The Illinois Department of Transportation will reroute southbound traffic from exit 51 at Illinois 71 near Oglesby to exit 41 at Illinois 18 near Lostan...

LaSalle County Board members are to vote tomorrow on a new board district map that they didn't draw. Several of them could find themselves drawn into a district with one or more other members. Accordi...

As the Ottawa YMCA works to bring in the last million dollars it needs for its new building, don't expect to get anything about it in the mail. Director Joe Capece says the Y is using a more direct an...

The Unites States Postal Service has announced their Holiday Shipping Dates. These are dates for people who want to ship gifts outside the US so they are arrive on or before Christmas. The USPS says g...