Category Archives: WCMY News
Governor proposes $711 million in state spending cuts; asks Republicans for a plan
Gov. Pritzker proposes cutting $711 million in state expenses. He says that's to partially bridge a nearly $4 billion gap between revenue and expenses. He'll need to negotiate with the state employee ...
Dec 16, 2020
City council member hopes businesses can partially open
Ottawa City Commissioner Wayne Eichelkraut says business interruption grants only go so far. He says they don't make a big dent in the disruption when the bills that come due every month still add up ...
Dec 16, 2020
Battery box problem causes semi-truck fire
A semi-truck caught fire at the Road Ranger gas station in Ottawa last night. The driver said the engine stopped, and when he restarted it flames came up from the floor on the passenger side. He put t...
Dec 16, 2020
Coronavirus fatalities climb to 181 in LaSalle County
Coronavirus recoveries outnumbered new cases in LaSalle County again Tuesday. The county's health department figures show the number of active cases dropped from 2,994 to 2,982. But the department rep...
Dec 15, 2020
Special prosecutor to handle Starved Rock murders case for latest in case
A special prosecutor will be named to handle that side of the Chester Weger Starved Rock murder case. The new LaSalle County State's Attorney, Todd Martin, asked for that because he has a conflict of ...
Dec 15, 2020
Ottawa High School board approves reinstated teacher's retirement
The Ottawa High School teacher who returned to work in October after a five-year battle against the school board will leave the building as a retiree this week. The school board approved Tim Burgess' ...
Dec 15, 2020
Investigative committee adjourns; St. Rep. Demmer says it didn't do its job
Democrats on the Illinois House committee given the job of investigating ComEd and House Speaker Michael Madigan have called everything off. The committee is closing its case with no recommendations. ...
Dec 15, 2020
Health department corrects coronavirus fatality count
Recoveries outnumbered new cases and the LaSalle County Health Department lowered its fatal coronavirus case count Monday. The number of current cases has gone below 3,000, but not by much. It's at 2,...
Dec 14, 2020
Prison time for Ottawa man who crashed stolen vehicle twice
An Ottawa man is going to prison for a four-year term after pleading guilty to possession of a stolen vehicle. Twenty-two year old Lamont C. Adams had also faced charges of damaging government propert...
Dec 14, 2020
Charges dropped in embezzling case due to defendant's death
The LaSalle County State's Attorney's Office has dropped the charges against a funeral home director accused of embezzling money, because he died last month. Fifty-two year old William "BJ" Elias had ...
Dec 14, 2020