Category Archives: WCMY News
Seneca mayor proposes beautification committee
Seneca could soon have a Beautification, Betterment, and Tourism Committee. Mayor Jeff Olson is proposing it. The members' terms would expire when the mayor's term ends. That way, when the village ele...
Jul 24, 2021 egorgrebnev / CC
LaSalle County GOP chair ordered to pay attorney fees in election case
A Grundy County judge is ordering LaSalle County Republican Party Chairman Larry Smith to pay about $3,000 in attorney fees for County Clerk Lori Bongartz. That's after last month's decision to dismis...
Jul 23, 2021
The Lasalle County Health Department reports no new deaths from COVID-19, but cases are going up
The Lasalle County Health Department reported no deaths from COVID-19 for this week. But they did report that case numbers are still going up. The health department says there are currently 432 active...
Jul 23, 2021
The name of an alleged intruder found dead outside of house on Tomahawk Drive has been released
The name of the man who allegedly tried to enter a house in Ottawa has been released. Lasalle County Coroner Rich Ploch says it's a homeless man, 33-year old Matthew Cavanagh. This incident happened i...
Jul 23, 2021 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
An Ottawa man has pleaded guilty to one count of child pornography
A man accused of reproducing child porn images has pleaded guilty. 43-year old Benjamin Ruble of Ottawa accepted the charge of one count of child pornography. Judge H. Chris Ryan sentenced him to four...
Jul 23, 2021
There is a new status date for man accused of killing ex-wife's parents and trying to kill her
A new status hearing for 37-year old accused murderer Donald Fredres has been set. He's being mentally evaluated to see if he is fit to stand trial and evaluated his mental state at the time of the cr...
Jul 23, 2021
Man accused of shooting and killing another man with razor-tipped arrow has another new court date
New trial dates have been set for 28-year old Bradley French. He is accused of shooting and killing 38-year old Joshua Scaman of Oglesby with a razor-tipped arrow from a compound bow at Illinois Valle...
Jul 23, 2021
IVCC training for CAD jobs could lead to starting pay near $40,000
A well paying job that Illinois Valley Community College trains people for is computer aided design. Instructor Dorene Data says there are always local employers hiring drafters. And some people whose...
Jul 23, 2021 Will Scullin / CC
Cong. Kinzinger considered for January 6 committee
If any Republicans serve on the U.S. House committee to investigate the Capitol Hill riot, Cong. Adam Kinzinger could be one of them. The committee chair, Cong. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, says he...
Jul 23, 2021
Local unemployment rising again
Local unemployment rates are going up again. The Illinois Department of Employment Security says LaSalle County's rate was 6.5% last month. That's up from 5.4% in May and higher than the 6.4% figure r...
Jul 23, 2021