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The Ottawa is Blooming volunteers are putting their final touches on the town before the judges for the America in Bloom cont...
Women’s LeagueDePue Mechanical – 13 Powerhouse D.J. – 0Sam’s Pizza – 4 Crowhurst Footcare &ndas...
Stanley Swaim, age 86, of LaSalle, formerly of Bondville, Illinois, passed away Saturday, June 15, 2012 at the LaSalle Vetera...
Stanley Swaim, age 86, of LaSalle, formerly of Bondville, Illinois, passed away Saturday, June 15, 2012 at the LaSalle Vetera...
Dora Sila, 86, of Ottawa, died Sunday, June 16, 2013 at Pleasant View.Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 1...
A local bank donated $2,500 to Ottawa for the America in Bloom contest. The donation allowed the beautification team to e...
One person at a meeting in OttawaTuesday, June 11 said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new plan for a radioa...
The 15th annual Cruise Night is Friday. Hundreds of antique and custom cars will roll through downtown Ottawa showing off the...
Starting Thursday, Poplar Street in Ottawa will be closed to all thru traffic from W. Norris Drive north to the Caton Street ...
Men’s North LeagueJC Whitney – 11 Ottawa PC Repairs – 9Ottawa PC Repairs – 10 Caribbean Tan – 2...
At least a few people in Ottawa don’t like the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new idea for how to deal wi...
It seems the Ottawa 2 Rivers Wine and Jazz Fest was a success. Executive Director of the Ottawa Visitors Center, Julie Johnso...
James Timothy Killelea, 94, entered into eternal rest on Monday, March 18, 2013 in McAllen, TX with his family by his bedside...
Leah Belle (Hunnicutt) Killelea, 79, of Ottawa passed away January 13, 2012 in Round Rock, Texas. She is very missed by her f...
John A. Beck, 36, of Ottawa passed away Saturday, May 11, 2013 at his home.A memorial service for John will be 4:00 p.m Satur...
Elizabeth G. “Nana” Hornbeck, 80, of Ottawa passed away Friday, June 7, 2013 at LaSalle County Nursing Home.Funer...
Most couples who get married these days spend a year and a half figuring out where to do it, who can come, and how to pay for...
The first of nearly 100 tractors that arrived in Ottawa’s Washington Square from the Heritage Tractor Adventure Friday ...
A sewer installation, culvert replacement, and bridge inspection will cause some area roads to close for a few days. On Monda...
A special sewer repair will be done under the Ottawa YMCA.Public Property Commissioner Dan Aussem says the new part of the bu...
Men’s South LeagueRainbow International – 3 Your Interior Motives – 1Misfits – 5 Big E’s Benchw...
Leo Joseph Jessen, Jr., 22, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Monday, June 3, 2013, at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center.Mass o...
Some local pastors will perform weddings in Ottawa’s Washington Park this Saturday (June 8)from1pm to 6pm. Pastor Carl ...
The Ottawa is Blooming Committee is digging in, literally and figuratively, for the America is Blooming Contest.Co-chair Meli...
Nominations are being accepted for the America in Bloom John R. Holmes III Community Champion Award. Director of Communicatio...
Men’s League at Roy Sanders FieldExit 90 Truckwash – 10 Kinder Hook Tap – 5JC Whitney – 10 Ryo Smokes...
The Ottawa City Council has placed on file the last contract for buying land in the old center Ottawa flats.Mayor Bob Eschbac...
A nature organization is buying 253 acres of land northeast of Ottawa with plans to lease it to the city as a nature preserve...
Jan Lindeman, 71, of Ottawa, formerly of Oswego, passed away Monday afternoon, May 20, 2013 at Rivershores Care Center in Mar...
Men’s league at Roy Sanders FieldOttawa Health Mart – 10 Misfits – 3Rainbow International – 14 LMK Se...
Henrietta E. (Ernst) Cross, 86, of Ottawa, died Monday morning, June 3, 2013 at Ottawa Pavilion.Funeral services will be at 1...
Geno J. Fiorini, 82 , of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Friday, May 31, 2013, at his home.Mass of Christian Burial will be at ...
We will be taking the show on the road tomorrow to the north side of Ottawa. The Illinois State Troopers will be participatin...
The Reddick Mansion is participating in the Blue Star Museum Program. The museum in Ottawa and more than 1,800 other museums ...
Arthur L. Burton1918-2013Arthur L. Burton 94, of Ottawa, died Sunday, May 26, 2013 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peori...
On Tuesday's "Second Cup" Kevin Chalfant will be in to be my guest co-host. We will have our last Ottawa Elemen...
This year’s Officer of the Year at the Ottawa Police Dept. is Det. Sgt. Randy Baxter. Chief Brent Roalson says it&rsquo...
The architects hired to help Ottawa develop a new comprehensive plan have visited the city already. Ferhat Zerin of Ginkgo Pl...
Kane Farabaugh of Ottawa took pre-orders Friday night for his upcoming DVD from those who bought tickets to the last Roger Am...
Richard Lee Gedye, 74, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2013, after a long illness.Funeral Service for Rich...
Lynn M. Polen, 66, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2013, at her home.Funeral Service for Lynn will be 10:0...
The Ottawa Lady Pirates season continues after they took down the Streator Lady Bulldogs in Streator Thursday night 11-5. Hil...
After a dominate regular season showing, the Ottawa Pirate baseball teams season came to an end Thursday night at the hands o...
Unemployment was down in LaSalle County and the surrounding counties in April. LaSalle County unemployment was 11.9 percent i...
Ottawa’s police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers have taken over dispatching for Marseilles.Ottawa Police Chief Brent R...
North DiamondsAnnes Hideaway – 14 The Outage – 7Sam’s Pizza – 10 Jardine’s – 0Gretencord ...
Dave McClure of the Youth Service Bureau of Illinois Valley is the Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce Leo Parkerson Award winner...
OTTAWA – Thomas Edward Govero, age 70, of Ottawa, passed away Thursday, May 2, 2013 at his residence surrounded by his ...
SouthH2O – 11 Marseilles Bank – 9Starved Rock Harley – 19 Acorn Landscaping - 6B.A.S.H. – 15 Culligan...
The Ottawa Elementary School board voted in a new member, filling the seat that was left vacant from last month’s elect...
Jan Alan Lindeman1941-2013Jan Lindeman, 71, of Ottawa, formerly of Oswego, passed away Monday afternoon, May 20, 2013 at Rive...
Somehow, logs and other debris piled up on the north side of the Illinois and Michigan Canal Aqueduct in Ottawa caught fire S...
Tuesday on your "Second Cup" Kevin Chalfant will be in to guest co-host. We will get Brianne Riley on the line from...
The tourism officials spreading the word about the Ottawa 2 Rivers Wine Fest think Chicago is a great place to advertise it.B...
The Ottawa Lady Pirates split a double header in Kankakee on Saturday. Ottawa lost in game one 7-6. Hillary Hon absorbed the ...
John R. “Bud” Gulbronson, 94, of Ottawa, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2013, at his home surrounded by his loved ...
The Ottawa City Council this week approved a deal with the PADS homeless shelter to rent a second part of the building it&rsq...
The Ottawa City Council and Wallace Township Board of Trustees are still trying to work out a deal for the city to provide am...
The Ottawa Fire Department is having its annual open house and Fire Fighter Memorial Day event Sunday at 10am.Fire Chief Jeff...
How important is Ottawa’s leaf vacuum program? Streets Commissioner Dale Baxter is proposing getting rid of it. But the...
The first ever botanical arts market in Ottawa has been moved from the Jordon Block to Jackson Street next to farmers market....
The Ottawa Pirates played Geneseo in a rare mid-week doubleheader Tuesday. Ottawa won game one 8-2. Jonah Morris earned the w...
The city of Ottawa and some surrounding towns had some grade school track athletes competing in the IESA state meet this week...
The Illinois National Guard will re-slope some of the ground in the Illinois and Michigan Canal in Ottawa to get it ready to ...
The Ottawa Pirates tennis team competed in the NIB 12 conference meet this weekend. Jackson Evenson came in 4th in #1 singles...
Robert J. Thomas1926 – 2013Robert Thomas, 86, of rural Ottawa, passed away, Sunday morning, May 12, 2013 at the LaSalle...
Florence A. Patton, 82, of Ottawa passed away Saturday, May 11, 2013 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center.Funeral Service will...
A group of new lawyers were sworn-in at the Third District Appellate Court Building in Ottawa Thursday. One of those lawyers ...
The planning of the Ottawa Riverfest 2013 celebration has begun. Anyone who wants to volunteer their time for this year&rsquo...
Ottawa native Brad Miller, who’s been on Hell’s Kitchen, will be the celebrity chef at this year’s 2 Rivers...
Dorothy Slingsby, 94, of Ottawa passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at LaSalle County Nursing Home.Mass of Christian Burial wi...
The Ottawa Lady Pirates had a tough afternoon at home against the Minooka Indians, as Ottawa fell to the Indians 11-0. Jalees...
About three dozen homes on Ottawa’s west side aren’t connected to the city sewer.Assistant City Engineer Arnie Ba...
Melissa Olivero of Peru was elected chair at a special reorganizational meeting of the Illinois Valley Community College boar...
Richard Dale “Steve” Stevenson1937-2013Richard “Steve” Stevenson, 75, of Ottawa, died Wednesday, May ...
Most of Ottawa’s appointed city employees are getting their first pay raises in three years.Mayor Bob Eschbach says mos...
It could be awhile before the lower level of the YMCA in Ottawa is open again. On WCMY’s The Morning Meeting with Jay L...
The PADS homeless shelter in Ottawa is expanding.It won’t have to build.Mayor Bob Eschbach says the organization is alr...
Carl A. Schmitt, 81, of Ottawa, died Monday, May 6, 2013, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.Mass of Christian Buria...
The Ottawa girls soccer team lost to Streator Tuesday 4-1. Emily Peterson had 11 saves in net for the Lady Pirates. Briggitte...
The Ottawa City Council voted four to one Tuesday night to award a $44,107 contract to Ruiz Construction of Ottawa for th...
MARSEILLES – Karen Sue Morse, 68, of Marseilles, passed away Saturday morning, May 4, 2013, at her home surrounded by h...
Louis E. Gerding, 86, of Ottawa, died Monday, May 6, 2013 at his home.Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8,...
This summer’s Willey World Community Production will be the comedy thriller “Deathtrap”. At a news conferen...
Commercial and recreational navigation resume on the Illinois River from Ottawa to Dresden Saturday morning, although with re...
Thomas Edward Govero, age 70, of Ottawa, passed away Thursday, May 2, 2013 at his residence surrounded by his loving family.M...
The upper level of the YMCA in Ottawa will open back up Monday. Marketing and Membership Director, Kelly Peterson, says they...
Josh Hoffman, 31, of LaSalle, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at his home.Memorial Service for Josh will be at ...
One long term solution to Wedron’s water problem is digging a new well under the control of a public water system.Anoth...
Connecting Point Computer Centers of Peru has a $9,000 contract proposal to update the city of Ottawa’s web site.Fi...
The Midwest Morel Fest is this weekend. Ottawa Visitors Center Executive Director, Julie Johnson, says space is limited, so i...
The Ottawa Pirates scored a 4-2 home win over La Salle-Peru Tuesday. Kyle Wallbaum earned the win going the distance for the ...
The Ottawa Lady Pirates fell on the road at Geneseo Tuesday in a close one 5-4. Jaleesa Kindred absorbed the loss on the moun...
The asbestos removal at the old Central School has barely missed a beat because of the flood.Even though the building’s...
People at City Hall in Ottawa Tuesday got to preview the promotional commercial starring Walt Willey. The theme of the commer...
OTTAWA – Dorothy J. Stoudt, 80, of Ottawa, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at her home surrounded by her family.M...
Ottawa girls track team placed 6th in a nine-team meet Monday. Top finisher for Ottawa was Hayley Harsted with two 2nd place ...
Even though the flood waters didn’t breach the levee at Ottawa High School, Superintendent Matt Winchester says the sch...
The LaSalle County Board Development Committee will help the Ottawa Port District stay up to date on developments close to th...
The Ottawa Pirates beat the Dixon Dukes in a double header on Friday. Ottawa won the first game 12-0. Kyle Wallbaum earned th...
The Ottawa boys tennis team fell to Geneseo this weekend 4-1. Clayton Conness and Tyler Lindemann earned a win in #1 doubles ...
Martha (Elliott) Kirchner1922-2013Martha M. Kirchner, 90, of Ottawa, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 15, 2013 at Plea...
The Illinois Department of Transportation wants to remind people that when they see orange they should slow down and pay atte...
Carl S. “Coote” Sampson1959-2013Carl S. “Coote” Sampson, 53, of Marseilles, died Thursday morning, Ap...
The family of the late Sandra Kae Erwin of Ottawa, who won a million dollars on a scratch off lottery ticket, set up a nursin...
Ralph R. Koch, 81, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2013, at his home.Funeral Service for Ralph will be a...
Ottawa surrendered an 11-3 loss on the road against state ranked Sterling Thursday. Jaleesa Kindred took the loss in the circ...
The Ottawa varsity soccer team beat Sterling 4-1. Emily Peterson had 8 saves in goal for Ottawa. Bridgette Flowers had 3 goal...
Unemployment was down in LaSalle County and the surrounding countiesin March. LaSalle County unemployment was at 13.6 percent...
Ottawa had the Poplar St. hill redone a few years ago so it’s not as steep.Now the part of Poplar St. below the hill wi...
The Ottawa Lady Pirates track team won a quad meet with Dixon, Rochelle and Streator Wednesday. 1st place finishers for Ottaw...
The LaSalle County Nursing Home reopened with a welcome back party Wednesday, six days after county officials evacuated it be...
Joseph “Hap” Bayer, 76, of Ottawa, died Wednesday morning, April 24, 2013, at his home surrounded by his family. ...
Ernest E. “Junior” Lowery, 84, of Marseilles, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at his home. Visitation will be...
A new labor agreement with the Ottawa fire fighters would require newly hired fire fighters to live in town.Those already on ...
There are several families in Marseilles who’ve lost everything and have nowhere to go. If anyone has empty rental prop...
Ottawa YMCA Executive Director Rikki Nevins thanked a long list of people on WCMY’s The Morning Meeting Wednesday. Most...
Among the reopenings today: Waltham South School in Utica, the LaSalle County Nursing Home west of Naplate, and a partial reo...
Ottawa YMCA Executive Director Rikki Nevins talks with Jay LeSeure about the flood damage to the building, the cleanup proces...
Waltham School classes will be back in the South Building today. The First Congregational Church in Marseilles is cancelling ...
Some of the next sidewalks to be redone for better handicap accessibility in Ottawa will be those in the 200 block of W. Madi...
Traffic can’t pass on the Sandy Ford Bridge in southern LaSalle County until 1pm this afternoon because of inspections ...
The LaSalle County Health Department in Ottawa is offering free Tetanus shots again today until 4pm for people who’ve b...
The Ottawa boys tennis team had their annual Invite moved up to DeKalb due to inclement weather this weekend. Ottawa finished...
Gov. Pat Quinn plans to ask for a federal disaster declaration because of the flood.He already declared 44 counties state dis...
After touring Ottawa flood damage, Governor Pat Quinn made remarks during a stopin the west parking lot atthe north end of Ve...
Marseilles City Hall will have Illinois Emergency Management Agency forms available for people who want to apply for state he...
The United Auto Workers has opened a shelter at its location at 1000 E. Center St. in Ottawa. People may contact Brad Dutcher...
Dorothy (Yendro) Dougherty1929 – 2013Dorothy Dougherty, 84, of Deer Park Township, died Friday evening, April 19, 2012,...
OSF HealthCare passed the Mayo Clinic’s rigorous review process and is now a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network. CE...
Benoit Charles Hallett, 86, of Ottawa, formerly of Seneca, died Friday morning, April 19, 2013, at his home surrounded by his...
All’s normal at OSF St. Elizabeth Hospital, except for one parking lot next to the Fox River being closed. Some of the ...
The LaSalle County Health Department would like to remind people to get a Tetanus shot, especially those who’ve been wo...
LaSalle County is one of 38 counties declared a state disaster area. The declaration means state emergency personnel will be ...
Ottawa High School was almost in full flood fighting mode Thursday morning.Director of Maintenance Scott Clinch was still thi...
Water from the creek by Pitstick Pavilion flooded the lower part of the parking lot there and the road that leads to the beac...
Nearly everybody Ottawa Radio spoke to about the rising rivers Thursday said they’d never seen the water come up so fas...
Ottawa High School, Serena Unit 2 schools, Ransom Grade School, Milton Pope School, and Waltham Elementary are closed today b...
