Category Archives: WCMY News
IDOT gives partial funding for truck route work
The Illinois Department of Transportation is providing grants for truck route improvements in this area. Twenty miles of LaSalle County Highway 2 from U.S. 34 to U.S. 52 will get improvements costing ...
Apr 11, 2021
Cities get public infrastructure grants
The city of Marseilles will use a $538,000 grant to deal with Gum Creek flooding issues. Mayor Jim Hollenbeck says when the creek floods, it causes problems in the city's sanitary sewer. The Illinois ...
Apr 11, 2021
Manager named for Habitat's Re-Store
Michelle "Mimi" Dzierzynski has been named the manager for the Habitat Restore for Lasalle, Bureau and Putnam Counties. Dzierzynski says she believes in the Habitat mission of building a strong founda...
Apr 10, 2021
Commodity board elections for corn and sheep farmers
Two commodity board positions are up for election in this area. The Illinois Department of Agriculture says one is for the Illinois Corn Marketing Board. The district covers four counties including La...
Apr 10, 2021
Coronavirus fatality count reaches 288 in LaSalle County
The number of LaSalle County residents whose deaths are attributed to the coronavirus went up by one Friday. The county's health department says a woman in her 70's is case number 288. New cases have ...
Apr 09, 2021
Man's body found in river by park in Ottawa
Ottawa police and the LaSalle County Coroner's Office are investigating what happened to a man whose body was found in the Illinois River this morning. The man was face down in the water by the east e...
Apr 09, 2021
County Board says 12 departments should share one online purchasing account
The County Board established a business account through Amazon Prime Business. The ordinance was voted on in Thursday's meeting to combine all twelve departments of the county board to use one account...
Apr 09, 2021
Lower bidder buys farm from county because he bid the right way
The County Board sold some property they have owned for over 50 years to a couple with a lower bid. David Bankowski offered a bid for the property and thought he had it until the next day when a highe...
Apr 09, 2021
Glendale Heights man accused of stealing from gambling machines in Ottawa
Damage to several gaming machines and the theft of the money that was in them have led to a burglary charge against a Glendale Heights man. Some other items were also stolen. Ottawa police say 31-year...
Apr 09, 2021
Ottawa man accused of opening credit cards in elderly person's name
An Ottawa man is accused of stealing an elderly person's identity, opening several credit cards in his or her name. Police say the victim reported the fraud on March 18th. An investigation led to 45-y...
Apr 09, 2021