Category Archives: WCMY News
$100k bond set for Ottawa man after stolen car crash
An Ottawa man allegedly stole a car from Ottawa, crashed it into the gate at the National Guard training site in Marseilles, and then crashed again into a culvert south of Seneca. LaSalle County deput...
May 27, 2020
LaSalle County defendants must resume showing up for court
A lot of defendants whose cases have been delayed for the last couple months in LaSalle County will have to show up for their next court dates. Sheriff Tom Templeton says take your own mask, if you ha...
May 27, 2020
First jurors in more than two months could be seated in LaSalle County next week
Courts will reopen for more normal business Monday. LaSalle County Courts Administrator Lori Wakeman says that means jury trials resume. Three criminal case trials were scheduled for next week, but it...
May 27, 2020
Man killed in Monday train crash identified
The person killed in a train versus pedestrian crash Monday morning at the south railroad crossing on Main Street in Marseilles has been identified as 48-year-old Patrick D. Haff who was homeless. Mar...
May 27, 2020
Several downtown Ottawa Streets closing for outdoor dining
Ottawa City Hall is implementing new parking restrictions and street closures to accommodate outdoor dining as Illinois moves into phase three of reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday. The ...
May 27, 2020
Demmer says budget only 'balanced on a wing and a prayer'
Dixon State Rep. Tom Demmer says the $40-billion budget passed by the Illinois House on Saturday isn't balanced. Demmer says Republicans were largely left out of the discussion of making it. Demmer is...
May 27, 2020
Three new COVID-19 recoveries, one new case
The LaSalle County Health Department only had one new COVID-19 case to report on Tuesday. The county is up to 141 cases. The new case is a woman in her twenties. Three more people who contracted the v...
May 26, 2020
Man who reportedly jumped from bridge may be alive
A man who reportedly jumped off the Interstate 39 Abraham Lincoln bridge into the Illinois River may be alive. Illinois State Police are investigating some information that he's alive somewhere. A Sta...
May 26, 2020
Anthony Place housing development nearly complete
The Anthony Place housing development in downtown Ottawa on Clinton Street is just about complete. The $12-million project has 56 apartments for people ages 55-years and older took around a year to bu...
May 26, 2020
Peru police chief warns of roof repair scam
Peru Police Chief Doug Bernabei says watch out for scammers pulling roof repair cons. Anyone doing roof work in Peru has to be registered with City Hall, and similar rules are in effect in many other ...
May 26, 2020