Category Archives: WCMY News
Peru mayor responds to claims that tax increment financing raises property taxes
Peru Mayor Scott Harl lashed out at social media stories on the city's property taxes at last night's city council meeting. Social media posts claim the city is using the downtown TIF district to rais...
Jun 23, 2020
OHS to have enough laptop computers for students to take home
Nearly all Ottawa High School students will be issued laptop computers this fall. So if there are still restrictions on holding classes normally, the teachers will be able to teach students remotely. ...
Jun 23, 2020
Land sale and TIF funds approved for Ottawa YMCA project
The new Ottawa YMCA community recreation center is roughly estimated to cost $20 million. It'll get $3 million in help from a tax increment financing fund. The Ottawa City Council approved its side of...
Jun 22, 2020
Two more COVID-19 recoveries in LaSalle County; no new cases
The LaSalle County Health Department had no new coronavirus cases to report on Monday. The county's total is still 190. Two more people recovered from the virus for a total of 141. Illinois announced ...
Jun 22, 2020
COVID-19 case count highest in people in their forties in LaSalle County
According to numbers from the LaSalle County Health Department, people in their forties are the age group with the highest number of COVID-19 cases in LaSalle County with a total of 39. People in thei...
Jun 22, 2020
COVID-19 case count in LaSalle County at 190 with 139 recoveries
The LaSalle County Health Department added two cases to the COVID-19 count Sunday. That's a total of 190 so far. The health department says 139 people have recovered from the virus in the county, incl...
Jun 22, 2020
Problem at Oglesby substation may have been caused by bird
Oglesby had a big power outage Saturday afternoon. An Ameren spokeswoman confirmed an animal caused a problem at the Oglesby substation. Commissioner Jason Curran suggested on social media that it mig...
Jun 20, 2020
LaSalle County COVID-19 case count still at 188
LaSalle County had no new COVID-19 cases to report on Saturday. The health department says the county's total is still at 188. It's been there since Friday. There have been 137 recoveries. Illinois ad...
Jun 20, 2020
Parade honors 100-year-old World War II Veteran
A crowd of neighbors gathered and watched a parade wishing happy birthday to now 100-year-old Francis "Kay" Killelea of Ottawa Saturday. The World War II veteran served in the Infantry in both Europe ...
Jun 20, 2020
Congressional candidates discuss police reform
Defunding the police isn't something Republican Cong. Adam Kinzinger is supporting. Some say that just means putting some police funding into other services. Kinzinger says there are some people who a...
Jun 20, 2020