Category Archives: WCMY News
St. Rep. Demmer says governor should have used amendatory veto
St. Rep. Tom Demmer says there was a lot of stuff tucked into the 3,000-page budget bill that shouldn't have been there. The Dixon Republican says he wishes Gov. Pritzker had reviewed the budget like ...
Jun 16, 2021
Swamped--Ottawa's canal project challenges continue
Algae's growing on the newly watered part of the Illinois and Michigan Canal in Ottawa. A leak is letting out water in the wrong place, so it's not circulating enough to disrupt the growth. Helen Jo R...
Jun 16, 2021 The re-watered part of the Illinois and Michigan Canal wasn't supposed to look swampy, but it did in 2021.
The Starved Rock Lodge and Conference Center will have new owners
The Starved Rock Lodge and Conference Center has new management. Nolan Capital will be taking over from the previous owners. Chairman for the company Peter Nolan says the historic lodge is an impressi...
Jun 16, 2021
Ottawa Lions Club carnival beginning
The Ottawa Lions Club carnival starts this afternoon. It'll run from 4pm to 10pm each evening through Saturday. And it's the first Lions Club carnival in the city since 2019. Curt Bedei at the Ottawa ...
Jun 16, 2021 Alan Levine / CC
Fire chief estimates 8,000 wooden pallets burned in fire
An estimated 8,000 wooden pallets were on fire in that blaze south of Mendota Monday night. Winds fanned the flames and made them hard to fight. Mendota Fire Chief Dennis Rutishauser says 14 fire depa...
Jun 16, 2021 Mendota Fire Dept. picture of the pallet fire Monday night.
No energy bill from Ill. Senate; two nuclear power plants could close
Republican St. Sen. Sue Rezin blames Gov. Pritzker for the Senate not voting on an energy bill yesterday. She says there was an agreement on subsidizing Exelon's Byron and Dresden nuclear power plants...
Jun 16, 2021 Nuclear Regulatory Commission / CC
Peoria woman safe after Peru incident; police looking for man in reported abduction
Police found a woman in her 20's safe at an apartment in Peoria Tuesday. Peru Police Chief Doug Bernabei says now they want to find a man who may have forced her into a sport utility vehicle at 7th an...
Jun 15, 2021 Peru Police Chief Doug Bernabei holds a picture of Bobby A. Cross, wanted in connection with a possible abduction Monday.
Streator couple suggest alternatives for city rental home inspections
A Streator couple would like the city not to send one of its own employees to inspect rental homes. Becky Coons isn't against the inspections. She just feels it's a privacy violation to have someone e...
Jun 15, 2021 bill lapp / CC
COVID slowdown: LaSalle County Health Dept. switching to weekly statistical updates
After more than a year of giving almost daily updates on the coronavirus, the LaSalle County Health Department is switching to weekly reports. The last of the daily reports came Tuesday. There were ju...
Jun 15, 2021
Downtown Ottawa will once again host cruise night
The 23rd annual cruise night is returning to Ottawa. The event will take place this Friday, June 18th from 6 to 10pm. Spokesman Mike Dougherty says the street closure with a detour at Lasalle and Lafa...
Jun 15, 2021 Bobby P. / CC