Category Archives: WCMY News
Sandy Ford bridge inspections May 26 to May 29
The LaSalle County Highway 5 Sandy Ford Bridge over the Vermilion River will be closed from 7am to 4pm, Tuesday through Friday, May 26 to May 29. The LaSalle County Highway Department says it’s ...
May 23, 2020
Boyce Memorial Dr. to be resurfaced
Contractors will resurface part of Boyce Memorial Dr. starting Tuesday, May 26. The work is expected to be done by Monday, June 1. An announcement from Ottawa City Hall says the work will be done from...
May 23, 2020
Eight year old hurt in panhandle crash
An eight year old girl was flown to St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria after a two-vehicle crash in the LaSalle County panhandle Friday. Sheriff's deputies say 28-year old Vickey L. Meglich of Strea...
May 23, 2020
Forklift catches fire inside Scoots Auto
A neighbor heard an explosion, saw smoke, and called 911 Friday evening. Streator fire fighters, just down the street from Scoots Auto, got there in in a minute-and-a-half. They had the fire out withi...
May 23, 2020
Bill encouraging mail-in voting goes to governor; Sens. Rezin and Stewart opposed
A bill to encourage more mail-in voting in the fall election is on its way to Gov. Pritzker. Senators Sue Rezin and Brian Stewart were in the minority voting against it when it passed in the chamber F...
May 23, 2020
Democratic Congressional Candidate gets Planned Parenthood Action Fund endorsement
Democratic Candidate for the 16th Congressional District Dani Brzozowski has earned an endorsement from the Planned Parenthood Action Fund. Acting Planned Parenthood Action Fund President Alexis McGil...
May 23, 2020
Ottawa Elementary teachers get new appeals process
Teachers in the Ottawa Elementary School District can now fight a bad evaluation by an administrator. Supt. Cleve Threadgill says the new policy was created in conjunction with the Ottawa Elementary A...
May 23, 2020
Cong. Kinzinger wants product labels to be useful for fighting Chinese counterfeits
Cong. Adam Kinzinger wants merchandise made in China to be clearly labeled. And he wants cell phone apps owned by the Communist Party of China to be clearly marked too. The Channahon Republican says C...
May 23, 2020
Court in LaSalle, Bureau, and Grundy counties resumes June 1
Normal court proceedings are resuming on Monday, June 1 in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit which covers LaSalle, Bureau, and Grundy counties. Extra cleaning procedures will be in place and hand saniti...
May 22, 2020
LaSalle County up to ten deaths from COVID-19
A man in his seventies from LaSalle County is the tenth person to die after contracting COIVD-19. The LaSalle County Health Department also said on Friday that there are three new cases. The county's ...
May 22, 2020