Category Archives: WCMY News
Former Ferracuti home site may become forest preserve and learning center
The house where the late attorney Peter Ferracuti lived is gone. In 2018, the city of Ottawa annexed the land and there was a plan to develop a home for unwed mothers on the 56-acre site. That never g...
Mar 23, 2021
LaSalle County mobile home taxes almost due
The LaSalle County Treasurer's Office has sent out a reminder that mobile home taxes are due Thursday next week. Anything paid late is subject to a non-negotiable $25 per month fee. And the fee covers...
Mar 23, 2021
Daycares in Ottawa, Morris get grants for pilot program
Some local daycares are getting state grants in a pilot program for hiring more staff or paying the current staff more. The Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development says Step By Step Aquarius ...
Mar 22, 2021
Some local daycares are getting state grants in a pilot program for hiring more staff or paying the current staff more. The Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development says Step By Step Aquarius ...
Mar 22, 2021
Ottawa using rental fire truck while one it owns is in the shop
This week, the Ottawa Fire Department is sending a fire truck to a special shop that works on fire trucks for frame rail repairs. Not wanting to be down an engine, Fire Chief Andy Borkowski arranged f...
Mar 22, 2021
Sen. Duckworth says hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are underreported
Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois believes many hate crimes against Asian Americans never get categorized as hate crimes. She says she's asked FBI Director Chris Wray and Attorney General Merrick Garla...
Mar 22, 2021
Sen. Durbin wants safe exit for U.S. troops from Afghanistan
There's a May 1 deadline to bring U.S. troops back from Afghanistan. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin says when he voted for action in Afghanistan, he didn't know the involvement would last so long. D...
Mar 22, 2021
Sen. Durbin says filibuster should be stand-up, in-person business
Sen. Dick Durbin wants filibuster reform. He's not entirely against Senators halting voting on a bill if they feel strongly about it. He just thinks it ought to require more than a few words that aren...
Mar 22, 2021
LaSalle County counts 284th fatal coronavirus case
Fatal coronavirus cases aren't happening as often as they were two to three months ago in LaSalle County. But the county's health department does still have a few. A woman in her 70's is the 284th lis...
Mar 22, 2021
Yednock is vice chair for Ill. House Agriculture and Conservation Committee
St. Rep. Lance Yednock has been named the vice chairman of the Illinois House Agriculture and Conservation Committee. He says supporting agriculture and preserving the integrity of small farms is his ...
Mar 21, 2021 St. Rep. Lance Yednock