Mayor Bob Eschbach has a plan to get $300,000 worth of work done on the Illinois and Michigan Canal done at no cost the c...
Martha M. Kirchner, 90, of Ottawa, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 15, 2013 at Pleasant View Lutheran Home, following...
St. Mary’s Hospital in Streator is celebrating Earth Day with an electronic recycling drive in Ottawa and Streator. Ear...
With the city having trouble keeping new police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers on the job, Ottawa Mayor Bob Eschbach is pro...
The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced their Embrace the Orange Campaign for National Work Zone Awareness We...
Tony Michelini, 49, of Deer Park Township, passed away peacefully Monday morning, April 15, 2013, surrounded by loved ones, a...
Curtis Sanders, 87, of Hamilton, formerly of Ottawa, passed away Thursday, April 11, 2013 at Birchwood Care Center.Funeral Se...
Susie Walsh of Ottawa was registered to run in yesterday’s Boston Marathon. Her hotel was booked, she’d trained f...
The Ottawa girls soccer team topped IVC 5-1 this weekend. Bridgette Flowers scored 3 goals for the Lady Pirates. Emma O&rsquo...
The Ottawa Lady Pirate soccer team will have 2 players moving on to play at the next level after high school. Sydney Beyer si...
It’s the 12 year of the Heritage Tractor Adventure and this year, they’ll stop in Ottawa’s Washington Park ...
The Salvation Army in Ottawa will host a disaster training seminar on Saturday, April 27. The training is designed for new di...
Lincoln and His Generals is the theme of this year’s General W.H.L. Wallace weekend in Ottawa.Memorial Chairman Chuck S...
An 8 time Grammy nominated and award-winning musician will take the stage on Saturday night at the Ottawa 2 Rivers Wine and J...
The Ottawa varsity boys tennis team blanked Sterling 5-0 Thursday. Winners for the Pirates, Jackson Evenson and David Dobrose...
The Ottawa girls soccer team had a tough day on the road, falling at Geneseo 6-0. Emily Peterson was in goal for Ottawa, and ...
The LaSalle County Board has put a moratorium on new sand and surface mining operations until November 1. Environmental Servi...
Gloria Jean Maltas, age 81, of Ottawa, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at the Ottawa Pavilion.Funeral services will be ...
Pamela Ogburn, 66, of Ottawa, died on Sunday, April 7, 2013 at OSF St. Fancis Medical Center in Peoria. Arrangements are thro...
Minor flooding is forecast on the Illinois River this weekend. It's forecast to reach two feet above flood stage at LaSal...
Woodrow “Woody” Berta, 98, of Ottawa passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at Ottawa Pavilion.Mass of Christian Buri...
The Ottawa Pirates beat the Streator Bulldogs at home 7-1. Kyle Wallbaum got the win for Ottawa. Leading the offense was Seth...
The Ottawa Lady Pirates got a win over Streator 11-1. Jaleesa Kindred was the winning pitcher. Taylor Jansen had 3 hits to le...
The Ottawa girls soccer team lost 3-2 in Sterling yesterday. Bridgette Flowers and Emma O’Dell each had a goal and O&rs...
The Ottawa boys tennis team beat Dixon 4-1. Jackson Evenson and David Dobrose each won in singles and the teams of Kris Felty...
The Ottawa Lady Pirates track team finished 3rd in their meet with Sterling and La Salle-Peru yesterday. Sterling won the mee...
Jane Goetz of Ottawa will join the Illinois Valley Community College Board of Trustees. Goetz is a board member for the Otta...
Rural residents of LaSalle County have nixed the idea of bulk buying electricity. LaSalle County Board Chairman, Jerry Hicks,...
Marshall “Marsh”Emmett Anderson1925-2013Marshall Anderson, 87, of rural Ottawa, was called to his heavenly Father...
Voter turnout Tuesday morning ranged from light to very light. Rose Linn of Ottawa, working as an election judge at Zion Luth...
Mildred (Meaney) Dunn, 93, of Princeton (formerly of Ottawa & Tonica) passed away peacefully on April 6, 2013 at Manor Court ...
The Ottawa girls soccer team suffered their first loss of the season, falling to Princeton 4-2. Emma O’Dell and Bridget...
The Ottawa girls soccer team suffered their first loss of the season yesterday, falling to Princeton 4-2. Emma O’Dell a...
Merle Delmar Jelm1937-2013Merle Jelm, 75, of rural Marseilles, passed away, April 7, 2013 at his home.Memorial services will ...
The Ottawa girls soccer team stayed undefeated with a 9-0 win over Hall. Emma O’Dell scored 3 goals, Briggette Flowers ...
The Ottawa Pirates beat Sycamore 6-1 in a NIB 12 crossover matchup on Saturday. Alex Miller was the winning pitcher. Colton T...
The Ottawa Lady Pirates swept Serena in a double header on Saturday. Ottawa won game 1 5-4 over the Lady Huskers. Hillary Hon...
Rita Hudgins, 76, of Ottawa, passed away April 4, 2013 at her home in Ottawa.Funeral Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, April ...
Gretencord Tree Service was awarded the contract to remove ash trees from public property in Ottawa this year.The city’...
The Ottawa girls track team placed 2nd in a 3 team meet with Dixon and IVC on Thursday. 1st place finishers for Ottawa were M...
John D. Jevitz1930 - 2013John Jevitz, 83, of Ottawa, formerly of Joliet, passed away April 4, 2013 at the Ottawa Pavilion. Fu...
John Pastorik, 81, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Monday, April 1, 2013, at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center.Mass of Christ...
City officials will meet with west side Ottawa residents at City Hall Monday night at six to talk about the historic survey t...
The Ottawa City Council has approved its contract with the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees.Now ...
Everyone who knew him is remembering Ottawa business owner Joe Ferrero as one of the nicest people who ever lived in the comm...
Some Wedron residents are thinking about filing their own court case over benzene contamination in their water wells. The U.S...
Dorothy Nickerson, 67, of Butler, Indiana, formerly of Grand Ridge, died on March 30, 2013 at Laurels Nursing Home in Butler,...
Thursday get your cup filled with WCMY's "Second Cup." Sarah Stasik will start us off with a report from the Il...
Online and in person, people who knew Joe Ferrero are remembering him as one of the nicest people Ottawa has ever been home t...
Ottawa’s free yard waste drop-offs started Monday and will continue until the end of November.Streets Commissioner Dale...
The Lady Pirates softball team gave 3rd ranked Sterling all they could handle, but Ottawa fell in 7 innings 5-2. Jaleesa Kind...
Ottawa City Hall is dotting the I’s and crossing the T’s more carefully when it comes to zoning that affects barg...
Frank John Ladwig1937-2013Frank Ladwig, 75, of Ottawa, passed away, Saturday, March 30, 2013 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Cen...
Shirley McGill, 91, of Ottawa, died Monday morning, April 1, 2013 at RiverShores Healthcare and Rehabilitation Centre in Mars...
Patricia (O’Connell) Bey, 85, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Saturday, March 30, 2013, at her home at 2108 Burlington...
Charles “Bill” W. Seibert, 74, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2013, at his home.Funeral Servi...
The Ottawa varsity baseball team went 2-0 in a 3 team round robin on Saturday. The Pirates first beat Metamora 2-1. Jonah Mor...
Marian Tuleck, 83, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2013, at Rivershores Care Center in Marseilles.Mass o...
Peter D. Carretto, 84, of Ottawa, IL, died, at March 29, 2013 at Pleasant View in Ottawa.Mass of Christian Burial will be Thu...
Ottawa Visitors Center Designer, Curt Bedei, won the “Best Branding Initiative” last month at the 2013 Governor&r...
John A. (Jack/Digs/Sleepy) Farrell, 79, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 after a long and courag...
The city of Ottawa has a month to hire back a fired police officer or re-file the court case to try to keep him fired.LaSalle...
The unemployment rate in the Ottawa-Streator area went up slightly in February. It was 13.1 percentin January and rose to 13....
The Wallace Fire Protection District trustees are asking voters again to approve a new property tax for ambulance service.Tru...
Taxpayers United of America has compiled a list of local public employees and retirees who draw big paychecks.The organizatio...
Audrey Canup, 60, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Sunday, March 17, 2013 at Ottawa Pavilion.Memorial Service for Audrey will...
Eleanore M. Hill, 83, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Monday, March 25, 2013, at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa....
Lois E. Bowes1928-2013Lois E. Bowes, 85, of Ottawa, died Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at LaSalle County Nursing Home.Funeral servi...
Elaine V. Mitchell, 79, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2013, at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottaw...
There are two seats open on Illinois Valley Community College’s Board of Trustees and Jane Goetz of Ottawa wants one of...
Trafficwas rerouted to other highways for about an hour this morningbecause of a multi-vehicle accident that happened during ...
Josephine “Joie” Calhoun, 79, of Seneca, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2013 at her home. Visitation will be fro...
Kenneth Bruce Sparks, 78, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2013, at LaSalle County Nursing Home.Funeral S...
The Ottawa Water Dept. got an early wakeup call this morning to deal with a water main break in the 800 block of Clinton St. ...
Marie Monterastelli, 88, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at her home.Mass of Christian Burial wil...
The streetscape work Ottawa has done on LaSalle St. impressed some decision makers at the Illinois Department of Transportati...
Kids ages 12 to 17 can serve on Ottawa’s youth peer jury.Police Sgt. Bob Anderson says sometimes kids who’ve been...
World Tuberculosis Day is Sunday. LaSalle County Health Department Health Educator, Leslie Dougherty, says one third of the w...
Ottawa City Hall is staying with Integrys to provide the bulk bought electricity for city residents.City Hall reports electri...
A company that already knows Ottawa’s east side could get to know its west side this summer.The City Council has placed...
It's a ton of fun on "The Second Cup" Friday. Kevin Chalfant will be back in the studio and maybe Jonny too. We...
Three candidates are campaigning for just two seats on the Illinois Valley Community College Board. Laurie Bonucci of Princet...
A lot of ash trees infested with the emerald ash borer will be removed from Ottawa city property this year. City Hall is taki...
Ottawa City Hall wants to make it safer for pedestrians to cross Columbus St. at the top of the hill. Just one side of the hi...
The Ottawa City Council and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees have agreed to a three year lab...
Walter Patrick Rossiter, Jr., 85, of Ottawa, Illinois, died Saturday, March 16, 2013, at his home.Private Graveside Services ...
John “Dave” David Rieuf1942-2013Dave Rieuf, 70, of Wilmington, formerly of Ottawa, died Saturday, March 16, 2013 ...
Since 2000, Ottawa’s youth peer jury has handled 1,149 cases of kids who did something wrong but weren’t sent to ...
Sam P. Creed, 87, of Ottawa, Illinois, died Sunday, March 17, 2013, at LaSalle County Nursing Home.Funeral service for Sam wi...
Eighteen-year old Nathan Hawk has been charged with three counts of aggravated battery after an incident in the 100 block of ...
Ottawa Police got an emergency 911 call from the 100 block of Watson Avenue early this morning and after they got there, they...
The LaSalle County Democratic Central Committee is holding their annual Jackson Day Dinner next Saturday. Chairman Rocky Raik...
A. Charles Mueller, 88, of Peru, longtime area funeral director, passed away peacefully, Thursday morning, March 14, 2013 at ...
Friday we really like to have fun on "The Second Cup." Friday that great guy Mark Strehl will be on the line taking...
Richard "Rick" Louis Leipold, 54, of Ottawa, died Monday evening, March 11, 2013, at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Cent...
Ottawa City Hall’s taking bids until March 25 for this year’s street patching projects.City Engineer Dave Noble s...
Russell L. “Rusty” Sherman, age 92, of Ottawa, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at St. Margaret’s Hospi...
Robert “Bud” J. O’Laughlin, 92, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at LaSalle County...
Delbert LeRoy McConnaughhay, 77, of Ottawa, Illinois, departed this life and returned to his creator on March 5, at OSF St. F...
The Ottawa City Council is accepting the $11,000 Illinois Historic Preservation Agency grant for a west side historic sur...
There are several complications to ADM’s attempt to start a sand transfer operation along Illinois 71 southwest of Otta...
All the objections people had to Mississippi Sand and related industrial operations southwest of Ottawa are being aired again...
The Ottawa Dolphins competed well in their District meet this weekend. Ottawa is sending 31 swimmers to the state meet in DeK...
Gerald K. “Red” Woodward1932-2013Gerald “Red” Woodward, 80, of Ottawa, died Sunday night, March 3, 20...
A thick blanket of snow could fall on the area soon and Ottawa’s Assistant Streets Superintendent Gary Erickson says th...
Joshua A. Reed, 29, of Ottawa, Illinois, died Sunday, February 24, 2013.Funeral Service for Joshua will be at 11:00 a.m. Wedn...
The Ottawa Pirates saw their magnificent 2012-13 season come to an end on Wednesday night, as they fell to their Northern Ill...
Two Ottawa High School graduates are starting an FFA Alumni Association for the school. Joe Schmidt, class of 1988, was in FF...
ROMEOVILLE - Bruce Ward Babcock, age 97, of Romeoville, formerly of Ottawa, passed away Sunday, February 24, 2013, at Senior ...
The Ottawa YMCA Dolphins swim team downedIllinois Valley in the final meet of the regular season Saturday at the Ottawa Y. An...
Both seasoned Morel mushroom connoisseurs and novice mushroom hunters will descend upon Ottawa the first weekend in May for t...
Someone saw and took a picture of a coyote running across the McKinley School playground in Ottawa Monday morning.After the p...
The Ottawa Pirates scored a double digit victory on Senior Night on Friday night beating rival Streator 43-30. Nick Harsted, ...
Ona (Hepner) Ryg1920-2013Ona Ryg, 92, formerly of Ottawa died Sunday morning, February 24, at Gibson City Annex Extended Care...
Ann L. McGinnis, 94, of Ottawa, Illinois, died peacefully in her sleep Friday, February 22, 2013, at Ottawa Pavilion. She wen...
Lucille E. Kennedy, 82, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Friday, February 22, 2013 at Ottawa Pavilion.Mass of Christian Buria...
Ever wonder what’s going on with the old Wal-Mart building on the north side of Ottawa? Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce...
The Ottawa City Council this week placed on file a $3.6 million bond issue refinancing deal.Finance Commissioner Wayne Ei...
Robert Wayne Johnson, 75, of Newport, Washington, formerly of Ottawa, died Thursday, February 21, 2013, at Newport Hospital L...
An insurance company in Ottawa is hosting a town hall meeting about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, sometimes...
Someone distributed Ku Klux Klan literature in some Ottawa neighborhoods Wednesday morning.Police Capt. Mike Kessinger says h...
Mayor Bob Eschbach of Ottawa talks with Jay LeSeure and Karen Rhodes during "The Morning Meeting" about the previou...
The city of Ottawa will apply for a grant to make a bicycle and pedestrian bridge over the Illinois and Michigan Canal by Her...
Whatever becomes of the old Central School property, the city needs to make sure the coal tar contamination that may be there...
Ottawa City Hall is getting ready for the cleanup before the cleanup at the old Central School. The City Council voted last n...
The Ottawa Pirates won their crossover battle with the Morris Redskins Tuesday night 65-52. Jacob Draper led the Pirates with...
The Ottawa Pirates won their crossover battle with the Morris Redskins Tuesday night 65-52. Jacob Draper led the Pirates with...
The United Way of Eastern LaSalle County will hold a fundraiser Saturday to try to raise $2,000. United Way’s Comme...
Beverly Ann Bain, 73, of Orlando, Florida, formerly of Ottawa, died Monday, January 28, 2013 in Orlando. Private family servi...
Ram Koganti of Wallace School correctly spelled sturgeon to win the 53rd annual LaSalle County Spelling Bee Saturday. He look...
Water will be shut-off in Ottawa Monday. The Ottawa Water Department will shut-off water for a valve repair on Champlain Stre...
Four cities in LaSalle County are getting grant money for updating their comprehensive plans.They must show they understand t...
The Ottawa Lady Pirates claimed their 3rd straight regional title Thursday night at Prairie Central High School, defeated the...
A school bus driver had a quick thinking test midday Monday as she drove on Hitt St. in Ottawa.Terri L. Christopher told poli...
The City of Ottawa bought over 16 acres of riverfront property that the old Central School building sits on. The City bought ...
Willis G. “Willie” Fessler, 72, of Marseilles, Illinois, passed away Monday, February 11, 2013, at Ottawa Pavilio...
The Mayor talks about the previous night's council meeting, purchase of the abandoned Central Jr. High building and the n...
