Category Archives: WCMY News

Press Release: Senior Citizen Real Estate Tax Deferral Program
WCMY News Feb 07, 2024

WCMY full News Report for 2/7/24:
The Ottawa City Council recently passed ordinances declaring surplus Tax Increment Financing (TIF) funds in three districts, namely North TIF District, East TIF District, and Route 71 TIF District. Th...
WCMY News Feb 07, 2024

Illinois Valley PADS Seeking Team Captains for "Coldest Night of the Year" Event
Join the Upcoming National Homeless Awareness Walk on February 24, 2024 Illinois Valley PADS, with shelters in Ottawa and Peru, is urgently calling for the support of local residents to join as team c...
WCMY News Feb 07, 2024

WCMY Full News Report for 2/6/24
THE CITY OF OTTAWA HAS BEEN ADVISED THAT AMEREN OFFICIALS HAVE SCHEDULED A SECOND POWER OUTAGE FOR DOWNTOWN OTTAWA TO BEGIN AT 12:01 A.M. ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9th. THE AREA EFFECTED WILL INCLUDE LASALL...
WCMY News Feb 06, 2024

Group Offers New Reward 16 Years After Shooting Deaths At Lane Bryant Store
(Tinley Park, IL) -- Community activists are adding three thousand more dollars to a reward for the 2008 Tinley Park cold case when five women were murdered in a Lane Bryant store. The existing reward...
WCMY News Feb 05, 2024

WCMY Full News Report for 2/5/24:
Weather permitting, the 200 block of West Main Street between LaSalle and Clinton Streets will be closed to eastbound traffic and on-street parking beginning at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow. Contractors will be...
WCMY News Feb 05, 2024

WCMY Full News Report for 2/2/24:
Thursday night shortly after 10:00, Mendota Police arrested 46-year-old Debra M. McKinney in the 1400 block of East 12th Street on several charges. The Kalamazoo, Michigan woman was placed under arres...
WCMY News Feb 02, 2024

United Way of Eastern LaSalle County is proud to announce the distribution of $73,000 in funding grants
United Way Empowers Communities with Funding Grants United Way of Eastern LaSalle County is proud to announce the distribution of $73,000 in funding grants to support and empower the local community. ...
WCMY News Feb 01, 2024

Famed High Wire Artist Philippe Petit Walks Through NYC Cathedral Art Installation at 74
(New York, NY) -- French highwire artist Philippe Petit, who walked between the Twin Towers in 1974, is doing another rope walk this evening in New York. Petit became famous for that heart-stopping wi...
WCMY News Feb 01, 2024

Press Release: Get your new Illinois highway map!
Get your new Illinois highway map! SPRINGFIELD -The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced the release of the new Illinois Official Highway Map. The map includes route updates, detailed...
WCMY News Feb 01, 2024