Category Archives: WCMY News
Ottawa City Council approves contract for utility locating; union immediately files grievance
Will it save money or not is a contention over Ottawa City Hall contracting with an Indianapolis firm for water and sewer line locating services. Commissioner James Less says it won't. He says the bes...
May 18, 2021
Big attraction at Peru Mall pauses showing big attractions
The rebounding movie industry won't show anything at the Peru Mall for a while. The AMC Theater there is closed. AMC and the Peru Mall say it'll be closed until further notice for remodeling. Meanwhil...
May 18, 2021
Republicans say Democratic anti-corruption bill is too weak
Illinois St. Sen. Sue Rezin says the state has long been viewed as one of the most corrupt in the nation, but it hasn't passed any ethics reforms. A package that the state's Republicans are proposing ...
May 18, 2021 LongitudeLatitude / CC
Cong. Kinzinger says Israel has a right to defend itself
Cong. Adam Kinzinger says there used to be little to no opposition in Congress to supporting Israel. But there is more lately with the second week of fighting between Israel and the Palestinians under...
May 18, 2021
Ottawa High extends teacher contract
A five-year labor contract for Ottawa High School teachers is becoming a six-year contract. The school board and the union agreed to a one-year extension. Supt. Mike Cushing says with the pandemic goi...
May 18, 2021
Lasalle County Board opposes bill that restricts local regulation for wind energy facilities
Last week The Lasalle County Board voted to oppose a new law that was filed by the state senate. The county board says that Senate Bill 1602 would ignore the county's ability to regulate where wind en...
May 18, 2021
Attorney for property owners says governor and attorney general are obliged to oppose barge fleeting project
A company that wants to park up to 106 barges on the Illinois River east of Seneca says it will have almost no effect on the site's ecology. Two property owners going to court over the proposal disagr...
May 17, 2021 Daniel X. O'Neil / CC
Coronavirus statistics for LaSalle County: 303 fatal cases, 1,555 currently active
The number of fatal coronavirus cases from LaSalle County went up by one Monday to 303. The LaSalle County Health Department says there were 18 new cases and 97 recoveries. The figures show 12,707 cas...
May 17, 2021
Illinois EPA awards grants to start planning for sewer projects
Communities across Illinois are getting their shares of $1 million in grants to develop sewer projects. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency says some communities in the state have inadequate ...
May 17, 2021
Number of Lasalle County Board districts to remain the same
The Lasalle County Board last Thursday voted to keep the same number of board members. 29 districts represent different cities and rural areas and all of them are going to stay because according to th...
May 17, 2021