Category Archives: WCMY News
Ottawa YMCA director believes rec center project will boost business downtown
The people behind the community recreation center plan in Ottawa believe the former Central School track by the Illinois River is a great location for it. Joe Capece, the executive director of the Ott...
May 07, 2020
After a dozen applicants, Ottawa prepares for more Business Stabilization grant requests
A dozen Ottawa businesses applied for the first round of Business Stabilization grants. Mayor Dan Aussem says there'll be a conference call for business owners interested in round two today at 5:30pm....
May 07, 2020
Thirteen new COVID-19 cases in LaSalle County
LaSalle County is reporting thirteen new COVID-19 cases. The county health department says the cases range from people in their twenties through their nineties. There now have been 84 cases in the cou...
May 06, 2020
St. Rep. Demmer disagrees with reopening boundaries, wants lawmakers to meet
Illinois House Republicans say they appreciate changes Gov. Pritzker is making to the stay-at-home orders during the pandemic. But they think the regional boundaries he intends to use when deciding wh...
May 06, 2020
Traffic accidents down in Ottawa
Ottawa police say there's been a 50% drop in traffic accidents since the governor's stay at home order went into effect in March compared to the last three years. From March 16 through April 30 in 201...
May 06, 2020
Morris State Senator takes issue with reopening plan
Morris State Senator Sue Rezin says rural counties like Grundy and Kendall shouldn't be in the same region as Cook County for the purposes of reopening. She says the economies in rural counties can't ...
May 06, 2020
TIF fund money to help pay for Ottawa community recreation center
The Ottawa City Council is committing up to $3.5 million in tax increment financing funds for the new community recreation center building. The project's total rough estimate cost is $20 million. The ...
May 06, 2020
St. Rep. Welter thinks the Illinois reopening boundaries were drawn wrong
St. Rep. David Welter says he's furious about the way the reopening region lines were drawn. He doesn't think Kendall and Grundy counties belong in the same region as Cook County, which has a higher p...
May 06, 2020
Virus found in two nursing home settings in LaSalle County so far
At least two nursing homes in LaSalle County have had corona virus cases. The Illinois Department of Public Health says a resident of the veterans home in LaSalle has the virus. An announcement yester...
May 06, 2020
Ottawa cancels all summer events
Ottawa has cancelled its summer events. City Commissioner Wayne Eichelkraut says it's too risky to start putting a lot of money into big events that may not be allowed because of the pandemic. And dow...
May 05, 2020