Category Archives: WCMY News
Therapeutic massage program going inactive; fitness center remains closed
The Illinois Valley Community College therapeutic massage program has been around for 21 years. It has taught hundreds of people to be massage therapists. But those days appear to be over. The Board o...
Mar 14, 2021
Electrical jolt kills squirrel, starts grass fire
An animal got onto the power lines on top of a pole on Ottawa's south side Friday afternoon and tripped a fuse. Fire fighters found a squirrel's body beside the pole at Marcy and Thompson streets wher...
Mar 13, 2021
Corn Belt cancels 2021 annual meeting
Corn Belt Energy has cancelled its annual meeting for the second year in a row. It says the pandemic is to blame. The co-op's statement on it says the safety of its members and employees must come fir...
Mar 13, 2021
St. Rep. Demmer suggests state pay bills with stimulus money
St. Rep. Tom Demmer says the $13.5 billion coming to Illinois from the latest coronavirus relief bill should be used carefully. $7.5 billion of that is for state government. $6 billion is for local go...
Mar 13, 2021
Ottawa to issue parking tickets again
Parking rules will be enforced again in downtown Ottawa. Police Chief Brent Roalson says the moratorium will end Monday. The city hasn't been enforcing the rules for some time. There are lines to park...
Mar 12, 2021
Cong. Kinzinger says background checks for gun sales between private citizens are a necessary change
Cong. Adam Kinzinger voted in favor of the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021. It would require firearm transfers between unrelated and unlicensed people to be done through licensed dealers. Tha...
Mar 12, 2021
Sen. Rezin says questions remain about vaccine rollout
St. Sen. Sue Rezin says she's happy there's a mass COVID-19 vaccination site in Grundy County now. But the Morris Republican says there are still a lot of questions about Gov. Pritzker's vaccine rollo...
Mar 12, 2021
Ill. Sup. Ct. hears arguments in Mautino campaign finance case
The Illinois Supreme Court heard arguments this week in the campaign finance violation accusation against Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino. A Streator man accuses Mautino of not properly documen...
Mar 12, 2021
Rebuild Illinois third round grants total $2.4 million for LaSalle County local governments
LaSalle County and the townships, cities, and villages in it are getting a total of $2.4 million in the next Rebuild Illinois money distribution. The funding is for road and bridge improvements, traff...
Mar 11, 2021
County Board member says his district doesn't want wind turbines
A company called Hickory Wind LLC will put up a test wind tower four miles west of Tonica. If that's a windy enough area for a new wind energy farm, it'll ask the LaSalle County Board for permission t...
Mar 11, 2021 File photo of LaSalle County Board member Randy Freeman