As of Monday, 27 employers were signed up for the Just Hire One job fair in Southtowne Mall in Ottawa next Wednesday. Dianna ...
Marseilles Police Chief Jim Hovious and Ottawa Police Chief Brent Roalson discuss with Jay LeSeurehow the final testing stage...
Mobile home tax bills are in the mail. LaSalle County Treasurer Don Lamps says the bills were sent out Monday and are due May...
Danny Wilson, 60, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Friday, February 08, 2013.Memorial Service for Danny will be at 6:00 p.m. ...
Fred R. Reimers1919-2013Frederick (Fred) Roy Reimers, 93, of Effingham, Illinois, formerly of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away o...
Linnea E. (Anderson) Goetsch1923-2013Linnea E. Goetsch, 89, of Ottawa, died Saturday morning, February 9, 2013 at Ottawa Pavi...
Danny Wilson, 60, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Friday, February 08, 2013 .Memorial Service for Danny will be at 6:00 pm W...
Rose Grigsby, 86, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at Memorial Hospital Nursing Home in Woodstoc...
Ottawa’s city council approved an emerald ash borer management plan this week.That will help the city qualify for grant...
The overdue sewer bill Naplate owes to the city of Ottawa could be settled soon for about $18,000.Ottawa Public Property ...
The 1977-78 Ottawa High School Basketball team will be inducted into the school’s hall of famethis weekend. The team ha...
The Marseilles City Council voted unanimously last night to have Ottawa handle 911 dispatching for Marseilles. The 5-year, &#...
Dr. Charles Eldridge, Class of 1960, will be inducted into the Ottawa High School Hall of Fame this weekend. Eldridge is Prof...
Wednesday, February 6th is National Signing Day for high school football recruits across the country, and 2 of Ottawa's o...
One last home in the center Ottawa flats that has never been part of any flood buy-out soon will be. Mayor Bob Eschbach says ...
The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency is giving Ottawa an $11,000 grant to document historic homes on the west side. ...
The Ottawa Pirates 14 game win streak came to a halt last night, as they fell at Kingman Gym to the Pontiac Indians 57-40. Ni...
High School Basketball Scoresheet 2-5NIB 12 WestOttawa 40 vs. Pontiac 57Streator 33 @ Putnam County 64La Salle-Peru 69 @ St. ...
People with police scanners are hearing buzzing sounds on the channels Ottawa police use.The police department switched to a ...
Millee Taggert, Ottawa High School class of 1957, will be inducted into the school’s hall of fame this weekend. Taggert...
Timothy Arwood, 55, of Ottawa, went home to be with the Lord on the morning of Sunday, February 3, 2013, after a fierce battl...
The Ottawa Elementary School District officially transferred the old Central School building to the City of Ottawa. Mayor Bob...
Former Ottawa Mayor Forrest Buck died last week at the age of 81. Mayor Bob Eschbach says Buck was a good mayor and a lot of ...
The Ottawa Pirate boys swim team placed 3rd in the Byron Independent Championships this weekend. Individually for the Pirates...
Sister Rita Pitstick, R.S.M. 88, a member of Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, formerly of Ottawa died at McAuley Manor in Au...
OTTAWA – Daniel Thomas Wood, 91, of Ottawa passed away Friday afternoon, February 1, 2013 at Ottawa Pavilion.There will...
Beverly Ann Bain, age 72, of Orlando, Florida, formerly of Ottawa, passed away Monday, January 28, 2013 in Orlando.Private fa...
Sandra Kae Erwin, 68, of Ottawa, IL, died, Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center.Mass of Christian ...
The Ottawa Lady Pirates bowling team defeated St. Bede 2808-2216 at Illinois Valley Super Bowl on Wednesday. Chrissy Pond led...
Former Ottawa Mayor, Forrest T. Buck, 81, passed away in the early hours of January 30, 2013 at Pleasant View Luther Home in ...
The Ottawa Fire Department logged an estimated $848,800 in fire damage to buildings last year.Chief Jeff Newbury says alm...
The LaSalle County Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service is holding a review and exam session for anyone who wants their Amat...
Some LaSalle County schools were among those given special recognition on the Illinois Honor Roll list.Deer Park School got a...
June (Hettel) Rose, 89, of Grand Ridge, Illinois, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2013 at her home.Mass of Christian Burial w...
Local unemployment skyrocketed last month locally. In the Ottawa-Streator area, unemployment was 9.7 percent in November and ...
“I’ve had a good, long life!” Leo P. Hinkey, 90, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Saturday, January 26, 201...
James O. Brown, 87, of Ottawa, formerly of Hebron, IL, passed away Saturday, January 26, 2013 at LaSalle County Nursing Home....
The Ottawa Pirates extended their winning streak to 13 games with a come-from-behind win over Sycamore on Saturday night 52-4...
The Ottawa Vikings hit a skid on Saturday morning in Dixon, as they fell 43-25. Tom Scully led Ottawa with 7 points and Matt ...
Thomas Thompson, 88, of Ottawa joined his loving wife, Marjorie in heaven, on Thursday night, January 24. Funeral Services wi...
Rita L. Christensen, 85, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Thursday, January 24, 2013 at Ottawa Pavilion.Mass of Christian Bur...
Joanne E. (Brandow) Mattes1935-2013Joanne Mattes, 77, of Ottawa, died Thursday, January 24, 2013 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical...
Robert G. Eisert, 82, of Ottawa, passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center. Funeral services ...
A Servant’s Heart is having its annual chili cookoff fundraiser this weekend (Saturday, January 26). Treasurer John Hen...
The Ottawa and Marseilles city councils have both put the agreement on file for combining police, fire, and ambulance dispatc...
The Ottawa Pirates survived a tough double overtime matchup in Sterling Tuesday night, defeating the Golden Warriors 61-60. J...
The Ottawa boys swim team defeated Olympia on the road Tuesday night 134-49. Top finishers for the Pirates include:200 Medley...
Nearly 50 abortion opponents marched to the Planned Parenthood office in Ottawa last night to mark the 40th anniversary of th...
Ronald Serby, 75, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Friday, January 18, 2013, at Pleasant View.Funeral Services will be 12:00 ...
The Ottawa girls bowling team placed 8th at the conference meet on Monday night. Alexis Fuentes had the high game for Ottawa ...
For the first time in more than 20 years, the Ottawa boys’ swim team won the annual Pirate Pentathlon at the OHS pool S...
Diane Frances (Pignatiello) Cullen1932-2013Diane Cullen , 80, of Ottawa passed away Thursday afternoon, January 17, 2013, at ...
Ruth (Otto) Murley1915 – 2013Ruth Murley, 97, of Ottawa, died Friday January18, at Pleasant View in Ottawa. Visitation ...
One hundred fifty-three people, organized into several teams, jumped into the water at Heritage Harbor for the Penguin Plunge...
Marseilles Police Chief Jim Hovious and Ottawa Police Chief Brent Roalson discuss with Jay LeSeure the plans to have Ottawa&#...
Tracy Cusick’s family has apparently lost interest in suing fire fighter Ken Cusick over the Ottawa woman’s alleg...
Marie (Skoflanc) O’Shea, 84, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away January 16, 2013 at her home.Mass of Christian Burial wil...
SeVerne Mae Burke, 81, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away January 16, 2013, at Pleasant View.Mass of Christian Burial will be a...
James V. White, 91, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at his home.Mass of Christian Burial will be...
Beverly Quinn, 84, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away January 16, 2013 at LaSalle County Nursing Home.Funeral Service for Bever...
Police dispatching for Marseilles could be taken over by the Ottawa Police Department. The two cities are considering a five-...
Ottawa Mayor Bob Eschbach makes his regular appearance on "The Morning Meeting" after a Tuesday-night Ottawa City C...
Richard G. Drackley Sr., 71, of Ottawa passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at his home.Mass of Christian Burial will be at ...
Frederick L. Olson, 92, of Ottawa, passed away Monday, January 14th, at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley. He re...
Rev. George William Hohmann, 90, of Ottawa, died Friday morning, January 11, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family.Memori...
Ottawa’s city council is offering a new contract to Naplate for sewage treatment. Public Property Commissioner Dan Auss...
Ottawa elementary students who were supposed to be charged reduced lunch prices have been getting free lunches. But, Superint...
Eldora J. Ringer, 80, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Saturday, January 5, 2013 at Ottawa Pavilion.Memorial Service for Eldo...
Frederick L. Olson1920-2013Frederick L. Olson, 92, of Ottawa, passed away Monday morning, January 14, 2013, at St. Margaret H...
The Ottawa boys bowling team won the first game of the match but lost the next two games to lose the series against Streator ...
Wayne Eichelkraut Sr.1928-2012Wayne A. Eichelkraut Sr., 84, of Ottawa, died Monday night, December 3, 2012, at his home.Memor...
The LaSalle County Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service is holding a review and exam session for anyone who wants their Amat...
The Ottawa City Council and Naplate Village Board are still working out what to do about some past due sewer bills.The villag...
Marseilles police may not need full time police dispatchers of its own.Marseilles and Ottawa are considering an agreement for...
Applications for the Joseph J. Hohner Scholarship for the 2013-14 school year are available on the Regional Office of Educati...
The Ottawa Varsity girls bowling team defeated Kaneland 2803 – 2757. Natalie Conrad rolled a personal best with a 237, ...
The Ottawa boys swim team defeated West Aurora and St. Francis last in at West Aurora High school 140-84-58. Top finishers fo...
Mary Jane Mess1914 – 2013Mary Jane Mess, 98, of Ottawa, died Thursday morning, January 10, 2013, at the Ottawa Pavilion...
Emily Kaufmann, 93, of Seneca, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, January 09, 2013 at Pleasant View.Memorial Mass for Emily wil...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Illinois is being hit the hardest in the nation with the current outbreak...
The Ottawa Pirates survived another upset bid Tuesday night against Sandwich, defeating the Indians 43-36. John Carroll led t...
Reta Young, 88, of Deer Park Township, died Monday evening, January 7, 2013 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.Funer...
Donald Millard Elliott, 90, of Marseilles, passed away Monday, January 7th at Pleasant View with his family by his side. Fune...
Dr. Jamil Abdur-Rahman says he and his brother Idries intended to stay in Ottawa for a long time. The pregnancy doctors inves...
Over 150 people have signed up to jump into the river at Ottawa’s Penguin Plunge to help grant wishes for children thro...
There are ways to get medical procedures and prescriptions a Catholic hospital won’t provide, even if your doctor works...
Truman Stone1922-2013Truman Stone, 90, passed away early Saturday morning, January 5, at Pleasant View in Ottawa.Funeral serv...
The person behind Ottawa Against OSF admits he doesn’t know all there is to know about the Catholic health care ethical...
Beverly J. Houchin, 77, of Mazon passed away Thursday, January 3, 2013 at Morris Hospital.Funeral services will be at 11:00 a...
There’ll be two presentations in Ottawa this weekend about birth control options in a Catholic health care system. One ...
Clara Black, 70, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Sunday, December 23, 2012 at Morris Hospital.Funeral Service for Clara will...
Mary B. McCormack, 94, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at LaSalle County Nursing Home.Mass of Chris...
Ryan Poundstone, 25, of Ottawa passed away on Monday, December 31, in Ottawa. A private Memorial Service will be held for imm...
Lowell Samp1944-2012Lowell Samp, 68, of Moline, formerly of Ottawa, died Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at Trinity Medical Center i...
Dan Churney talks about his latest book, "Take Two Bullets and Call Me In The Morning" - true crime stories of Nort...
The Ottawa City Council is skipping a meeting this month. The first Tuesday of the month is normally a meeting night. But sin...
Francis W. Besenhard, 94, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2012 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in...
In a weekend featuring multiple high school basketball tournaments, Ottawa and Marquette's teams both represented their s...
In a weekend featuring multiple high school basketball tournaments, The Ottawa Pirates finished on top of the food chain. The...
Shift assignments are about to go through a big change at the Ottawa Fire Department. The fire fighters won’t be moving...
Ottawa’s live Christmas tree disposal is next Saturday, January 5. It’ll be from 8am to 3pm in the Riordan Pool p...
Bertha (Dounetos) Poulakos 1921-2012Bertha Poulakos of Ottawa passed away Thursday, December 27th at the age of 91.There wil...
Mary (Noland) Leach1925-2012Mary Leach, 87, of Ottawa, died Thursday night, December 27, 2012 at her home surrounded by her f...
Ralph A. Helgeson, 85, of Naplate, Illinois, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2012, at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center.Mas...
The Pirates scored a big win Wednesday night over the 7th seeded Genoa-Kingston Cogs by a score of 52-38. Leading scorer for ...
Kimberly A. Cairns, 56, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, December 25, 2012 in Ottawa.Funeral Service for Kim will be...
Maxine Mansfield, 88, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Friday,December 21, 2012 at Ottawa Pavilion.Funeral Service for Maxine...
Frances Willene McCombs Ritchie, 74, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Friday, December 21, 2012 at Ottawa Pavilion.Mass of Ch...
The city of Ottawa is offering a program to help people get rid of live Christmas trees. On Saturday, January 5, local reside...
Helen Spaulding, 89, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Sunday, December 23, 2012 at Rivershores Care Center in Marseilles.Mass...
Mary Jane Fuller, 69, of Ottawa, IL, died, Saturday, December 22, 2012 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center.Memorial Service f...
The Ottawa is Blooming Committee is starting a web site. Chair Melissa Ruvalcaba says it will be what you expect a web site t...
Nancy (Schott) Short1944-2012Nancy Short, 68, of Germantown Hills, formerly of Ottawa and Peru, passed away Friday, December ...
Doctors Idries and Jamil Abdur-Rahman’s decision to leave St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Ottawa has spawned a new fa...
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Ottawa announced Friday two well liked pregnancy doctors are leaving to start a practice in...
The Ottawa Is Blooming Committee has chosen two logos to promote the city beautification contest. Committee Chair Melissa Ruv...
Judy McConville of Coldwell-Banker/Honig-Bell Real Estate at 1409 Columbus Street in Ottawa talks with Jay on "The Morni...
Larry Glade, 72, of Ottawa, died Thursday afternoon, December 20, 2012 at Ottawa Pavilion.Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m....
Ottawa fire fighters are comfortable working with seven, eight, or nine people per shift. But they’ve been down to six ...
Several Ottawa and Marquette football players have been selected to the Times All-Area Teams, and one player in particular wa...
Several Ottawa and Marquette football players have been selected to the Times All-Area Teams, and one player in particular wa...
Several Ottawa and Marquette football players have been selected to the Times All-Area Teams, and one player in particular wa...
The Ottawa Elementary School Board approved the $9 million tax levy it put on file last month. The amount is nearly the s...
Ottawa Township High School has announced their list of fall athletes recieving All-Academic honors. Sorted by sport, the rec...
Gary L. Thorsen, 61, of Marseilles, Illinois, passed away Friday, December 14, 2012 at Rivershores Care Center in Marseilles....
Ottawa elementary schools are being forced to outsource teacher’s jobs to a private company. Superintendent Cleve Threa...
The Salvation Army in Ottawa is at 43 percent of their goal for the red kettle Christmas campaign. That means they need to ra...
Elizabeth C. Blazik, 77, of Ottawa passed away Sunday, December 16, 2012 at OSF St. Elizabeth Hospital.Mass of Christian Buri...
Elizabeth C. Blazik, 77, of Ottawa passed away Sunday, December 16, 2012 at OSF St. Elizabeth Hospital.Mass of Christian Buri...
The city of Ottawa isn’t currently planning to buy the former Peltier Glass property. But City Hall uses a brownfield a...
Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger has nominated Adam Konavous for the United States Naval Academy. The 20-year old says o...
Six people escaped from a two-story house fire in the 1800 block of Guion St. in Ottawa Saturday morning. Armando Quintanilla...
Edward Andrew Kolesar, Jr., 81, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Thursday evening, December 13, 2012 at Ottawa Pavilion.Mass ...
When the Ottawa City Council makes its offer to Wallace Township for ambulance service, it will probably be in the neighborho...
Dr. Susan Schmitt of Streator, Jerry Yendro of Peru and Jane Goetz of Ottawa have each donated $1,000 to Illinois Valley ...
JoAnn C. Fleming Stevens, 73, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2012 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in ...
Ottawa City Council members want to send a message to Naplate about some overdue sewer bills. Council members talked about it...
The Ottawa boys swim team pulled off a big win against Sterling Thursday night 59-35. Top finishers for Ottawa include:200 Fr...
The Ottawa boys swim team pulled off a big win against Sterling last night 59-35. Top finishers for Ottawa include:200 Free: ...
Gordon V. Brue1932 – 2012Gordon Brue, 80, of rural Ottawa, died Wednesday night, December 12, at the Ottawa Pavilion. F...
