Category Archives: WCMY News
Red Cross wants blood donors; several upcoming local blood drives
Across the country, the Red Cross is asking for blood donors to show up when and where there are blood drives. Regional Communications Manager Drew Brown says summers are always challenging because of...
Jul 29, 2021 WCMY file picture of a blood drive in Ottawa in 2018
A Plano man is in jail after allegedly leading police on a pursuit that ended in Ottawa
A Plano man is accused of leading Lasalle County Sheriff's on a pursuit after he was pulled over in the Grand Ridge area. 23-year old Shamario Brown was pulled over Monday Evening and then sped off. H...
Jul 29, 2021
IVCC to require masks again to fight COVID-19
Vaccinated or not, people who go to Illinois Valley Community College will have to wear masks. The rule goes into effect Monday. College President Jerry Corcoran says applying that rule to everyone av...
Jul 29, 2021
Retiring Streator surgeon saw big changes in his work over 43 years
The retiring Dr. Caner Celeboglu has seen amazing changes in surgery since he trained for it in the 1970's and performed it in Streator since 1978. Reilly says Celeboglu was a visionary early on in hi...
Jul 29, 2021 Dr. Celeboglu talking with one of the many people who wished him well at a retirement party Wednesday.
YMCA is one more big donation closer to building goal
A late Ottawa couple's children are giving $525,000 to the Ottawa YMCA in their honor. That gets the Y a little closer to the now $22 million building project goal. Executive Director Joe Capece says ...
Jul 28, 2021 Muriel and Joseph O'Brien. Picture provided by Ottawa YMCA
Brother still representing himself, sister now has lawyer in obstruction cases at Enta Rd. Courthouse
A brother and sister who were charged for allegedly obstructing a peace officer at the Lasalle County Etna. Rd Courthouse were in court Wednesday for different reasons. Jacob Farmer, or Justice Jake a...
Jul 28, 2021
Traffic crash claims Oglesby woman's life
An 85-year old Oglesby woman died in a traffic crash west of Oglesby Saturday. The LaSalle County Coroner's Office identifies her as Florence Argubright. She lived in Oglesby. The crash happened at N....
Jul 28, 2021
IEPA finds PFNA chemical compound at low levels in most area wells
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has issued an advisory that says a human-made chemical compound is in groundwater across Illinois. In most water systems, it's in levels below what must be...
Jul 28, 2021
A Gurnee woman had to be taken to Peoria after a fall down 12 steps
A 27-year old woman from Gurnee fell down 12 steps at the entrance to Owl Canyon at Starved Rock State Park this afternoon. The Utica Fire Department was called to check on her condition. Fire Chief B...
Jul 27, 2021
New law requires more info about TIF districts
A new Illinois law requires local governments with tax increment financing districts to show what they're worth. Ottawa Economic Development Director Dave Noble says the law requires a count of how ma...
Jul 27, 2021