Category Archives: WCMY News
First time in two weeks for fatal coronavirus cases in LaSalle County
For the first time in two weeks, the coronavirus is blamed for lost lives in LaSalle County. The county's health department reported Friday a woman in her 70's and a woman in her 80's died of the viru...
Jul 02, 2021
IDOT says some construction on roads will be lifted, not around our area
Lasalle, Bureau, Putnam and Grundy County construction will remain in place during the holiday weekend. The Illinois Department of Transportation says that some lanes will open over the weekend to hel...
Jul 02, 2021
Ottawa Riverfest returns July 29th for four days
Ottawa's Riverfest will span just four days this year. It'll start Thursday, July 29th. City Commissioner Wayne Eichelkraut says some elements will be the familiar ones: the book sale, a boat parade, ...
Jul 02, 2021
Marseilles will can apply for block grant with help from NCICG
If the city of Marseilles get's a 550,000 dollar Community Development Block Grant, each home that needs repairs could get up to 50,000. Because ten people showed up at a meeting for the grant the cit...
Jul 02, 2021
Fireworks safety advice: leave the flying and exploding stuff to the pros
Fireworks that fly or explode are illegal in Illinois except for people who are licensed to handle them. But some people take chances every year. Ottawa Fire Department Public Education Coordinator Ke...
Jul 01, 2021
Battery warehouse owner promises to clean up; state EPA wants to make sure he will
Jin Zheng says he's not the kind of person who runs away from his problems and he will clean up the mess in Morris. He says he loves the community and feels bad about the fire. In an interview he didn...
Jul 01, 2021 Image from Grundy County Sheriff's Department drone video of the Superior Battery fire.
Accused murderer Michael Swift will be mentally evaluated later in the month
It's going to be another 30 days before an accused murderer can get a mental fitness evaluation. Judge Cynthia Raccuglia held a status hearing on 29-year old Michael Swift on his mental fitness. But b...
Jul 01, 2021 News-Tribune photo of Michael Swift at a court hearing last year
Flood forces delay for Independence Day fireworks in Ottawa
Update at 3:28pm: the Ottawa fireworks show is planned for Friday, July 9 There won't be a fireworks show in downtown Ottawa Sunday night. High water by the launch site at Ottawa High School has cause...
Jul 01, 2021
Property tax first installment due in LaSalle County today
Half of the $243 million in property taxes billed in LaSalle County this year is due today (July 1). The Treasurer's Office will take payments in person at the Etna Rd. courthouse, but anyone going sh...
Jul 01, 2021
LaSalle Station's good safety rating comes from more than 2,000 hours of inspections
LaSalle Station's good safety rating for 2020 came after more than 2,000 hours of Nuclear Regulatory Commission inspections. That's an average of almost six hours a day, and it would be eight hours a ...
Jul 01, 2021