OTTAWA – Sam A. Carrera, 82, of Ottawa, passed away Wednesday morning, December 12, 2012 at La Salle County Nursing Hom...
The city of Ottawa has hired a consultant to study the current retail environment and find out what retailers and products wo...
The Ottawa boys and girls bowling teams lost to the conference leader Sycamore last night. The boys fell 3241 to 3790. High s...
Richard Donnocker, 78, of Ottawa, died Monday morning, December 10, 2012, at his home.Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Fri...
UPDATE ON FREEZIN' FOR A REEZIN'When FREEZIN' FOR A REEZIN' gets started Friday morning in the Handy Foods IG...
World AIDS Day was December 1, so the LaSalle County Health Department will be holding an HIV testing clinic on Wednesday. La...
Kathy A. Grooms, 61, of Marseilles, passed away Friday, December 7, 2012 at Walnut Grove in Morris.Funeral services will be h...
Elizabeth J. “Betty” Starjak, 82, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2012 at Ottawa Pavilion....
Ottawa swept Geneseo on Friday night. The girls won the early game of our double header 51-42 over the Lady Maple Leafs. Cass...
Lucille R. Keating, 99, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Friday, December 7, 2012 at the Ottawa Pavilion.Mass of Christian Bu...
The Ottawa City Council says Pleasant View Lutheran Home can have a city street for $10,000. City Engineer Dave Noble say...
Veterans and their families marked the Pearl Harbor anniversary in Ottawa Friday morning. The ceremony was outside the Vetera...
The Ottawa boys and girls bowling teams traveled to Rochelle to face the Hubs Thursday night. The varsity girls won their mat...
Mayor Bob Eschbach plans to revise the downtown Ottawa comprehensive plan early next year. The city’s getting a federal...
A $350,000 grant that paid for trees along Norris Dr., State St., and other highways at the entrances to Ottawa is going ...
Carol Jean VanDuzer, 80, of Streator, passed away Sunday December 2, 2012 at her home, surrounded by her family.A memorial se...
Ottawa City Hall’s contract with the Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association for the Two Rivers Wine and Jazz F...
The Ottawa City Council is asking for $4.9 million in property tax money for the city next year. Treasurer Don Harris say...
Harold D. “Tyke” Burgwald, 68, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Monday, December 3, 2012 at his home.Funeral Serv...
Charlie Robert Boisso, 60, of Ellensburg, Washington passed away at his home on October 31, 2012.Charlie was cremated Saturda...
Wayne A. Eichelkraut Sr.1928-2012Wayne A. Eichelkraut Sr., 84, of Ottawa, died Monday night, December 3, 2012 at his home.Mem...
Donations to The Salvation Army are light this year and the number of needy families in the area has increased. After 13 days...
A Servant’s Heart ministry put up a tree at the Blue Beaker in Ottawa that’ll be used to gather presents for teen...
Wanda Lee Chaffin, 85, of Ottawa, formerly of Park Forest, IL died Sunday morning, December 2, 2012 at Pleasant View. Visitat...
Someone told the Ottawa Fire Department there was a person trapped inside a burning house Sunday afternoon. It turns out, bot...
There are around ten homes just outside Ottawa city limits that the city could annex soon. City Council members talked last w...
Almost two dozen Ottawa businesses were winners of this year’s Character Counts nominations. Steve Malinsky chairs the ...
LaSalle County Board members whose last meeting was Thursday said their goodbyes. Among them, Ottawa Democrat Rick Scott, who...
Ottawa City Council members are talking about cell phone tower regulations or even having the city own a cell phone tower its...
The Ottawa wrestling team fell to Sandwich in a dual meet in Dixon on Thursday 60-19. Cyrano Rayfield at 220 and Seth Taulbee...
The Northern Illinois Big 12 West all conference football team has been released, and the Ottawa Pirates were represented wel...
The Ottawa boys bowling team rolled the ball against Streator on Wednesday and lost the match 3021 to 3220. High games came f...
OTTAWA – Alberta L. (Neely) Saddler, 88, of Ottawa, formerly of Wedron, IL., passed from this earthly life into the arm...
St. Columba Church in Ottawa is getting a facelift. Father David Kipfer explains phase one of the restoration. Right now, the...
Louise G. Case, age 71, of Ottawa, passed away Sunday afternoon, November 25, 2012 at her residence.Funeral services will be ...
The Ottawa boys bowling team lost to the Hall Red Devils 2947 to 3465. High roller for the pirates was Ryan Glasner with game...
Shirley J. Willet, age 84, of Ottawa, died peacefully early Sunday morning, November 25, 2012 at OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical ...
Walt Willey returns to Ottawa this weekend in his one-man show “Wild Bill! An Evening with James Butler Hickok”. ...
The Ottawa Pirates claimed 5th place in the Dean Riley “Shootin’ The Rock” tournament last week. The Pirate...
Rose Elizabeth Tellefson, 89, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Saturday, November 24, 2012 at Pleasant View.Mass of Christian...
Burnette Knutson Smith, 97, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Saturday, November 24, 2012 at Pleasant View.Funeral Services wi...
Margaret Louise (Heermann) (Cotton) Davis, 51, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away on Wednesday, November 21, 2012, at Ottawa Pa...
The city of Ottawa has been buying electricity for city buildings from a company other than Ameren for two years. Finance Com...
Kent Lee Burgwald, 65, of Ottawa, Illinois passed away November 22, 2012 at his home surrounded by his loving family.Funeral ...
Ottawa had its share of Black Friday shoppers lined up waiting for deals outside or inside the store, depending on which stor...
Marie Sexton, 93, of Ottawa, Illinois died November 20, 2012 at LaSalle Country Nursing Home.Mass of Christian Burial will be...
Jean A. Alberti, 76, of Naplate, Illinois passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center.Memorial...
Ottawa City Hall is hiring The Retail Coach, a firm to pitch Ottawa as a location for expanding businesses to grow in. Mayor ...
Most of the Illinois Valley Community College students who submitted designs to the Ottawa is Blooming Committee last week do...
The Salvation Army in Ottawa has kicked off the annual red kettle Christmas campaign. Captain Quentin Boyle says the money ra...
A Streator man was one of 28 Mediacom employees to earn a gold level award for outstanding customer service. Ben Reum was rec...
Congressman Adam Kinzinger has opened a new office in the Central Life Building in Ottawa. Ottawa is the most central locatio...
Suzanne Anderson1951-2012Suzanne Anderson, 61, of Ottawa passed away early Wednesday morning at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Cen...
The Ottawa is Blooming committee looked over designs submitted by eight Illinois Valley Community College students last night...
Dorothy J (Schneider)Lock1917 - 2012Dorothy Lock, 95, of rural Ottawa, passed away Tuesday evening, November 13, 2012 at OSF ...
If you’re concerned about having enough money for retirement, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program event in Otta...
The Ottawa area isn’t one of the many across the country that are getting a new member of Congress. Republican Adam Kin...
Madison Snook of Ottawa is going to Texas to train at the USA Gymnastics National Talent Opportunity Program Training Camp. M...
Central School’s SWAT Team and the Ottawa Homeless Awareness Committee raised the $22,000 needed to bring a mobile ...
Alma Ruth (Boe) Osthus1909-2012Alma Ruth Osthus, 103, of Ottawa went to her eternal home in heaven on Saturday, November 10, ...
The Ottawa Pirates and Marquette Crusaders football teams both put together great runs this year. For the Crusaders, an undef...
The Ottawa Dolphins swam in a dual meet with the Elgin Y on Saturday. Ottawa won the meet 527-503. Top finishers for the Dolp...
The Ottawa girls swim team swam hard at the Rock Island Sectional meet on Saturday. Top finishers for the Lady Pirates:200 Me...
Dennis R. Wold, 67, of Ottawa, Illinois passed away Saturday, November 10, 2012 at Ottawa Pavilion.Funeral Service will be at...
Captain Allen Otto, the Emergency Disaster Director for the Salvation Army’s Heartland Division, gave a mobile feeding ...
An Ottawa man has a ten year prison sentence for some burglaries he was charged with earlier this year. Twenty-two year old C...
The Ottawa City Council wants to hire a retail coach. The name of the company is called The Retail Coach. Mayor Bob Eschbach ...
Presleigh Brue of Ottawa and Race Essl of Dalzell will represent the Easter Seals of LaSalle & Bureau Counties as Ambassadors...
A two vehicle crash on IL. RT. 71 Wednesday morning sent three people to the hospital. An unlicensed 16-year old female was d...
Albert Jackson Hintz, infant son of Stephanie and Andrew Hintz of Amboy, passed away Tuesday afternoon, November 6, 2012, at ...
Friday, December 14 is “Freezin for a Reezin” Day in the city of Ottawa. Ottawa Mayor Bob Eschbach made the procl...
The last day to apply for the Salvation Army’s Christmas assistance is Friday. Applicants must apply in person The Salv...
Troy Holland of Mendota will be the next judge in LaSalle County. He won with 55% of the votes. Holland has been a civil att...
Twenty year incumbents are hard to beat and Spring Valley Democrat Frank Mautino is no exception. He won reelection to his Il...
Morris Republican State Senator Sue Rezin is elected to a full four-year term. She says she has a great working relationship ...
Ottawa Democrat Wanda Rohl ran against the odds against Channahon Republican Adam Kinzinger. Kinzinger won. He had around ...
Tickets for this Saturday’s game between the Ottawa Pirates and Crete-Monee Warriors will be on sale for $6.00 at t...
Orville N.”Tad” Stone, 76, of Ottawa, passed away Monday, November 5, 2012, at OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center...
Mrs. Lois Nodland, 93, of Freedom Township, died Sunday morning, Nov. 4, at Mendota Community Hospital.Funeral Services will ...
A Grand Ridge man put on a one-man protest in front of MBL in Ottawa Monday. Chris Ryan says the company unfairly fired him f...
Wednesday check out the "Second Cup" on WCMY. We will start off with IVCC and another "Eagle Eye Update."...
The Democratic candidate for the new 16th Congressional District in Illinois, Wanda Rohl of rural Ottawa, talks with Jay LeSe...
John Francis “Mac” McCormick, 88, of Ottawa, Illinois, died Thursday, November 1, 2012 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medic...
Adam Jobst was sworn in Thursday as the Ottawa Police Department’s newest officer. Jobst attended Ottawa High School an...
Easter Seals in Ottawa is offering a new round of the Special Olympics Young Athletes program starting next Saturday. It&rsqu...
Mildred H. (Boness) Serby1924-2012Mildred Serby, 88, of Ottawa, died Thursday, November 1, 2012 at Ottawa Pavilion.Funeral Se...
Friday hand out with me on "The Second Cup" with Jonny Freeburg. Kevin Chalfant might be stopping in too. Mark Stre...
The Ottawa area’s former Congresswoman, Debbie Halvorson, is publishing a book this week. Playing Ball with the Big Boy...
Hundreds of blood drives were cancelled in east coast locations hit by Hurricane Sandy and Midwestern blood donors are being ...
A fire on Ottawa’s south side late Tuesday afternoon has claimed the life of 57-year old Rhonda Anderson. The Ottawa Fi...
Thomas F. Waldron, 85, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Monday, October 29, 2012 at Pleasant View.Mass of Christian Burial wi...
The Democratic candidate for the 38th State Senate district, Christine Benson of Ottawa, talks about her candidacy
Marylea DumkeOTTAWA – Marylea Dumke, 83, of Ottawa, passed away Sunday, October 28, 2012 at her home.Memorial services ...
Two people who allegedly led police on a high speed chase down Interstate 80 Saturday night are charged in connection with th...
A lot is heard about the Master Gardeners locally, partly because Ottawa puts them to work keeping up the flower beds downtow...
Ottawa playoff tickets will be available this Wednesday from 10-5 at the main entrance. They’ll be available again on T...
The Ottawa boys and girls cross country teams faired well, but didn’t advance any runners to state. The Boys finished 1...
Ottawa residents and small businesses will soon get a notice alerting them to the chance to opt out of the city’s elect...
Ottawa Mayor Bob Eschbach has announced that Trick or Treat hours in Ottawa will be on Halloween night from 6pm to 8pm. Eschb...
The unemployment rate in the Ottawa-Streator area fell to 9.7% in September from 10.6% a year ago. Bureau County’s rate...
Tickets for the Ottawa playoff game this weekend will go on sale again today in the Kingman Gym Lobby from 4:30-7:30. Season ...
The Ottawa Lady Pirates gave a valiant effort, but fell to the La Salle-Peru Lady Cavaliers in the semifinals of the Pontiac ...
The people behind Ottawa in Bloom, part of the national America in Bloom contest, are asking for volunteers. Co-chair Melissa...
Streets Commissioner Dale Baxter wants to remind residents that Ottawa’s leaf vacuum program starts Monday. The vacuum...
How much did the presidential debates help you decide which candidate to vote for? People WCMY spoke to in downtown Ottawa Tu...
Larry Johnson, president of Ottawa First, talks about the community pep rally for Ottawa's high school football teams as ...
The Ottawa Lady Pirates survived in the 1st round of Regionals with an impressive sweep of Regional host Pontiac 26-24; 25-18...
Fire hydrant flushing continues on the south side of Ottawa this week. Today, they’ll flush from Hitt Street/Route 71 s...
Ottawa’s fire hydrant flushing program continues this week. The area affected Monday will be from E. Prospect Avenue so...
Ottawa Streets Commissioner Dale Baxter says the new yard waste drop-off program he started in June is more popular than he i...
Playoff tickets for games at King Field will go on sale on Monday at 9:00 a.m. All season ticket holders may buy back their r...
The Ottawa girls swim team faced some of the toughest competition this side of the state finals on Saturday, as they traveled...
The Marquette boys and girls Running Cru both won in their regionals on Saturday. Luke Hill finished 1st for the boys and Dan...
The first public meeting for the Ottawa In Bloom effort is this Wednesday, October 24 at 7pm at City Hall. Ottawa will try to...
Randy Friestad1957-2012Randy Friestad, 54, of Dayton Township, passed away Thursday evening, October 18, at his home.Funeral ...
Susie Walsh and Kent Terry talk about the inaugural John Harbeck Memorial Scramble, a three-part event of outdoor activities,...
WCMY 1430 will be hosting their innaugural High School Football Pairing Show Saturday, Octobrer 20th at 8:00 P.M. Tune in to ...
The Ottawa Lady Pirates were foiled on Senior Night by the Dixon Duchesses in 3 sets 21-25; 25-17; 22-25. Seniors include Ama...
Lorraine J. (Malkey) Burd1932-2012Lorraine Burd, 80, of Earlville, passed away Wednesday evening, October 17, 2012 at Mendota...
Rebecca A. Caquelin, 41, of Ottawa, Illinois passed away Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at Morris Hospital.Memorial Service for ...
Virginia M. DePaoli, 84, of Ottawa, Illinois passed away Wednesday, October 17, 2012 in Ottawa.Mass of Christian Burial will ...
Bernadine R. Baima, 91, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center.Mass...
A chase that started in Ottawa Thursday morning ended near Minooka. Ottawa police say Daniel James Bakalik of Mokena allegedl...
Irene Christopher, 99, of Ottawa, passed away Monday evening, October 15, 2012 at Pleasant View in Ottawa.Funeral Services wi...
Joseph. H. Travi, 73, of Versailles, Kentucky, husband of Carol Travi, died Tuesday, October 9, 2012.Mass of Christian Burial...
After years of Ottawa city officials visiting other cities to see how things are done elsewhere, Ottawa is an example to othe...
The Democratic candidate for the new 16th Congressional District in Illinois, Wand Rohl of Ottawa, talks with Jay LeSeure abo...
The Ottawa boys golf team had their chance at bringing home a trophy in the state finals washed away by mother nature, as the...
The Ottawa varsity volleyball team competed in the Mendota Tournament this weekend. Ottawa finished in 6th place overall. Ott...
The Ottawa boys and girls cross country teams competed in the NIB 12 conference meet on Saturday. The boys finished in 9th pl...
The LaSalle County Board Room was a packed place Thursday for Student Government Day. More than three dozen students from LaS...
Ottawa’s water main flushing program paused after just two weeks back in June because of the drought and a city water w...
The Ottawa Lady Pirates took on the Streator Lady Bulldogs on “Rally 4 A Cure” night at Kingman Gym. The Lady Pir...
Olga Budach, 92, of Ottawa, died on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at LaSalle County Nursing Home.Visitation will be from 10 a.m...
Brett David Kennedy, 31, of Ottawa, Illinois passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2012 in Ottawa.Funeral Service will be at 11:00 ...
