Category Archives: WCMY News
16th District candidates for Congress face off at WCMY
In a forum on WCMY Saturday, Democratic Congressional candidate Dani Brzozowski said the federal government needs to do more for pandemic relief. Incumbent Republican Adam Kinzinger said the Payroll P...
Sep 26, 2020
Blue green algae poses danger to swimmers and pets
Blue-green algae on area rivers and lakes may be toxic. Kim Biggs with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency reminds: A confirmed toxic Algae bloom will close a lake and fishing will not be all...
Sep 26, 2020
UPDATED: I-80 open again after fiery crash
Westbound Interstate 80 west of Ottawa was closed Friday for about five-and-a-half hours after a fiery crash that claimed two lives. At least two vehicles burned up. Illinois State Police also closed ...
Sep 25, 2020
Downstate Small Business Stabilization grants available through Ottawa City Hall
Ottawa Businesses that qualify for Downstate Small Business Stabilization grants can apply for them through Ottawa City Hall. A city announcement says a business with up to 50 employees can get up to ...
Sep 25, 2020
UPDATED: Ottawa water main flushing pauses for a week
Update on October 1, 2020: The Ottawa Water Department has put the water main flushing program on hold until further notice. The schedule below is no longer valid. It is preserved here for archival re...
Sep 25, 2020
St. Rep. Demmer says income tax question isn't referendum on who should pay
St. Rep. Tom Demmer of Dixon says the graduated income tax amendment shouldn't be taken as a referendum on raising taxes on everyone. He believes the people want state government to cut spending. Spea...
Sep 25, 2020
COVID-19 statistics for Friday, September 25
Coronavirus recoveries are again at two-thirds of the total number of cases so far in LaSalle County. The LaSalle County Health Department figures announced Friday say there were 21 new cases and 42 m...
Sep 25, 2020
Major accident on I80 between Utica and Ottawa
Update as of 11:41am: Utica, Wallace, and Ottawa fire fighters and ambulances were at the scene of a traffic crash on Interstate 80 about three miles west of the Illinois 23 Ottawa exit this morning. ...
Sep 25, 2020
Meet write-in Congressional candidate Roy Jones
Write-in Congressional candidate Roy Jones doesn't neatly fit into the Democratic or Republican boxes. Jones says he likes guns and believes in responsible gun ownership, and he thinks a $15 minimum w...
Sep 25, 2020
Local priest recalls Archbishop Myers
Archbishop John J. Myers, born in Ottawa in 1941, died in Ottawa this week at age 79 at a senior care facility where he was living. He grew up in Earlville and began seriously considering the priestho...
Sep 24, 2020