Category Archives: WCMY News

WCMY News for 3/7/25:
The Ottawa City Council approved the minor subdivision of the La Salle County Farm Bureau property off Route 23, allowing the property to be split into two lots. This enables the sale of the larger bu...
WCMY News Mar 07, 2025

WCMY News for 3/6/25:
Jose Pacheco-Ramos, a 43-year-old man, is currently held in the Bureau County Jail facing serious charges, including aggravated assault with a firearm and reckless discharge of a firearm, along with m...
WCMY News Mar 06, 2025

WCMY News for 3/5/25:
The Moline and Streator police departments have officially ended the search for two missing 15-year-old girls, Jessa Puetz and Daisy Wyatt, both from Streator. In a recent statement, Jessa's father co...
WCMY News Mar 05, 2025

WCMY News for 3/4/25:
A reported child abduction attempt in Bureau County on Friday was determined to be unfounded, according to a Monday news release from Sheriff James Reed. Deputies responded to a complaint at 7:55 a.m....
WCMY News Mar 04, 2025

WCMY News for 3/3/25:
Students attending high schools such as L-P, Hall, Mendota, Princeton, and Putnam County will have a day off today in observance of Casimir Pulaski Day, a recognized holiday in Illinois. Some schools,...
WCMY News Mar 03, 2025

WCMY News for 2/28/25:
Nicolaus Phillips, accused of killing 42-year-old Eric Clements outside his Ottawa home, wants a judge to suppress a statement he made to police. The 25-year-old from Spring Valley faces a first-degre...
WCMY News Feb 28, 2025

WCMY News for 2/27/25:
Update from yesterday's story on Serial criminal and current parolee Mariano Verucchi, 23, of Peru. Mariano was arrested on Monday in connection with three alleged drug deals from May and June 2024. P...
WCMY News Feb 27, 2025

WCMY News for 2/26/25:
Amazon's new last-mile delivery facility at Ottawa's Industrial Park is moving closer to completion as construction progresses and the Ottawa Plan Commission recommends final plat approval. Kyle Schot...
WCMY News Feb 26, 2025

WCMY News for 2/25/25:
Streator Police now believe a house fire early Sunday morning in Streator was deliberately set, marking it as the focal point of a recent surge in violence. Firefighters responded just after 1 a.m. to...
WCMY News Feb 25, 2025

WCMY News for 2/24/25:
Authorities are investigating a suspicious fire early Sunday morning on the 600 block of North Sterling Street in Streator, following reports of gunfire in the area the previous night. The Streator Po...
WCMY News Feb 24, 2025