It’ll be more than a month before the Salvation Army puts out the red kettles at stores in Ottawa, LaSalle, and Peru. C...
The Marquette and Ottawa cross country teams ran in the La Salle County Invitational on last night. The Marquette boys and gi...
Congressional candidate Wanda Rohl (D-Ottawa) feels President Obama and Mitt Romney were both different in their debate last ...
The Ottawa volleyball team squared off with Sterling on Tuesday. The varsity took a 2 set loss 12-25; 18-25. Jessica Wignes l...
The Ottawa volleyball team squared off with Sterling on Tuesday. The varsity took a 2 set loss 12-25; 18-25. Madeline Goetz h...
The Salvation Army in Ottawa will start taking Christmas Assistance applications next week. Capt. Quentin Boyle says the appl...
Illinois State Police receive about 500 domestic violence calls every year in LaSalle County. Last year, there were 371 new o...
Thursday 10/18/12 5:00 to 8:00pmat JJ's Pub in downtown Ottawa. $20 ticket good for free beer/pop/appetizers and entr...
The Ottawa boys golf team won the Belvidere North Sectional at Timber Pointe Golf Club on Monday. The Pirates as a team shot ...
This is National Fire Prevention Week, but the Ottawa Fire Department observes Fire Prevention Month. Fire Prevention Officer...
The Ottawa Lady Pirates #2 doubles team of Mariah Cavanaugh and Bailey Bradish captured the Northern Illinois Big 12 champion...
Steve Nordtvedt, 51, of Dayton Township, formerly of Grand Ridge, died Thursday morning, October 4, 2012 at his home.Funeral ...
Thelma E. "Liz" Vernoy, 83, of Streator passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital in Streator...
Ottawa’s police dog Nugget retired Friday. During Nugget’s service with the Ottawa Police Department she’s ...
The Illinois Department of Transportation has issued a traffic alert for Route 23/Columbus Street in Ottawa Saturday. Illinoi...
The Ottawa Lady Pirates volleyball team fell at Geneseo Thursday in 2 sets 21-25; 17-25. Jessica Wignes led Ottawa with 3 kil...
The Ottawa Lady Pirates swim team swam against Byron after a 2 week layoff on Thursday. Ottawa sank against Byron in the head...
The Illinois River Road has added a new interactive feature to its website to help travelers plan trips along seven historic ...
Ottawa Mayor Bob Eschbach says the local industrial scene is looking good. In his State of the City Address Thursday, he said...
Ottawa City Hall is accepting a grant to help install energy efficient lights at the police and fire station. Mayor Bob Eschb...
Ottawa is using a $400,000 brownfield grant to find contamination from industry a long time ago. Mayor Bob Eschbach says ...
On Monday, the Girl Scouts of Central Illinois will be invading downtown Ottawa for The Amazing Race. Girl Scouts from Bloomi...
It should be no surprise that Democrats think Pres. Barack Obama won Wednesday night’s presidential candidate debate an...
More than 100 people who are trained to handle incidents involving weapons of mass destruction practiced their crafts in Otta...
Democratic Congressional candidate Wanda Rohl of Ottawa talks with Jay LeSeure on Wednesday's "Morning Meeting"...
The Ottawa boys golf team came one stroke shy of a team regional title yesterday, edged out by Sterling 323-324. Baley Lehr s...
The Ottawa varsity volleyball team fell to DeKalb in 2 sets 21-25; 20-25. Kenzie Rombach led Ottawa with 4 kills, 2 aces and ...
Over the winter, Ottawa City Hall will get ready for demolishing the old Central School building and the few houses left in t...
Dorothy M. (Pyrz) Castelli, 83, of Ottawa passed away Monday, October 1, 2012 at OSF St. Francis Hospital in Peoria.Mass of C...
Ottawa fire fighters are wearing a different color than usual this month. Fire Chief Jeff Newbury says it’s to show sup...
Kenneth J. Burrows, 85, of Ottawa passed away Thursday, September 27, 2012 at Ottawa Pavilion.Memorial Service will be 7:00 p...
The candidates in the Illinois Senate 38th District race are trying to make their slightly different positions clear on the R...
The Ottawa girls tennis team took down DeKalb 4-2 in a meet called due to darkness. Erica Tabor won in singles and the teams ...
The Ottawa boys golf team finished 2nd in the LaSalle-Peru Invite this weekend. Lane Barbier led the Pirates individually fin...
The Ottawa girls tennis team competed in the Rolling Meadows Invite this weekend. Ottawa placed 6th overall. Erica Tabor went...
Joseph H. Bramel1934-2012Joseph Bramel 78, of rural Marseilles, passed away Saturday, September 29, 2012, at his home.Funeral...
Last year, a family that was helped by Habitat for Humanity in Ottawa wasn’t able to finish out their agreement. So, a ...
Sylvia J. Andreatta, 81, of Ottawa died Thursday night, September 27, 2012 at OSF St. Elizabeth Hospital in Ottawa.Visitation...
Walt Willey will perform the Wild Bill Hickock story again in two months.He has two dates scheduled at Ottawa High School for...
The need for money is urgent. State Representative Frank Mautino and challenger Don Jensen agree, people should pay to visit ...
Daniel “Dude” Biros1956-2012Daniel J. Biros, 56, of Ottawa passed away peacefully Wednesday evening, September 26...
The expression “war on women” hasn’t been in the news for a while. It came up Thursday night at the candida...
Ottawa Democrat Chris Benson says Morris Republican Sue Rezin is taking too long to make up her mind on a power line project....
The Ottawa varsity tennis team fell to Sycamore 4-1. The team of Molly Angell and Kayla Guenther came away with a victory in ...
The Ottawa Lady Pirate volleyball team suffered a 2 set loss to Kaneland 11-25; 25-27. Kenzie Rombach had 3 kills to lead the...
The unemployment rate in the Ottawa Streator area fell to 10.8 percent in August from 11.3 percent in August of last year. Th...
The Ottawa area’s Red Cross needs will be met by the Heartland Chapter in Bloomington again. A year after turning the l...
Gene McDonald, 84, of Marseilles and San Benito-Harlington, TX, passed away Tuesday September 25, 2012 at OSF St. Elizabeth M...
The Ottawa boys golf team won the Northern Illinois Big 12 West tournament with an overall team score of 318. Lane Barbier wa...
People from the Ottawa area participated in the tourism commercial shoot with Walt Willey this week. Ottawa Visitors Center D...
Ottawa will participate in a contest called America in Bloom next year.The prize for the $999 entry fee and letting peopl...
Ottawa boys and girls cross country teams both won the Catlin Park Invite last night. Boys: Ottawa 20, Sandwich 60, Streator ...
Ottawa volleyball was on the road in Dixon. The Lady Pirates handed the Duchesses a 2 set loss 25-14; 25-22. Kenzie Rombach h...
Ottawa volleyball was on the road in Dixon as well. The Lady Pirates handed the Duchesses a 2 set loss 25-14; 25-22. Kenzie R...
A tourism commercial featuring Ottawa native Walt Willey is being recorded in Ottawa today (Wednesday). The cast member of th...
Ottawa police ticketed a woman whose car hit the back of a school bus Monday. Forty-one year old Jacqueline A. Etscheid says ...
The Ottawa girls tennis team took down Mendota 3-2 yesterday. The doubles teams of Kayla Guenther and Molly Angell, Maria Cav...
The OttawaVarsity Golf Team 7-1 (5-0) defeated Dixon at Dayton Ridge 161-184. Baley Lehr medaled shooting a 34. Lane Barbier ...
The Illinois Department of Transportation says bridge beams will be placed Wednesday morning on IL 23 about three miles north...
Ottawa freshman volleyball competed in the Plano Freshman Invite this weekend. In pool play, the Lady Pirates suffered a two ...
The Ottawa boys golf team placed second at the Mendota Ryder Cup on Saturday. The team of Dane Lehr and Carter Piercy shot an...
Volunteering is becoming the new way to get a job. Shelli Ocepek with the United Way of Eastern LaSalle County knows of peopl...
Florence Gordon, 66, of Ottawa, Illinois passed away Friday, September 21, 2012 at her home.Mass of Christian Burial will be ...
The LaSalle County Democrats officially opened their headquarters yesterday. Spring Valley Democrat State Representative Fran...
State Senator Sue Rezin (R-Morris) and candidate Chris Benson (D-Ottawa) have a nearly identical list of concerns about the R...
Do you want to be a house captain for the Labor of Love home repair day that’s coming up in two weekends? United Way of...
Ottawa girls tennis handed Morris a 4-1 loss on Thrusday. Eric Tabor earned a win in singles play and the teams of Molly Ange...
The Ottawa Lady Pirates dropped a Northern Illinois big 12 West matchup with La Salle-Peru on Thursday 20-25;14-25. Leading t...
Esther G. (Twait) Brue1912-2012Esther Brue, 96, of Ottawa went to be with the Lord on Wednesday evening, September 19, 2012, ...
Brent Roalson became Ottawa’s police chief this week. The City Council approved an $85,000 a year contract. Mayor B...
The Ottawa varsity golf team moved to 6-1 (4-0) with a 168-169 win over Morris at the Morris Country Club. Lane Barbier medal...
The Ottawa varsity golf team moved to 6-1 (4-0) with a 168-169 win over Morris at the Morris Country Club. Lane Barbier medal...
The Ottawa varsity golf team moved to 6-1 (4-0) with a 168-169 win over Morris at the Morris Country Club. Lane Barbier medal...
Fairmont Minerals in Ottawa has created a garden to help the Ottawa Food Pantry. Marketing Communications Manager Dee Elliott...
The Marquette and Ottawa cross country teams competed at Peru’s Baker Lake on Tuesday. The Marquette boys and girls bot...
The Ottawa Lady Pirates volleyball team fell in 2 sets to Streator 17-25;19-25. Kenzie Rombach led Ottawa with 5 kills on off...
The Ottawa Varsity boys golf team defeated unbeaten Sterling at Sterling162-172 to move to 5-1 and 4-0 in the conference. Lan...
Ottawa Mayor Bob Eschbach hopes to have the old Central School torn down this fall. In separate meetings Tuesday night, the C...
Georgialee "Dodie" Harvey, 85, a 20 year resident of Ottawa, Illinois, formerly of Oswego and Western Springs, pass...
Anna Wicks, 79, of Ottawa, passed away Monday afternoon, September 17, 2012, at the Morris Hospital surrounded by her family....
What exactly should the federal government do to get the economy going again? Ottawa Democrat Wanda Rohl said during a debate...
Congressional candidates Wanda Rohl (D-Ottawa) and Adam Kinzinger (R-Channahon) exchanged ideas during a debate on WCMY AM-14...
The disaster plans at four area hospitals were put to the test last Monday when a pickup truck hit a Milton Pope school bus n...
In 2011, 10,273 people visited Ottawa. That’s up from only 5,673 in 2008. Executive Director of the Ottawa Visitor&rsqu...
The Ottawa girls tennis team competed in the Bloomington invite this weekend. Ottawa finished in 8th place out of 16.In doubl...
The Ottawa boys and girls cross country teams competed in the Geneseo Invite on Saturday. Wyatt Mach finished 5th in the seni...
Earl Edward Neumann1939-2012Earl Neumann, 73, of Ottawa, passed away Sunday morning, September 16, 2012, at his home surround...
Lucile M. Nagle, 92, of St. Patrick's Residence in Naperville, formerly of Ottawa, died September 14, 2012 at St. Patrick...
Hannah Graham of Utica is the 21st Century Scholar for 2012 at Illinois Valley Community College. She was one of five finalis...
Joseph Dean Hudgins1927-2012Joseph Dean Hudgins, 84, of Ottawa, died Friday, September 14, 2012 at Pleasant View Nursing Home...
The Ottawa City Council votes on Brent Roalson’s promotion to police chief Tuesday night. He’s 37 and has been a ...
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Siegfried Klemm, 72, of Ottawa, Illinois passed away Thursday, September 13, 2012 at Heritage Manor in Streator.Funeral Servi...
Walt Willey is starring in a new commercial for the city of Ottawa. Executive Director of the Ottawa Visitor’s Center, ...
It was a tough night for Lady Pirate volleyball as Ottawa fell to Sterling in 2 sets 20-25, 22-25. Jessica Wignes had 5 kills...
The United Way of Eastern LaSalle County is asking this year’s volunteers for the Labor of Love home repair day to fill...
Dorothy F. Kellogg, age 85, of Newark, passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at the Morris Hospital.Funeral services will...
Gregory E. Shields, 28, of Marseilles passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at his home.A celebration of life will be fro...
Jo Ann (Backos) Stone, 74, of Ottawa passed away Monday, September 10, 2012 surrounded by her loving family.Mass of Christian...
Vice President of Illinois Valley Citizens for Life Sabina Epley says they have a mission. 40 Days for Life will start with a...
The Ottawa boys and girls cross country teams swept La Salle-Peru on Tuesday. The boys were led by Adam Frick finishing in 4t...
The Ottawa girls swim team was on point in their home opener in the Pirate Puddle over Sterling Newman. The varsity girls cla...
The Ottawa girls swim team was on point in their home opener in the Pirate Puddle over Sterling Newman. The varsity girls cla...
A field fire east of Utica put some gray smoke in the air Tuesday afternoon. People could see it for miles around, at least a...
Ottawa varsity volleyball fell to Geneseo last night in the NIB 12 opener. Maddie Goetz led the Lady Pirates with 9 blocks an...
Donald H. Schodrof, Jr., 70, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Sunday, September 9, 2012 at his home.Funeral Service for Donal...
The Ottawa boys golf team captured its own Invitational by a single stroke edging out 2nd place Minooka 312-313. Baley Lehr c...
Thirty-nine Milton Pope school students were sent to four different hospitals Monday after the school bus accident north of M...
A $375,001 purchase price has been worked out for the old Central School property in Ottawa.The city council put on file ...
Ottawa girls tennis finished in 2nd place in the Joliet Invite this weekend.Joliet - 1st (35 points)Ottawa - 2nd (33 points)#...
Ottawa Volleyball competed in a couple of tournaments this weekend. The sophomores competed in the Mendota Invite and finishe...
Daniel Allen, 58, of Ottawa, passed away Thursday afternoon, September 6, 2012, at his home.Memorial services will be 11 a.m....
The Ottawa Varsity Golf (3-1) 2-0team dropped a close match to Pontiac 157-159. Lane Barbier medaled for Ottawa firing a 34. ...
The Ottawa Varsity Golf (3-1) 2-0team dropped a close match to Pontiac 157-159. Lane Barbier medaled for Ottawa firing a 34. ...
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Ottawa has a new chaplain. Father Michael Driscoll was at St. Francis Medical Center in Peo...
A change to Ottawa’s building façade improvement program has been approved. Mayor Bob Eschbach says instead of j...
If you’ve checked the I-Cash website for money and your name wasn’t there, you should check again. The Illinois S...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has rejected a $200,000 grant request from Ottawa for some brownfield cleanup wo...
Everett J. Nagle, 98, of Ottawa passed away peacefully at his home Tuesday, September 4, 2012, surrounded by his family.Mass ...
Illinois Republicans hope demonizing House Speaker Michael Madigan will help them win six more seats and capture the majority...
MARSEILLES – Virjean Elizabeth “Jeannie” Applebee, 74, of Marseilles passed away Sunday, September 2, 2012,...
The Ottawa Varsity Volleyball team finished 1st in their pool and 3rd overall in the Rochelle invite over the weekend. They f...
Janice M. Parker, 81, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Friday, August 31, 2012 at Ottawa Pavilion.Funeral Services will be at...
The weather has forced a schedule change for "Fun & Fireworks" organized by Ottawa First, the non-profit group that...
The second installment of real estate taxes are due Thursday. LaSalle County Treasurer Don Lamps says a penalty of 1.5 percen...
Dennis M. Brown, 69, Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, passed away at his home Sunday, August 26, 2012Visitation will be from 10...
The Ottawa Varsity Golf team(3-0) 2-0 defeated Geneseo at Dayton Ridge 157-162. Head coach Dave Wultzen said "This was a...
There was a computer glitch during the Fourth of July firework show in Ottawa, so the company is making it up with a show on ...
Things aren’t as bad in Louisiana after Hurricane Isaac as they were after Hurricane Katrina. The Salvation Army has a ...
Getting ready for the winter, the PADS homeless shelters are asking for volunteers. Ottawa shelter program director Katie Bon...
The Ottawa girls swim team was on the road at Morris. The Varsity squad came away with a 95-80 victory. Top finishers for the...
The Ottawa cross country team ran in a five school meet in Mendota. The boys finished 2nd overall. Wyatt Mach was the top fin...
