Category Archives: WCMY News
Three new COVID-19 cases in LaSalle County
The number of people in LaSalle County who have tested positive for coronavirus is now up to twenty. The county health department announced three new cases Friday. The cases are a man in his forties a...
Apr 10, 2020
Streator police look for hit-and-run driver who caused gas leak
Streator police would like help finding whoever fled from an attempted traffic stop, drove into another vehicle, and hit a gas line marking and caused a gas leak Thursday morning. The person was drivi...
Apr 10, 2020
Sen. Rezin's ideas to ease massive unemployment
St. Sen. Sue Rezin says no one can be sure yet just how many people are out of work because of the shutdowns during the pandemic. Close to 400,000 people have filed unemployment claims in Illinois dur...
Apr 10, 2020
Oglesby water rate hike delayed again
The Oglesby City Council voted on Wednesday to delay a planned water and sewer rate increase until May, 1. Commissioner Jason Curran is cautioning against holding off on raising the rate too long. Cur...
Apr 10, 2020
Oglesby parks closed
Oglesby Commissioner of Parks Jim Cullinan is closing all city parks for the next two weeks and possibly longer. It's to help fight the spread of coronavirus. Cullinan is concerned that if Oglesby's p...
Apr 10, 2020
Fire damages home west of Ottawa
No one was hurt during a fire at a home west of Ottawa yesterday afternoon. Wallace Fire Chief Dave Parrot says there's fire damage in the basement, on the first floor, and in the attic. Several fire ...
Apr 10, 2020
Power poles blow over on windy day
Wind apparently blew over some power poles in the 300 block of E. Marquette St. in Ottawa yesterday afternoon. Two poles landed on a house and wires were hanging low. Ottawa fire fighters were there u...
Apr 10, 2020
Ottawa City Hall takes bids to finish the canal project
Ottawa City Hall is taking bids until April 29 on finishing the Illinois and Michigan Canal project. Mayor Dan Aussem hopes to get it done this summer. He'd also like a few more dollars from donors. H...
Apr 10, 2020
Cannabis dispensary seeing less foot traffic, bigger purchases
Cannabis dispensaries are considered essential in the statewide shutdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19 - including the Verilife Dispensary in Ottawa. Spokesman Jeremy Unruh says, although the disp...
Apr 10, 2020
Health Department reports no new COVID-19 cases; three recoveries
The LaSalle County Health Department reported no new cases of coronavirus on Thursday, but it did report three new recoveries. The county’s total number of people who have had the virus is still...
Apr 09, 2020