Category Archives: WCMY News
LaSalle County counts three more fatal coronavirus cases; current cases down to 1,095
LaSalle County remains at the orange warning level for COVID-19. The county health department says the new case rate is 143.56 per 100,000 people and just 18.5% of the region's intensive care unit bed...
Oct 08, 2021
1921 U.S. Supreme Court decision may affect 2021 Illinois River project
Grundy County Judge Sheldon Sobol will issue a written decision in a challenge to a barge fleeting company's plans east of Seneca. Illinois and Michigan Oil wants to have up to 106 barges parked for t...
Oct 08, 2021
Marseilles man wants city to not allow left turns on Fillebrowne St as they come down Rutland St
A Marseilles resident is asking the city to do something about Rutland St. and Fillebrowne St. Dave Johnson says the city should make it so cars can't turn left coming down Rutland onto Fillebrowne. H...
Oct 08, 2021
LIHEAP utility bill payment program very much in need this year
More people are eligible for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program this year. Tri-County Opportunities Council LIHEAP Director Tammy Saenz says the program helps people with incomes up to 200%...
Oct 08, 2021
Deputy shot during chase; driver arrested after hunt
Update for Friday morning The Mazon area was blocked off for about three hours late yesterday afternoon to evening while police looked for a man who allegedly shot at a Grundy County deputy. The deput...
Oct 07, 2021
Both sides show up for demonstration over abortion
People on both sides of the abortion issue showed up for demonstrations in Ottawa's Washington Square Thursday afternoon. Stand With Planned Parenthood Ottawa postponed the event from Saturday because...
Oct 07, 2021 File photo showing each side of the abortion issue in Washington Square in Ottawa during vigils in 2021.
Slooper descendants to gather for 96th annual meeting
The Norway Community Center will host the 96th annual Slooper Society of America meeting Sunday. The Sloopers are descendants of the Norwegian immigrants who arrived in America on a type of boat calle...
Oct 07, 2021 Internet Archive Book Images
Push to change racist name of Illinois creek gains traction
DEPUE, Ill. (AP) - Efforts to change the roughly 200-year-old racist name of a creek in northern Illinois are gaining traction. The (Peoria) Journal Star reports that Negro Creek was named after the D...
Oct 07, 2021 lesguillemets / CC
Jordan block events moved to Washington Square
Some construction work and a light installation job aren't done yet, so events scheduled for this weekend in downtown Ottawa's Jordan block will be moved. A City Hall announcement says the events will...
Oct 07, 2021
High natural gas prices may hurt this winter
If you have a gas stove or water heater, you're probably already paying a higher gas bill than you were a year ago. No one's sure how high gas prices will go this winter when people use much more for ...
Oct 07, 2021