The Ottawa cross country team ran in a five school meet in Mendota. The boys finished 2nd overall. Wyatt Mach was the top fin...
Illinois Republicans are saying any vote for a Democrat for an Illinois House seat is a vote for Mike Madigan as House Speake...
Lloyd Cruise Lawsha, 80, of LaSalle, formerly of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at LaSalle Veterans H...
Two early morning fires in Ottawa are under investigation. One burned up a car in the 1200 block of Illinois Ave. It was unde...
Some parking stalls and the westbound traffic lane on the north side of the 200 block of W. Main Street will be closed Tuesda...
Ottawa boys golf competed in the Geneseo Invite this weekend at Maple Bluff. The Pirates finished 9th place as a team. Baley ...
The Ottawa girls tennis team was in action over the weekend at the Champaign Centennial Invite. Maya Sakakibara went 0-2 and ...
The Ottawa City Council is asking the Illinois Department of Transportation for permission to move a sidewalk. Public Propert...
People mad at Susan G. Komen for the Cure have made it possible for Planned Parenthood to offer expanded breast cancer screen...
An unofficial update is being made official in Ottawa city codes. Mayor Bob Eschbach says the money City Hall pays to home an...
The Ottawa girls swim team came up short against Sterling this week. The Lady Pirates fell 105-68 to the Golden Warriors. The...
Ottawa City Council members are thinking about whether to expand a city program to help pay for façade improvements. B...
The campaigns of Wanda Rohl (D-Ottawa) and Adam Kinzinger (R-Kinzinger) have agreed to a debate to be aired on WCMY Radio Tue...
Ryan Myers will be the new principal at Central Intermediate School next year. Myers grew up in Ottawa and went to school at...
LaSalle County Republicans officially opened their campaign 2012 headquarters in downtown Ottawa Tuesday. Morris Republican S...
Larry E. Burke, Sr.1950 – 2012Larry Burke, Sr., 62, of Ottawa, passed away Sunday morning, August 19, 2012, at the Roch...
The Ottawa Varsity golf team was back in action last night. The Pirates defeated Mendota 166-179. Medaling for Ottawa was Bal...
Underage drinking, possession of a stolen vehicle, and failing to report an accident are among the charges three teenage Mars...
Three teenage girls from Marseilles face a variety of charges after they allegedly got into three traffic crashes while ridin...
Vincent J. Sternal, Jr.1953 – 2012Vincent Sternal, Jr., 59, of Marseilles, passed away Thursday evening, August 16, 201...
Dianna C. (Fick) Wilkins1943 - 2012Dianna Wilkins, 69, of Ottawa, passed away Thursday evening, August 16, 2012 at Rivershore...
In the next six weeks, Ottawa’s Reddick Library will start lending magazines digitally. Director Kathy Clair says anyon...
The movie in the park Friday night is Rio. The Ottawa Homeless Awareness Committee and Central School’s SWAT team are f...
Susan M. Barkowski, 53, of Seneca, passed away Saturday, July 28, 2012 at Walnut Grove Village in Morris. Susan’s wishe...
Ottawa City Hall wants to refinance $10.7 million in debt. Finance Commissioner Wayne Eichelkraut says the interest rates...
Ottawa Democrat Wanda Rohl says incumbent Republican Adam Kinzinger has the same budgeting philosophy as Mitt Romney and Cong...
Lowell D. “Bean” Jensen1929 – 2012Lowell Jensen, 83, of Ottawa, died Friday, August 10, at the Ottawa Pavil...
Patricia Graham, 85, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away August 10, 2012 at LaSalle County Nursing Home. Patricia was formerly a...
An Ottawa woman’s car is a total loss after an engine compartment fire on Veterans Memorial Bridge Saturday afternoon. ...
There’s a change in management of Wanda Rohl’s Congressional campaign. The Rohl campaign says Catherine Haight st...
There’s a change in management of Wanda Rohl’s Congressional campaign. The Rohl campaign says Catherine Haight st...
Landcomp wants to change the way it digs new landfill cells. The company wants to not dig so deep but make the landfill west ...
LaSalle County residents who live outside city limits will get to vote this fall on electricity buying as a group. Some citie...
There’ll be a used oil and antifreeze collection on Ottawa’s north side Saturday morning, August 18th from 8am to...
Here is a look at the fall sports broadcast schedule for 1430 WCMY.(dates subject to change)Boys Varsity FootballFri August 2...
Juanita Scott, 83, of Ottawa, died Wednesday morning, August 8, 2012, at Edward Hospital in Naperville. Funeral Services will...
OGLESBY – Lawrence B. “Larry” Eich, 68, of Oglesby, passed away Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at Illinois Valley ...
In Ottawa, some swimming pools don’t need four foot high fences around them anymore. The City Council changed the rule ...
Well it was a great run, but the Ottawa Sam’s Pizza Sun Devils inaugural season has come to an end. Ottawa fell to Cari...
The Ottawa City Council Tuesday night approved the sewer rate increase it put on file three weeks ago. Public Property Commis...
The Streator 12-year old all-stars needed to pick up a victory yesterday to seal their spot in the nationally broadcast Littl...
Illinois Valley Community College's Ottawa Center Coordinator Jeannette Frahm says they’re offering free workshops ...
The Ottawa Sun Devils recorded a 10-8 victory against Seoul-South Korea in the Colt World Series in Lafayette, Indiana yester...
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Jessica Robinson, 22, of Ottawa passed away Saturday, August 4, 2012 at Northwestern Hospital in Chicago.Funeral Services wil...
ROBERT C. TEMPLE December 12, 1925 - August 4, 2012 Robert Calvin Temple, 86, of Serena died Saturday morning, August 4, 201...
Sensata Technologies, a Bain Capital company, is shipping 170 jobs from its Freeport, Illinois plant to China. Ottawa Democra...
MONTGOMERY – Howard James Hinterlong, age 75, of Montgomery, formerly of Sheridan, passed away Thursday, August 2, 2012...
Donald L. Smith, 68, of Young Harris, Georgia, formerly of Ottawa, passed away Monday, July 24, 2012 at his home.Graveside se...
OTTAWA – Lillian I. Swift, age 95, of Ottawa, passed away Thursday, August 2, 2012, at her home.Funeral services will b...
An important street in Ottawa will be partially closed Thursday. The air conditioning units at JJ’s in the 100 block of...
Doyle Kenneth Smith, 86, of Ottawa, passed away Friday, June 29, 2012 at Proctor Hospital in Peoria.Graveside Military Rites ...
Ottawa City Rec Softball started tournament play Monday night.Women – South DiamondIsotopes 10 Onyx 0Tee Group Films 22...
Ottawa City Rec Softball started tournament play Monday night.Women – South DiamondIsotopes 10 Onyx 0Tee Group Films 22...
Ottawa City Rec Softball started tournament play Monday night.Women – South DiamondIsotopes 10 Onyx 0Tee Group Films 22...
Michael J. Hall I, 69, of Ottawa, Illinois, passed away Saturday, July 28, 2012 at his home.Mass of Christian Burial will be ...
Some of the Riverfest related road closures have started in downtown Ottawa. The Woodward Memorial Parking Lot is closed. So ...
Ottawa’s annual Welcomeburger is Wednesday. Assistant Executive Director of the Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce, Meg Sk...
Kenneth R. Woodward, 82, of Ottawa, died Friday, July 27, 2012, at his home, surrounded by his family.A Memorial Mass will be...
A 16-and-under boys baseball team from Ottawa is one of five U.S. teams in the 2012 Colt League Baseball World Series beginni...
Ninety-five percent of the eligible homes and businesses in Ottawa have opted-in to the electricity aggregation program the c...
Illinois Valley Community College’s Ottawa Center is hosting an open house called “Main to Gain”. Along wit...
Guy Lombardo’s Royal Canadians will play at this weekend’s Music in the Park event in Ottawa from 6pm to 8pm Satu...
There’s a new addition to Riverfest this year. Ottawa Mayor Bob Eschbach calls it the Chef’s Block. The restaura...
Mary Anne O’Connor, 68, of Ottawa passed away Monday, July 23, 2012 at her home.According to Mary Anne’s wishes s...
The Cimco Recycling fire is still under investigation. The Illinois State Fire Marshall sent an investigator yesterday. Last ...
Norris Dr. is reopening after the fire this morning at Cimco Recycling. The other fire departments have left the fire scene. ...
Ottawa City Rec Softball on Monday night –Women – South Diamond (June Gross Field)Zipline Chicago 7 When The Sun...
Joe “Happ” Bayer has been playing softball in Ottawa for 60 years. Director of Ottawa City Rec Softball, Tim Baul...
State Senate candidate Chris Benson says Illinois has a lot to offer to a business that wants to open up in Illinois. The Ott...
Prey Mueller Funeral Home(815) 883-8662John F. Beatty1934-2012John F. Beatty, 78, of Cherry, passed away Monday, July 16, 201...
Mary Geraldine “Gerrie” Burke, 80, of Ottawa passed away Thursday, July 19, 2012 at Ottawa Pavilion.Mass of Chris...
Labor of Love applications are being taken now by the United Way of Eastern LaSalle County. People who own the homes they liv...
Sally L. Thorsen, 67, of Freedom Township, passed away Tuesday evening, July 17, 2012, at Mendota Community Hospital.Funeral ...
Helen E. Tress, 82, of Ottawa passed away July 18, 2012 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa.Funeral service for Hel...
The city of Ottawa needs about a million more dollars a year for the next 15 years to fix the combined sewer overflow problem...
Illinois State Treasurer Dan Rutherford was in Ottawa Tuesday for an I-Cash event. There are 34,000 entries in the state&rsqu...
DONNA JEAN WILLIAMSOTTAWA – Donna Jean Williams, age 73, of Ottawa, passed away Sunday, July 15, 2012 at OSF St. Franci...
Mildred Knudtson, 92, of Ottawa, Illinois passed away Monday morning, July 16, 2012 at Pleasant View.Funeral Service for Mild...
The Loving Arms Ministry of Believers have a vision; a faith-based community center in Ottawa that provides emergency housing...
LaSalle County Treasurer Don Lamps says mobile home taxes are due Tuesday. It’s called the Mobile Home Local Services T...
MARY BERNICE. HELLEOTTAWA – Mary Bernice Helle, age 91, of Ottawa, passed away Saturday, July 14, 2012 at Pleasant View...
OTTAWA – Leeward N. Maynard, 87, of Ottawa, passed away Saturday, July 14, 2012 at Ottawa Pavilion.Memorial services wi...
UTICA – Geraldine M. “Jeri” Alonzo, 68, of Utica passed away Friday, July 13, 2012 at her home, surrounded ...
Last year, Illinois State Treasurer Dan Rutherford’s I-Cash events returned $1.5 million dollars in cash, plus cont...
There was a dedication in Ottawa Friday of the Illinois River Road National Scenic Byway Kiosk on the northwest corner of Was...
Expect 15 minute delays on IL 23 three miles north of Ottawa starting Monday morning. Bridge beams are being placed on the br...
Rural LaSalle County residents could get the chance to vote on the bulk buying of electricity in the fall. A company that wou...
John W. “Jack” Snell, 97 of Ottawa died at 8:30 p.m. July 12, 2012 in the LaSalle Co. Nursing Home.Services will ...
The intersection of 4H Rd. and Adams St. will be closed Friday, July 13 from 10:30am to 2pm. City Hall says the road widening...
Saturday, September 1st is the makeup date for Ottawa’s fourth of July fireworks. A computer glitch caused the show to ...
Two months ago, the LaSalle County Board rejected a zoning change for a sand transfer station west of Ottawa. Thursday, the b...
It’s time to pull out your running shoes. President and CEO of Easter Seals of LaSalle and Bureau Counties, Susan Bursz...
David Vaught, Acting Director of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, was in Ottawa Wednesday to off...
Social worker Wanda Rohl of Ottawa is a late entry in the 16th District Congressional race. But she doesn't think she'...
Bonnie Sorenson, 61, of Bartlett formerly of Ottawa, passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at St. Alexius Medical Center in Hof...
Edwin H. Zarka, Sr. 72, of rural Ottawa, died Tuesday, July 10, at his home. A Memorial Mass will be offered at 10 a.m. on Sa...
People eligible for LIHEAP, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, can start applying for cooling help again. That fu...
Kenneth Krogulski of LaSalle has been elected chairperson of the Tri-County Opportunities Council for another one-year term. ...
There’s a new name for the state’s Cash Dash program. It’s called I-Cash. Illinois State Treasurer Dan Ruth...
Ernest M. Nodland1916 – 2012Ernest Nodland, 95, of Freedom Twp., died Sunday, July 8, at his home. Funeral Services wil...
Wednesday "The Second Cup" will come to you live from the LaSalle County 4-H and Junior Fair on the southside of Ot...
James A. Mann, age 58, of Ottawa, passed away Sunday afternoon, July 8, 2012, at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Ottawa.Pri...
John “Jack” Damyen, age 84, of Ottawa, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family Sunday afternoon, July 8,...
John H. Rudnicky1947 - 2012John Rudnicky, 65, of Ottawa, passed away Friday, July 6, 2012, at Park Strathmoore Nursing Home i...
Martin J. “Marty” Kuhn1956 – 2012Marty Kuhn, 56, of Ottawa, passed away Friday, July 6, 2012, at Edward Hos...
OTTAWA – Mary E. (Sorenson) Marshall, age 64, of Ottawa, passed away Friday morning, July 6, 2012 at her residence.Fune...
Northern Illinois University’s I-Fiber internet project is at the north edge of Ottawa. Mayor Bob Eschbach says to cont...
An Ottawa accountant wanted to move her business to the 800 block of Chestnut St. but the City Council rejected her zoning ch...
John James Mason III, 30, of Bloomington, formerly of Ottawa passed away July 4, 2012 at Bromenn Hospital in Bloomington.Fune...
The smoke testing to find leaks in Ottawa’s sewer system continues on the south side. It’s been dry, so people ha...
Two bridges that cross Interstate 80 will be closed for two weeks starting Monday. The Illinois Department of Transportation ...
Alice Naomi (Nelson) Wallem Kerste1914 – 2012Alice Naomi Kerste, 97, of Ottawa, passed away Tuesday evening, July 3, 20...
Wayne Wesley Roeder1928 – 2012Wayne Roeder, 83, of Ottawa, passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medic...
Mary Jensen, 91, of Ottawa passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at OSF St. Elizabeth Hospital in Ottawa.Funeral Service for Mary...
According to the Illinois Department of Transportation, drivers should expect delays on the Veterans Memorial Bridge in Ottaw...
OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center’s Chief Operating Officer has been active with the Republican Party but issued a neutr...
Betty J. WoldOTTAWA – Betty J. Wold, age 85, of Ottawa, passed away Wednesday June 27, 2012 at OSF St. Francis Medical ...
Kathleen K. Tuntland, 57, ofrural Serenapassed away June 27, 2012 at her home surrounded by her loving family.Mass of Christi...
Congressman Adam Kinzinger agrees with some of the goals in the Obama health care law. But the Channahon Republican thinks th...
On Monday I will be refreshed and ready to go for your "Second Cup" for the first Monday in July. Susie Tonielli wi...
The city of Ottawa will be smoking up sewers on the south side Thursday and Friday. Assistant City Engineer Arnie Bandstra sa...
The Red Cross says it really needs blood. Donations are down 10% from the usual nationwide. Illinois Valley chapter director ...
6/27/2012, 10:00 am- 4:00 pm, Saint Mary's Hospital, 111 Spring Street, Streator, IL, La Salle6/30/2012, 8:00 am- 1:00 pm...
Mary Strouss Vance Beard, 95, of Ottawa, died Monday, June 25, 2012 at OFS St. Elizabeth Hospital in Ottawa. Funeral Service ...
Two big parts of the Illinois Circuit Breaker program are ending this weekend because the state’s out of money for them...
It's time to take a look at Wednesday on "The Second Cup." IVCC will get us started with an "Eagle Eye Upd...
Exelon Nuclear is the chief sponsor of the music stage at this year’s Ottawa Riverfest. Communications Manager for Exel...
OTTAWA – Jean St. Arnold, 92, of Ottawa, passed away Monday morning, June 25, 2012 at Ottawa Pavilion.A memorial servic...
Due to weather and a problem with a city well, Ottawa's water main flushing program is being paused. An announcement from...
Water main flushing has been put on hold until the fall due to weather and a problem with a city well. The following schedule...
The Financial Plus Credit Union Scavenger Hunt coin has been found in Ottawa! Jay talks with Sandy Burkart just after 4:30 wi...
Two grants totaling around $8,000 are covering some of the cost of energy efficiency improvements at Ottawa City Hall and...
