Category Archives: WCMY News

A conservative activist says there is someone planning to run in a primary against Republican Cong. Adam Kinzinger. Scott Presler says the person isn't ready to announce the candidacy yet, so for now,...

A team of tree experts will survey trees on Ottawa city property and rights of way. Mayor Dan Aussem says the experts will recommend how to care for the trees the city's in charge of. Aussem expects t...

James Andreoni is now the former Oglesby City Attorney. He's also no longer serving Spring Valley. He worked in the city attorney capacity for the last eight years for Oglesby and the last 25 for Spri...

Morris Hospital is easing visitor guidelines. It says one person age 18 or up is allowed to visit a patient. That includes inpatients, emergency visits, surgeries, outpatient tests, and other visits. ...

Roof drainage at Oglesby's Dickinson House community center doesn't go away from the building. City Commissioner Jason Curran says the roof is leaking too. The city's getting bids to change things. Cu...

Cong. Adam Kinzinger isn't sweating being censured by the Will County Republican Party. The Channahon Republican says party leaders in that county have let Democrats take control of the County Board a...

Ottawa City Hall is taking bids until March 17th on the next combined sewer overflow fix. Commissioner Tom Ganiere says it involves an estimated $7 million to $8 million worth of work all over the cit...

Ottawa Democratic St. Rep. Lance Yednock says the governor's budget proposal is a starting point. He says he's looking forward to working with his colleagues to craft a budget that prioritizes the tru...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois state Rep. Michael Madigan has announced that he is resigning his seat in the Legislature. The Chicago Democrat virtually set Illinois’ political agenda as Hous...

Republican St. Sen. Brian Stewart says lawmakers didn't really need the update Gov. Pritzker gave yesterday. Stewart says they already see every day the businesses that are closed and the jobs that ar...