Category Archives: WCMY News

PRESS RELEASE Veteran Banner Pick-Up The City of Ottawa Commissioner Marla Pearson announces that the Veterans Banners displayed this year may be picked up from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM on Thursday, Novemb...

Emergency medical services (EMS) teams from Utica, Naplate, and Grand Ridge received an urgent call at approximately 6:15 am this morning to respond to an incident at the Ottawa Barge Terminal. Accord...

Illinois Department of Revenue Offers Online Safety Tips as Black Friday and Holiday Shopping Season Approaches Chicago -The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) reminds Illinois taxpayers to remain ...

Lanes opening where possible for Thanksgiving weekend travel Non-emergency closures are suspended, and the public should still expect work zones SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Transportation...

62 year old Daniel J Rayas of Marseilles was charged by Marseilles police with DUI Tuesday at Commercial and Sycamore. He was released with a notice to appear.

In a love triangle gone wrong or just jealousy gone amok, twenty-four-year-old Nicolaus Phillips of Spring Valley was in La Salle County court Tuesday on three counts of murder. 22-year-old Chastity F...

A fatal crash occurred at about 5pm on Route 71 just north of Norway. A car headed northbound swerved to avoid a deer and ended up in a ditch on the side of the road. Two other passengers were also in...

Handel's Christmas "Messiah" Concert On Sunday December 3rd at 3:00 PM, Handel's Christmas "Messiah" Concert will be performed at St Columba Church 122 W Washington Street in Ottawa. A small orchestra...

A 41-year-old female was found unresponsive in Marilla Park in Streator this morning just before 4 am. Streator police discovered the body on routine patrol. Streator fire and EMS did respond shortly ...

Cate Moulton, a manager and CPA with Mack and Associates presented a fiscal year 2023 financial audit to the Regular City of Peru Council Meeting last night. Moulton said that though the audit process...