Category Archives: WCMY News
Veterans banner pick up day at Ottawa City Hall
On Thursday, you can pick up Veterans banners that have been on display on city streets this year. Stop by between 11 am and 1 pm November 30th at the City Hall Council Chambers. All banners must be p...
Nov 27, 2023 Ottawa Fire Chief Brian Bressner and Deputy Fire Chief Mike Mills present information about last years statistics and what their five year plan could be at a special meeting at Ottawa City Hall.
WCMY Full News Report for 11/27/23:
65-year-old Richard Dean of Marseilles was charged by Marseilles police Saturday with domestic battery. Dean was taken to the La Salle County Jail. ----------------------------------------------------...
Nov 27, 2023
Illinois News Summary AM Edition
>>AG Warns Cyber Monday Shoppers To Exercise Caution When Shopping Online (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul warns residents to exercise caution when shopping online for ...
Nov 27, 2023
Notes from the La Salle County Courthouse
Back on November 9th, the LaSalle County Sheriff's Office Investigation Division arrested 39-year-old Andrew D. Haines of rural Marseilles. A warrant had been issued for his arrest stemming from an in...
Nov 25, 2023
Home Sweeter Home
Some of us are more than aware of the critical need for affordable housing in Ottawa. For some, all their effort is to just pay the mortgage on the home they live in and often repairs and upgrades are...
Nov 25, 2023
Small town, big celebration
The Festival of Lights parade, and fireworks afterward, drew a large crowd from all over the Illinois Valley and the Chicago suburbs to downtown Ottawa Friday night. Foot traffic and car traffic were ...
Nov 25, 2023
Breaking News: Tragic Thanksgiving Afternoon Discovery in La Salle
In a somber turn of events on the north side of La Salle, the lifeless body of an 18-year-old male was found in a residence located in the 2200 block of Washington Street. La Salle officers and detect...
Nov 25, 2023
The Illinois Valley Area Chamber is holding a Christmas Holiday Home Lighting Contest
CHRISTMAS ANNOUNCEMENT: The Illinois Valley Area Chamber is holding a Christmas Holiday Home Lighting Contest. It's open to all Marseilles and Seneca residents. All you have to do is decorate your hom...
Nov 24, 2023 dion gillard / CC
Illinois Statewide News for 11/24/23 Noon Edition
>>Governor Pritzker Calls Homelessness in Illinois Unacceptable (Springfield, IL) -- Governor J.B. Pritzker says it's unacceptable that tens of thousands of Illinois residents go to sleep each n...
Nov 24, 2023
La Salle County Sheriff blotter
On Monday a little after 10:00 pm 74-year-old Marc Young of Galesburg was struck by 19-year-old Ryan Mann of Springfield at East 24th Road and North 30th Road just south of I80 north of Marseilles. Ry...
Nov 24, 2023