Category Archives: WCMY News

Bids for some sewer and manhole improvement work in Ottawa came in too high. So the City Council threw them out and will tweak the project for rebidding. Mayor Dan Aussem says the engineer's estimate ...

Two Lasalle County Libraries have announced that their hours have extended for the summer. Both Reddick Library in Ottawa and Peru Public Library will be staying open later then the past. Peru Library...

A 60-year old Mendota man is the person who died while kayaking on the Vermilion River near Oglesby Tuesday. LaSalle County Coroner Rich Ploch says Ralph W. Frey's body was found in the water. A fishe...

Traffic is being rerouted around the intersection of 10th and Peoria streets in Peru. A contractor may have hit the gas main there, causing a roaring leak. Police say the repair is expected to take un...

St. Sen. Sue Rezin says a fair question is how much more money the state's Democrats want before they're satisfied. The Morris Republican says the $42 billion budget on its way to Gov. Pritzker for si...

Lawyers representing the man who spent six decades in prison after three women were murdered at Starved Rock State Park will get to look at the evidence. But the new forensic examination they want in ...

After a year off because of the pandemic, the Reddick Mansion Association's golf outing returns this weekend. It's being called the Putt for History and will be Saturday at Pine Hills Country Club. As...

There is a search going on the shoreline of the Vermillion River near Oglesby for a missing man. The man's kayak was found unoccupied. The call came in about three hours ago. The man's name hasn't bee...

The North Central Illinois Artworks Silo Pathways project has decided to help support a local businesswoman create a mural dedicated to women of the county. Christie Pasieka who is an event planner an...

Ottawa Democratic St. Rep. Lance Yednock says the budget the legislature passed this morning came after months of bipartisan teamwork. He says it takes care of everyone's needs and is balanced. Republ...