Category Archives: WCMY News
Habitat for Humanity to rehab west side Ottawa house for Marine Corps veteran
There'll be a little overlap with two Habitat For Humanity projects in Ottawa. A new house on Catherine St. is almost finished. Now, Habitat is looking for volunteers to help with a rehab on Ottawa Av...
Jun 27, 2020
Peru police chief warns of fines for illegal fireworks
Peru police are warning that fines for illegally shooting off fireworks range from $50 to $500. An announcement from Chief Doug Bernabei says there seems to be a strong uptick in illegal fireworks inc...
Jun 27, 2020
Pandemic has its effects on holding office and campaigning for it
The pandemic continues having an effect on campaigning and holding office. Republican Cong. Adam Kinzinger is asking Congress to quit using Zoom. He says he's concerned about Zoom censoring on behalf ...
Jun 26, 2020
Three new COVID-19 cases in LaSalle County; two new recoveries
The LaSalle County Health Department announced three new COVID-19 cases on Friday. The county's total number of cases is at 203. There are two new recoveries for a total of 147. The Illinois Departmen...
Jun 26, 2020
LaSalle man gets probation for posting sexual video online
A LaSalle man has probation for posting a sexual video of someone without their permission on Facebook. 30-year-old Ryan Dunne will have thirty-months on probation for that charge and 24-months each o...
Jun 26, 2020
Coal City man dies after crash south of Morris
The Grundy County Coroner says a Coal City man appears to have suffered a medical problem Thursday night. Sixty-six year old William Klegman's car was going very slowly when it went off Pine Bluff Rd....
Jun 26, 2020
People urged not to pester bear that's exploring Illinois
A black bear is exploring Illinois. State wildlife experts have been tracking it from Wisconsin to the Quad Cities where it crossed briefly over to Iowa, returned, and kept going south. Conservation P...
Jun 26, 2020
Ottawa fire department helps woman out of river
The Ottawa Fire Department helped a woman get out of the Illinois River Thursday. She was in the water off Buchanan and Douglas streets. She'd been with some others who went swimming in the water, but...
Jun 26, 2020
Illinois EPA tests confirm algae bloom by Starved Rock Lock and Dam
One of two compounds found in an Illinois River water sample last week mean there is an algae bloom underway. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency says the samples were taken from the north ba...
Jun 26, 2020
Hegeler Carus lawn concerts resume with pandemic admission policies
The Hegeler Carus Mansion summer concerts got started last Friday. Tonight's act is Al and Jeannie Brown, a locally known jazz group. The mansion's executive director Cindy Waddick says people going t...
Jun 26, 2020