State Senate candidate Christine Benson says she’s furious over Governor Quinn’s announcement that Dwight Correct...
Douglas Churchill, 68, of Ottawa, IL, died Tuesday, June 19, peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving family after a l...
Linda Lou BillingsOTTAWA – Linda Lou Billings, 62, of Ottawa, passed away Wednesday morning, June 20, 2012, at her home...
Susan N. (Raikes) Nelson, 51, of Marseilles, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday June 21, 2012 at OSF St. Elizabe...
Kids who use Ottawa’s skate park are being asked to pitch in this weekend and help clean it up. Mayor Bob Eschbach say...
Ottawa wisely used a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant to study the possibility of contamination in the Jordan Block...
93-year old Robert W. Rieman of DaytonaFlorida, formerly of Ottawa, died February 11, 2012. Friends may visit from 4:00pm to ...
Sid Louise (Landrum) West1925 – 2012Sid L. West, 87, of Ottawa passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at Plea...
Ottawa is getting almost $3 million in grants for one more round of flood buyouts. This one includes money to demolish th...
Ottawa police say a west side Ottawa man tried to get away in a vehicle when officers were on their way to investigate a dist...
Ottawa City Rec Softball Scores from Thursday night:Men – North DiamondH20 – 19 Illinois Office Supply – 6...
Monday was the last day for anyone to object to Wanda Rohl’s signatures to become the Democratic candidate for Congress...
Police are investigating an illegal burn in the area of Superior and Pine streets in Ottawa. Someone lit some construction de...
Clarence S. Orres1919 – 2012Clarence S. Orres, 93, of Ottawa, passed away Wednesday afternoon, June 13, 2012, at Pleasa...
Aaron Adams, 37, of Chicago, formerly of Ottawa passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada.Mass of Christian Bu...
Two members of Congress say Congress needs help thinking outside the Beltway in Washington, DC. Instead of asking Congression...
Bernice C. Grunstad, 92, of Ottawa, passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at LaSalle County Nursing Home.Funeral Service for Ber...
The Ottawa Water Department began their annual fire hydrant flushing and maintenance program this week. Today flushing begins...
37-year old Aaron Adams of Chicago, formerly of Ottawa, died Wednesday, June 6. Friends may bisit from 4:00 to 7:00 Thursday,...
Attendance was up 25% at this year’s wine, jazz, and lobster fest in Ottawa. Mayor Bob Eschbach says there were 30 bota...
OTTAWA RECREATION JUNE 11th – 15th Ottawa Recreation’s 2nd week will feature the Morning Movie “Madagascar ...
Muriel Audrey Petersen, 92, of Serena died Friday June 8, 2012 at the LaSalle County Nursing Home.Funeral services will be he...
55-year old Anne Ricker (Warren) Smith of Ottawa died Friday. Friends may visit from 11:00am to 1:00pm Monday, June 11 at Ott...
92-year old Felecia C. (Mattes) Salzman of Ottawa died Wednesday. Memorial services will be held ata later date. Arrangements...
Some South Side residents in Ottawa didn’t want the yard waste drop-off container near their home, so it’s being ...
The Ottawa 2 Rivers Wine and Jazz Fest starts tonight. The City of Ottawa announced Wednesday that Karen and Larry Kiest, Jr....
The Ottawa Fire Department can’t borrow an ambulance anymore whenever one of its own is in the shop. Public Health and ...
Ottawa has a bicycle plan after the City Council adopted it this week. That doesn’t mean anything will get done accordi...
Ottawa’s City Council approved a $286,000 bid from Ladzinski Concrete Finishing of Peru for curb repairs this summe...
Pauline H. “Toots” Fuller, 92, of Ottawa, Illinois died Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at Pleasant View.Funeral Service wi...
Yvonne L. (Bryant) Marincic1919 – 2012Yvonne Marincic, 93, of Jonesville, died Monday night, June 4, at Heritage Manor ...
The Ottawa Fire Department is preparing to start a new ambulance service.Mayor Bob Eschbach says the ambulances that run now ...
82-year old Donald E. Martin of Ottawa died Sunday, June 3. Friends may visit from 4:00pm to 6:00pm on Thursday, June 7 at Ot...
A two-car crash on the Morris Blacktop northwest of Marseilles Monday claimed a life. Twenty-three year old William H. Shelto...
William H. “Willie” Shelton, 23, of Marseilles, passed away Monday June 4, 2012 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Dow...
Due to the upcoming Winefest and Lions Club Carnival, there’ll be some changes in Ottawa starting Wednesday. The U.S. P...
90 year old Dorothy Jane Temple of Ottawa passed away Sunday, June 3rd, at Pleasant View. Funeral services for Dorothy Jane T...
Venus will pass directly between the earth and the sun late Tuesday afternoon, June 5. People with eye protection made for so...
85-year old Thelma Marie (Brue) Thorson of Ottawa died Sunday, June 3. Friends may visit from 4:00pm to 8:00pm on Wednesday, ...
Maye J. Sebby1919-2012Maye J. Sebby, 93, of Ottawa, died Friday night, June 1, 2012 at Ottawa Pavilion.Funeral Services will ...
Anna N. (Poplis) Thorson(1918-2012)Anna N. Thorson, 93, of Ottawa, died Thursday, May 31, 2012 at LaSalle County Nursing Home...
Yvonne “Darlene” Verona, 71, of Ottawa, passed away Thursday, May 31, 2012 at The Tillers Nursing & Rehabilitatio...
Yvonne “Darlene” Verona, 71, of Ottawa, passed away Thursday, May 31, 2012 at The Tillers Nursing & Rehabilitatio...
It looks like the owner of Buffalo Range and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources are on the way to working out a com...
Susan Walker of Ottawa says what happened to her last Thursday is finally starting to sink in. She won the Illinois Lottery &...
Some Dixieland and swing sounds will be included in the music lineup at this year’s Ottawa 2 Rivers Wine and Jazz Festi...
52-year old Pam Shipley Cherry of Ottawa died Tuesday, May 29. Friends may visit from 4:00pm to 7:00pm Saturday, June 2, at G...
92 year old John Baptista Fenoglio (pronounced fen-O-glee-o) of Ottawa, formerly of Marseilles, diedTuesday, May 29, 2012 at ...
A woman from Ottawa won $4 million dollars on an instant lottery ticket at the Shell Express Lane in Ottawa. Her name has...
Wanda Rohl intends to file her petitions to run for Congress Monday, June 4. The Ottawa Democrat needs 600 signatures but wan...
67-year old Edward J. Rieuf of Marseilles died Wednesday, April 25. Friends may visit from 1:00pm to 2:00pm on Saturday,June ...
Streets Commissioner Dale Baxter says two permanent yard and garden waste containers are being set up in Ottawa. The contain...
The Ottawa Elementary School Board talked in closed session for about an hour and 40 minutes Tuesday night about selling the ...
Lightning struck in the parking lot at Wal-Mart in Ottawa Monday night. Heavy rain kept the fire from spreading beyond some m...
Ameren’s transmission line project will require a street closure in Ottawa this week. City Hall says W. Marquette St. b...
For some people, Memorial Day is the start of summer. Army Staff Sgt. Eric M. Thomas, a recruiter stationed in LaSalle, told ...
A transformer fire in an Ameren substation in the 400 block of W. Marquette St. Sunday afternoon caused some power outages. T...
Former LaSalle County Board member Dale Landers died Friday at age 69. He served on the board from 2000 to 2006. The South Ot...
Dale Landers1942-2012Dale Landers, 69, of Ottawa, former LaSalle County Board member, died Friday, May 25, 2012, at OSF St. F...
The LaSalle-Peru Lady Cavaliers beat Pontiac 3-nothing to win the Ottawa 3-A Regional championship. The L-P girls will play M...
The Marquette Crusaders beat Illinois Lutheran of Crete 13-to-10 in Hennepin Saturday to claim the Class 1-A Putnam County Se...
Anyone who received unusual tweets from Democratic Congressional candidate Wanda Rohl Wednesday should not click on the links...
Jerry Halterman of HR Imaging Partners is the Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce Leo Parkerson Award winner for 2012. The award ...
Maggie Carson, Communication Manager with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, says the public has a few more weeks ...
Memorial Day events in Ottawa will start with the wreath sinking at the Fox River Main St. bridge at 9:30 Monday morning. The...
Walt Willey will play Elwood P. Dowd in a play called Harvey in Ottawa this summer. Willey announced the play in a broadcast ...
93-year old Pauline W. Lindsay of Ottawa died Tuesday, May 25. Friends may visit from 1:00pm to 3:00pm, Friday, May 25at Otta...
If you’re an Ottawa resident or small business owner and an Ameren customer, you should have received your second lette...
Maxine F. Bolatto, 91, of Marseilles, passed away Monday May 21, 2012 at Pleasant View Luther Home in Ottawa.A Mass of Christ...
Pauline W. Lindsay, 93, of Ottawa died Tuesday, May 22. Arrangements are pending through Ottawa Funeral Home.
Donna Jean Fieser, 80, of Oglesby died Friday, May 18. Arrangements for private services at Oakwood Memorial Park are being m...
87-year old William Robert Zimmerman of Ottawa died Tuesday, May 15. Friends may visit from 12:00pm to 1:00pm on Saturday, Ju...
Bonita M. (Duffy) Aldersea1930 – 2012Bonita Aldersea, 81, of Ottawa, died Friday morning, May 18, at Pleasant View. Fun...
So many kids are being honored in this year’s Character Counts program in Ottawa, they can’t all fit in the City ...
There’ll be two street closures in Ottawa next week because Ameren needs them to install power poles near railroad cros...
The League of Illinois Bicyclists has written a bicycle plan for Ottawa. Ed Barsotti from the League says some roads could ha...
Cutting out the extras is saving Ottawa about $93,000 for two new tennis courts at Lincoln-Douglas Park. Public Property ...
Fire fighters saved a house on Cherie Lane in Ottawa before 2am Thursday. Ottawa Fire Department Captain Steve Haywood says i...
A one day leadership training event for middle school students is this Saturday. Vice President of the Illinois Valley Anti D...
Ada (Farro) Baker, 85, of Ottawa, died Wednesday morning, May 16th at her home. Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. on Saturd...
Catch the "Second Cup" Thursday coming to you live from the "Health, Fitness and Lifestyle Fair" at the K...
Dave Hallowell is the Ottawa Police Department’s Police Officer of the Year. Chief Brian Zeilmann says there wasn&rsquo...
If the state allows video gambling in some businesses, Ottawa wants to be ready to allow it. The City Council Tuesday night a...
87-year old William Robert Zimmerman of Ottawa died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Ottawa Funeral Home.
Local 2012 high school graduates can win a $500 scholarship in honor of a woman who served as a 4-H community worker. The...
Local letter carriers collected more than 14,000 pounds of food for the annual food drive Saturday. Coordinator Mark Dutlinge...
100-year old Margaret (Reiner) Ferguson of Ottawa died Monday, May 14. Friends may visit from 9:00am to 10:00am Thursday, May...
80 year old Ruth Permenter (pronounced PER-ment-er) Powell of Ottawa passed away Saturday, May 12, 2012 at OSF Saint Elizabet...
The salaries for five county-wide office holders were set for the next four years by the LaSalle County Board Thursday. By la...
Roger Brooks of Destination Development International says Ottawa’s botanical arts and gardening brand failed. During a...
The LaSalle County Board Thursday rejected a zoning change for American River Transportation Company, or Artco, which wants t...
Ray I. Hooper, 82, of Ottawa, Illinois passed away Monday, May 7, 2012 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa, Illinoi...
A new lawyer from Ottawa was sworn in Thursday afternoon by Chief Justice Thomas Kilbride at the Appellate Courthouse in Otta...
91-year old Eileen L. Naeve of Ottawa died Wednesday. There'll be no visitation. Funeral Services will be at 9:30am Satur...
Wanda Rohl’s supporters away from Ottawa think she’ll do well in her run for Congress against Adam Kinzinger. Cha...
Social worker Wanda Rohl of Ottawa will increase her online presence in the next few days. Democratic Party leaders Tuesday n...
36-year old Christopher Richard "Strobes" Strobel of Ottawa died Saturday. Friends may visit from 3:00pm to 7:00pm ...
The twentieth anniversary of the Postal Food drive is Saturday. Food Drive Chairman, Mark Duttlinger, says letter carriers an...
There were no signs of foul play on the body of 36-year old Christopher Strobel. The LaSalle County Coroner’s Office sa...
Not long after an Ottawa woman left her home to take a child to school Monday morning, fire fighters showed up at her house. ...
UPDATED: The Vermilion River at Leonore is below flood stage and falling as of Monday evening. The Illinois River at Ottawa i...
Dunniece Peterson, 95, of Fort Myers, Florida (formerly from Ottawa) died Monday, November 28, 2011. A memorial service will ...
Not long after an Ottawa woman left her home to take a child to school Monday morning, fire fighters showed up at her house. ...
The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that construction will begin Monday night on Interstate 80 from just ...
Ottawa Democrat Wanda Rohl may be the candidate to run against incumbent Minooka Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger. Rohl ...
Leo Wilfrid Tri, 90, of Ottawa, IL, died, Saturday, May 5, 2012 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center.Mass of Christian Burial ...
Marcia Ann Crouch, 78, of Ottawa, Illinois died Friday, May 4, 2012 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa.Funeral Ser...
The body of 36-year old Christopher Strobel was found in the Illinois River Saturday morning, a week after he'd last been...
The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that construction will begin Sunday night on Interstate 80 from just ...
James Alvarado was sentenced to 45 years behind bars, again. The 45-year old shot and killed his 35-year old wife and mother ...
An Ottawa student recently created a video to bring awareness to starving children across the world. See the video here and h...
78-year old Laquita Marie (Fry) Ristau of Ottawa died Tuesday. Friends may visit on Friday May 4 from 4:00pm to 7:00pm at Mue...
Good news and bad news in Ottawa’s battle against the emerald ash borer. The bad news is the city will probably lose al...
Visitors from the Republic of Georgia spent time with Ottawa city officials Tuesday to learn how American cities are run. Eka...
Dr. Brian Rosborough, Vice President of Medical Affairs at Ottawa Regional Medical Center, part of OSF HealthCare, is excited...
Police aren’t calling out wide area searches anymore for 36-year old Christopher Strobel of Ottawa, but you may be able...
67-year old Dennis Lee Brown, Sr. of Sheridan died Saturday.Friends may visit from 4:00pm to 8:00pm Tuesday at Gladfelter Fun...
92-year old Verby S. (Pandolfi) Mustered of Streator died Sunday. Friends may visit from 4:00pm to 8:00pm Tuesday at Mueller ...
81-year old Audrey D. Stelk of Crawfordsville, Indiana, formerly of Ottawa died Thursday, April 26. Graveside services will b...
81-year old Audrey D. Stelk of Crawfordsville Indiana, formerly of Ottawa, died Thursday. Graveside services will be held at ...
Verby S. (Pandolfi) Mustered1919 - 2012Verby Mustered, 92, of Ottawa, formerly of Streator, died Sunday morning, April 29, at...
36-year old Christopher Strobel of Ottawa has been missing since midnight on Friday. Ottawa Police say the white male was las...
The budget for this year’s Ottawa Riverfest is set but the Riverfest committee raised a little more. That’ll go f...
After 29 years in business, this is the last week for the Class Room store in downtown Ottawa. Owner Colleen Fennessey ran it...
It’s Arbor Day. At a celebration at Central Intermediate School, Chairman of the Ottawa Tree Board, Brent Barron, read ...
Audrey D. Stelk, 81, of Crawfordsville, Indiana (formerly of Ottawa), died Thursday, April 26. Arrangements are being made th...
The last building left in the downtown Ottawa Jordan Block became a pile of rubble Thursday morning as a contractor tore it d...
Financial Plus Credit Union and WCMY radio are teaming up again for the Annual Shred Day. A shred truck will be at Financial ...
Mary E. Sheedy, 94, of Oviedo, Florida (formerly of Ottawa) died Monday, April 23. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11am...
The Illinois Department of Transportation used the launch of the Embrace the Orange campaign and National Work Zone Awareness...
A man got three children out of a home in the 500 block of Eighth Ave. in Ottawa early Tuesday morning after he found out it ...
Norma M. Busch1931 – 2012Norma Busch, 80, of Ottawa, died at 10:49 p.m. Saturday April 21, at OSF St. Francis Medical C...
If enough of the Democratic Party chairs in 14 counties agree, Wanda Rohl of Ottawa can be the Democrat on the ballot to chal...
