Category Archives: WCMY News
St. Sen. Rezin wants hearing on COVID-19 mitigation rules
St. Sen. Sue Rezin says the Illinois Senate should hold a hearing on the COVID-19 mitigation rules. She says Gov. Pritzker isn't following his own plan. And she says he should come out with the data h...
Oct 31, 2020
Peru donors support fountain, statue, and clock projects
Peru Mayor Scott Harl says the people he has asked for money to support projects around the city have been generous. He says no one has turned him down. Everyone he asks wants to help. He’s rece...
Oct 31, 2020
Fire claims human and dog lives in Spring Valley
It took hours for fire fighters to douse the flames well enough to enter a house in Spring Valley Friday morning. When they got in, they found the bodies of a person and a dog. The house was fully eng...
Oct 30, 2020
LaSalle County approaching 800 active COVID cases; health department has fast tests
LaSalle County's active coronavirus case count is at 781 as of Friday. The county health department reported 78 new cases. That's the second highest for one day; the record is 85 set on Wednesday this...
Oct 30, 2020
Ottawa water main flushing schedule November 2 through 6
Ottawa’s water department has provided this water main flushing schedule for November 2 through 6: Monday, November 2 South of Illinois Ave and west of Leland St. to the Illinois River Phelps St...
Oct 30, 2020
Grand Bear Resort offers indoor Trick or Treating
Grand Bear Resort in Utica is having a special Halloween Day for trick or treating, costume contests and spooky mini golf. Grand Bear's Vice President of Marketing and Product Development Mark Johnson...
Oct 30, 2020
Candidate Brzozowski on gun control, bipartisanship, COVID relief
Congressional candidate Dani Brzozowski says gun control hasn't come up much during the campaign. She says she supports responsible gun ownership that protects people. And she says people are surprise...
Oct 30, 2020
Ottawa Festival of Lights cancelled
Ottawa's Festival of Lights is cancelled-another COVID-19 casualty. The city's Special Events Committee decided the best decision was not to have it because of the social distancing rules. The event d...
Oct 30, 2020 WCMY file photo of the holiday lights in Ottawa's Washington park in 2017
Barge traffic to resume with Illinois River locks open again
Barges will move freely again soon on the Illinois River. The last locks and dams closed for improvements are open again. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the Peoria and LaGrange locks reopened d...
Oct 30, 2020
Downtown Ottawa can expect wifi and holiday music on loudspeakers in place by Thanksgiving
The Ottawa City Council announced this week a speaker system that will allow for music to be played throughout downtown will be in place before Thanksgiving. Mayor Dan Aussem says the goal is to have ...
Oct 30, 2020