Category Archives: WCMY News
Ottawa introduces new noise ordinance, asks for input
Ottawa Police Chief Brent Roalson demonstrated a noise meter at City Hall yesterday while City Clerk Shelly Munks cranked up Journey's Don't Stop Believin'. If the ordinance is approved, Roalson's dep...
Sep 03, 2021 Elyas Pasban / Unsplash
Woman's body found near sand pit has been identified
Lasalle County Coroner Rich Ploch says the woman found Tuesday has been identified as 35-year old Ashley Marie Shuler of Ottawa. Ploch says her body was found at the U.S Silica Sand Pit Quarry off of ...
Sep 02, 2021
Ceremony in Ottawa remembers placement of Radium Girl Statue
A ceremony was held Thursday at Clinton and Jefferson Streets to remember the 10 year anniversary of the unveiling of the Radium Girl Statue. The statue was put in place to remember the legacy of the ...
Sep 02, 2021
Trial scheduled in drug overdose death case
The Lake Barrington man charged with drug induced homicide for a 15-year old's death in LaSalle County will get a certain prison sentence if he's convicted. Fifty-five year old Brian Mulcahy would get...
Sep 02, 2021
Mental health matters still being explored in south side Ottawa murder
LaSalle County Public Defender Tim Cappellini is still looking into the mental health of 29-year old Michael Swift of Mokena. He's accused of stabbing 21-year old Grace Taylor of Ottawa to death in Ap...
Sep 02, 2021
Better safe than sorry: lots of fire trucks go to small fire at ethanol plant
Nineteen fire departments and six ambulance services went to the Marquis Energy ethanol production plant in Hennepin Wednesday morning. But the fire stayed small and no one was hurt. The Hennepin Fire...
Sep 02, 2021
Marseilles has lost some of its population, according to unofficial census data
Marseilles Finance Commissioner Bobby Kaminski says initial census numbers from the Illinois Municipal League show that the city of Marseilles has lost some population. He says according to initial ce...
Sep 02, 2021
Lasalle County Sheriff's say woman's body was found near gravel and sand pit
A woman's body has been found on land owned by a gravel and sand company in Ottawa. Lasalle County Sheriff Adam Diss says officers were called around 4:40 on Tuesday to U.S Silica's South Pit off of I...
Sep 01, 2021 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Ameren employees to go to Louisiana to aid in electric restoration
300 workers from Ameren Illinois and Missouri are heading to Louisiana help with restorations efforts after Hurricane Ida. Ameren Illinois Spokesman Brian Bretsch says it should take about two weeks b...
Sep 01, 2021
County wants generator to keep downtown Ottawa courthouse powered
The cost isn't estimated yet for a generator for the downtown Ottawa LaSalle County courthouse. It's to be researched and put in the fiscal year 2021 to 2022 budget. The County Board Property Committe...
Sep 01, 2021 A proposed parking change would have all business parking on the courthouse side of Court St., no parking on the business side, and most parking for the courthouse on LaSalle St.