Category Archives: WCMY News
Former Speaker Hastert's sexual abuse accuser to be named in trial
YORKVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A man who accused Dennis Hastert of child sexual abuse then sued the former U.S. House speaker for refusing to pay $1.8m in exchange for his silence will be named in court if hi...
Sep 11, 2021
St. Rep. Lance Yednock urges disaster preparedness
For National Preparedness Month, St. Rep. Lance Yednock is recommending that people make disaster readiness kits. A kit should have flashlights, batteries, food, water, medicine, and other things you ...
Sep 11, 2021
Weekly coronavirus statistics: two more fatal LaSalle County cases
Two LaSalle County men, one in his 60's and one in his 80's, died of COVID-19 during the last week. The county's health department says that makes 331 fatal cases so far out of 14,210 cases. It's a fa...
Sep 10, 2021
Ottawa St. Rep Lance Yednock says state needs to preserve reliability of nuclear energy
St Rep. Lance Yednock of Ottawa says the state needs to preserve the reliability of energy generated by nuclear power. Yednock says the new energy bill passed in the house Thursday is a way to be able...
Sep 10, 2021
Third crow this year from LaSalle County tests positive for West Nile Virus
A third dead crow from LaSalle County has tested positive for West Nile Virus. It was the second one from Streator. The county health department says the bird was found in Streator yesterday and teste...
Sep 10, 2021 Mark Hillary / CC
Ottawa police have a person of interest in shooting northeast of city
Ottawa police have named a suspect who is accused of shooting at two people in the parking lot of the Silver Slipper Saloon last month. Detective Sgt. Kyle Booras says they are looking for 34-year old...
Sep 10, 2021
Oglesby re-signs contract with U.S EPA
Oglesby Commissioner Jason Curran says the city re-signed an agreement with the U.S Environmental Protection Agency. He says the EPA did some changes to the language in the contract to build a new was...
Sep 10, 2021
Water main flushing schedule for September 14-17
Water main flushing is starting next week in Ottawa. The city does this every year to make sure fire hydrants don't have any loose corrosion and particles and to make sure the fire hydrants work. Resi...
Sep 10, 2021
Ottawa City Council and police officer agree on discipline in conduct case
Instead of going to arbitration over a discipline issue, Ottawa's city council and a police officer are agreeing to change the officer's punishment. The City Council approved the agreement this week f...
Sep 10, 2021
Annual 5K walk/run in final days of registration to give safe sleep sacks to hospital
The last day to register for the 9th annual Aden Lamps Foundation Walk/Run is Saturday September 11th. Foundation founder and Aden's mother Ashley Lamps says registration is $20 for adults and $15 dol...
Sep 10, 2021