Jayne M. (Adams) Gerding1924-2012Jayne M. Gerding, 87, of Ottawa died Saturday, April 21, 2012 at the Ottawa Pavilion.Private...
Gary G. Davis, 69, of Ottawa died Saturday, April 21. Memorial services will be at 7pm Wednesday, April 25 at Ottawa Funeral ...
Camp Invention is returning to Ottawa this summer. Danute Krebs, Regional Consultant for Camp Invention in the Illinois Area,...
Adam Kinzinger beat Don Manzullo in the Republican primary by making him out to be a career politician who’s out of tou...
Rocky Raikes, Chairman of the LaSalle County Democratic Committee since 1998, was reelected again Wednesday night. Raikes say...
The city of Ottawa might have a new salt storage building put up for $154,000. The Zoning Board of Appeals is being asked...
A bat found in Ottawa this year tested positive for rabies. The LaSalle County Health Department says that’s one of fiv...
Dorothy Ann Harper1936-2012Dorothy Harper, 75, of Wauconda, formerly of Ottawa, passed away April 5, 2012 in Arlington Height...
37-year old Shannon (Smith) Everett of Ottawa died Tuesday. Friends may visit from 4:00pm to 7:00pm Friday at Ottawa First Ch...
Lafayette and Sycamore streets on the northwest corner of Rigden Park will soon be a four-way stop. All four Ottawa city comm...
Ameren Illinois customers in Ottawa will get letters in the next few days explaining how to opt out of the bulk electricity b...
Ottawa Finance Commissioner Wayne Eichelkraut says city revenues aren’t expected to change much in the next fiscal year...
52-year old Kathryn Howell Rowe Wielgopolan of Ottawa died Sunday. Friends may visit from 4:00pm to 8:00pm Thursday at Ottawa...
State Senator Sue Rezin says Democrats haven’t done a good job managing the state’s finances during the last deca...
A new law may quash Joe Navarro’s campaign for judge. After the Illinois State Board of Elections kept him off the Demo...
Marlene (Young) Zepeda1951-2012Marlene Zepeda, 61, of Deer Park Township, passed away Sunday evening, April 15, 2012, at her ...
Smoke filled the wedding chapel in the 600 block of Guthrie St. in Ottawa Sunday. Fire fighters didn’t find a fire, but...
A big piece of a tree fell on a house in the 700 block of Sycamore in Ottawa Sunday night. Strong winds snapped a branch. Som...
41-year old Scott Alan Larsen of Ottawa died Thursday. There's no visitation. A memorial service for Scott Larsen will be...
There’s a Smithsonian exhibit at the Ottawa Historical and Scouting Heritage Museum. Executive Director Mollie Perrot s...
The first of this year’s LaSalle County electronics recycling drop-offs happens Saturday in Marseilles. It’ll be ...
85-year old Janet Eileen (Neilsen) Jerde of Ottawa died Monday. Friends may visit from 1:00pm to 3:00pm on Sunday at Mueller ...
With a 19 to four vote, the LaSalle County Board Thursday approved spending about $24,000 on an advertising campaign targ...
A desk lamp used as a heat lamp caused too much heat to build up in some mulch inside a south side Ottawa home Wednesday. The...
Some upper windows were broken out of a two-story home on Fort St. in Ottawa after a small fire Wednesday afternoon. The home...
Illinois Senate Republican leader Christine Radogno says Medicaid and pension reform will dominate the General Assembly&rsquo...
98-year old Esther M. Meagher of Ottawa died Monday, April 9. Friends may visit from 9:00am to 11:00am Friday at Ottawa Funer...
84-year old Arlene M. Brunetto of Marseilles died Monday, April 9. There'll be no visitation. Funeral Services will be he...
Janet Eileen (Neilsen) Jerde1926 -2012Janet Jerde, 85, of Ottawa, died Monday, April 9, at Pleasant View. Visitation and serv...
Ottawa’s annual Suds For Saplings beer tasting event will raise money for tree planting on the south side. Tammy Barry,...
Naplate fire fighters, with help from Utica and Ottawa, saved an abandoned two-story house west of Ottawa Monday night. Napla...
84-year old Ruth Kalis of Ottawa died Saturday. Friends may visit from 1:00pm to 2:00pm on Friday at Ottawa Funeral Home. Fun...
87-year old Ralph E. Bowermaster of Ottawa died Sunday. Friends may visit from 4:00pm to 7:00pm on Monday, April 30, at Trini...
General W.H.L. Wallace weekend is this weekend. Ottawa Avenue Cemetery Board President Chuck Sanders says there’s a lot...
Fourteen people face underage drinking charges after police broke up a party in the 1100 block of Post St. in Ottawa Friday. ...
Mary E. (Whalen) Wetmore, 55, of Ottawa died Saturday, April 7, 2012. Visitation will be from 4pm to 8pm Wednesday, April 11 ...
Chester Hatland, 92, of Ottawa (formerly of Harding) died Saturday, April 7. Visitation will be from 4pm to 8pm on Wednesday,...
Ralph Bowermaster, 87, of Ottawa died Sunday, April 8, 2012. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are...
The Tri-County Opportunities Council, Community Action Agency, is recognizing the significant service anniversaries of 55 of ...
81-year old Shirlee A. Olmstead of East Peoria, formerly of Ottawa, died Monday. Friends may visit from 5:00pm to 7:00pm Thur...
Soon, Ameren will get the official notice from the city of Ottawa that voters have approved bulk purchasing of electricity. A...
The Ottawa 2 Rivers Wine and Jazz Festival will be three days long this year. Winefest Entertainment Coordinator Kevin Chalfa...
A third option has popped up in Ottawa’s planning for a new road salt storage place. It’s right next to the Stree...
To try to avoid further problems with massage businesses, the Ottawa City Council has set hours for them. They won’t be...
Ottawa City Hall is asking the three unions that represent city employees to take pay freezes next fiscal year. One has agree...
Elaine A. Reed1922-2012Memorial graveside service for Elaine A. Reed, age 89 of Ottawa,formerly of Princeton will be Saturday...
81-year old Shirlee A. Olmstead of East Peoria, formerly of Ottawa, died Monday. Arrangments are pending at Gladfelter Funera...
Fifteen teenagers from Ottawa and Marseilles were given notices to appear in court or to go before the Ottawa youth peer jury...
Workers at the Kohl’s distribution center in Ottawa put out a fire Saturday afternoon. The Ottawa Fire Department says ...
HAROLD D. 'BUD' BREWER, age 88 passed away Thursday, March 29th. His wife, CHARLOTTE J. BREWER, age 78, passed away S...
Lauritz “Larry” Charles Cofoid1931 – 2012Larry Cofoid, 80, of Ottawa, passed away Friday evening, March 30,...
79-year old Donald L. Ristau of Ottawa died Monday. Friends may visit from 4:00 to 7:00 at Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa. Pr...
The McGrogan family, owners of Handy Foods in Ottawa, will be honored at The Salvation Army’s Annual Civic Dinner. Salv...
More than 20 Ottawa Elementary students are just fine after a scare on their school bus Thursday afternoon. Ottawa fire fight...
86 year old Lorin Danelson of Ottawa died Tuesday. Friends may visit from 2:00pm to 5:00pm on Sunday at Mueller Funeral Home....
HAROLD D. 'BUD' BREWER, age 88 passed away Thursday, March 29th. His wife, CHARLOTTE J. BREWER, age 78, passed away S...
WCMY1430Spring 2012 High School SportsBroadcast Schedule All games streamed LIVE at ottawaradio.net Date Opponent Spor...
The electric company caused a problem for the gas company in Ottawa Wednesday afternoon. The Ottawa Fire Department says an A...
Ottawa Mayor Bob Eschbach says there’s a city ordinance that some people might not know about. That’s the reason ...
An Ottawa man is free on bond while facing federal child pornography charges. Fifty-five year old Jay Arthur Widemann is accu...
The final signup for the 2012 Ottawa Girls Fastpitch Association is Thursday 3/29 from 6:00 to 8:00pm at the Ottawa K of C Ha...
The Bone Collector is the primary sponsor of this year’s Midwest Morel Fest. Jim Schiefelbein, who started Clover Techn...
David L. Raub, 89, of Ottawa, died Friday. Friends may visit from 4:00pm to 8:00pm Friday at Mueller Funeral Home. Funeral Se...
Jeffrey Zahn, 50, of Ottawa died Friday, March 23. Vistitation will be from 11am to 2pm Tuesday, March 27 at Ottawa Funeral H...
James Alvarado was found guilty of First Degree Murder for the second time Friday afternoon. A jury heard closing arguments t...
Ellen M. Arbet, 88, of Ottawa died Thursday, March 22. Visitation will be from 4pm to 5pm on Monday, March 26 at Ottawa Funer...
Frances Martin, 96, of Ottawa died Wednesday, March 21. Visitation will be from 11am to 1pm Saturday, March 24 at Ottawa Fune...
Georgianne Kolesar, 77, of Ottawa died Thursday, March 22. Visitation will be from 4pm to 7pm Tuesday, March 27 at Ottawa Fun...
Football star Don Beebe will be the guest speaker at the Salvation Army’s annual civic dinner in Ottawa next month. Bee...
85-year old Laverne Vavaroutsos of Ottawa died Tuesday. Friends may visit from 4:00pm to 7:00pm Sunday at Ottawa Funeral Home...
58-year old Edward C. Benson of Ottawa died Tuesday. Friends may visit from 12:00pm to 2:00pm Monday at Ottawa Funeral Home. ...
Chris Benson of Ottawa wins the Democratic nod to run for the Illinois Senate’s 38th District seat. She’s retirin...
At the polls yesterday, voters in Ottawa gave the city the green light to bulk buy electricity. At a city council meeting las...
There were quite a few non-partisan referenda on the ballots yesterday. Golf carts will be allowed on village streets in Gran...
92-year old Blanche J. (Nelson) Doig of Ottawa died Tuesday. Firends may visit at 10:00am Saturday at Mueller Funeral Home. F...
84-year old Beverly Jean Duffin of Ottawa died Monday. Friends may visit from 2:00pm to 4:00pm Friday at Ottawa Funeral Home....
Veda M. Gould, 87, of Ottawa died Sunday, March 18. Visitation will be from 4pm to 7pm Thursday, March 22 at Ottawa Funeral H...
Voter turnout was light according to the Ottawa area election judges WCMY News spoke to Tuesday morning. Nearly everybody was...
Wayne H. Anderson, 87, of Ottawa died Friday, March 16. A memorial service will be held at 2pm Tuesday, March 27 at Abraham L...
Voters who need rides to the polls in the Seneca, Marseilles, and Ottawa areas can get them from Laborers Local 393. Agent Da...
69-year old Lillian Marie Tomberlin of Seneca died Friday, March 16. Friends may visit from 1:30 to 2:00 Wednesday at Oakwood...
For somebody who took a job in a flower shop not actually intending to become a florist, Tina Davis is doing pretty well at i...
Local volunteers will shave their heads this year to support childhood cancer research. St. Baldrick’s Volunteer Organi...
93-year old Mary Louise "Winkie" Benson of Ottawa died Monday. Friends may visit from 3:00pm to 6:00pm on Sunday at...
Fern Keller, 89, of Ottawa passed away Tuesday, March 13. Private graveside services will be heldat Ottawa Avenue Cemetery fo...
The annual Easter Seals telethon is getting a new name. Development Director Kelly Rick says the new name is Celebration 2012...
The Wallace Fire Protection District has to provide ambulance service. It’s been getting it from the Ottawa Fire Depart...
A burning crate of dish towels smoked things up inside an Ottawa woman’s basement after midnight this morning. Allison ...
89 year old Fern Keller of Ottawa passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at Rivershores in Marseilles. Arrangements are pending ...
Clarice Keeney, 80, of Ottawa died Tuesday, March 13. Visitation will be from 1pm to 3pm at Ottawa Funeral Home with the fune...
93 year old Mary Louise "Winkie" Benson of Ottawa passed away Monday, March 12, 2012 at Pleasant View. Arrangements...
Some LaSalle County Board members wanted to have hearings on what two sand mining companies will do with big empty sand pits ...
Nearly three hundred communities in Illinois have referendums on the March 20th ballots to allow their cities to bulk buy ele...
Michael P. Kacjor, 92, of Ottawa died Monday, March 12. Visitation will be from 9:30am to 10:30am Friday, March 16 at Ottawa ...
Henry M. Boe1914 – 2012Henry Boe , 97, of Ottawa, formerly of Wallace Twp., died Sat. evening, March 10, at Pleasant Vi...
Donald W. (Voga) Agler, Sr., 76, of Ottawa, died Saturday, March 10, 2012. Visitation will be from noon to 2pm Monday, March ...
Illinois Valley Democratic Women presented the 2012 Democratic candidates Saturday. The three Democratic candidates for the 3...
Rita M. Pillion, 89, of Ottawa, died Thursday, March 8, 2012. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10am Monday, March 12, 2012...
The smoky fire inside the 807 Building in downtown Ottawa Thursday caused just $500 in damage. Jeremiah Joe’s Coffe...
A fire inside the 807 Building in downtown Ottawa Thursday afternoon didn't cause much damage. But it made some bad smell...
Peggy L. Soule, 63, of Ottawa died Wednesday, March 7, 2012. Memorial services will be at 11am Saturday, March 10, 2012 at Ot...
A smoky fire on Ottawa’s west side Wednesday afternoon destroyed three power company transformers. That happened at Nor...
To explain how it works, Mayor Bob Eschbach is inviting the public to Ottawa City Hall next week to talk about the aggregate ...
There’s a Democratic candidate forum in Ottawa Saturday. Illinois Valley Democratic Women’s member, Rosemary Laud...
67-year old John J. Parisot of Ottawa died Monday. Friends may visit from 4:00pm to 8:00pm Friday at Seals-Campbell Funeral H...
Despite the growing controversy, the Ottawa Police Department recently purchased eight Taser stun guns. Ottawa Police Sgt. Ba...
An Ottawa company is buying a company in the Czech Republic. B&B Electronics, already a developer of wired and wireless techn...
Next Monday night’s LaSalle County Board meeting will be at Festivities Unlimited on West Norris Drive in Ottawa. That&...
August Hill Winery of Utica will be part of this year’s Midwest Morel Fest in Ottawa. Dana Stillwell from the winery sa...
There are many things I remember about Carl Meyer and his early days at the radio station. He had studied the Ottawa area pri...
Happy 60th Anniversary to WCMY! We were fortunate to have had an opportunity to contribute to WCMY’s long legacy of loc...
Anne Marie Maccono, 89, of Ottawa died Saturday, March 3. Visitation will be from 9am to 11am Tuesday, March 6 at St. Mary...
Poppy Mitchell, 93, of Ottawa died Saturday, March 3. Visitation will be from 5pm to 8pm Tuesday, March 6 at Ottawa Funeral H...
Martin N. Neurohr1926-2012Martin N. Neurohr, 86, of rural Ottawa died Friday, March 2, 2012 at Ottawa Regional Hospital & Hea...
Joseph G. Yanko, Sr., 79, of Ottawa died Friday, March 2. Rosary will be at 3:30pm Sunday, March 4 at Gladfellter Funeral Hom...
A Marseilles man crashed his Volvo into the old Hardee’s building in Ottawa Friday morning. Ottawa Police say 33-year o...
(Lake Forest, IL) -- The Chicago Bears released defensive tackle Anthony Adams and tackle/guard Frank Omiyale on Thursday. Ad...
I remember . . . . I must have been about 8 years old - about 1952. "Music" had been introduced to the grade school...
If your household makes less than $49,000 a year, it may be eligible for free income tax help from the United Way of East...
In some parts of the country, Morel mushrooms are already popping up. Tom Naumann of Morel Mania, Inc. says the Morel season ...
Retiring Streator Elementary School Supt. Christine Benson has Planned Parenthood Illinois’s endorsement in the race fo...
Democratic Senate Candidate Tom Ganiere will have three town hall meetings this week. The first will be Monday at the Illinoi...
It’s been three years since Onyx, the Ottawa Network of Young Executives, started. Past President Brianne Hougas says a...
(Chicago, IL) -- Derrick Rose had 32 points and nine assists as the Bulls held off the Hornets, 99-95. Joakim [[ jo-KEEM ]] N...
The Ottawa Fire Department is investigating a Tuesday afternoon grass fire on the Illinois and Michigan Canal. It was in the ...
Local radio station, WCMY is getting ready for their 60 anniversary and have been running spots announcing this. I have been ...
John Bernardoni, 91, of Ottawa died Tuesday, February 28. Visitation will be from 9am to 11am Thursday, March 1 at Ottawa Fun...
Beverly J. (Corcoran) Snell, 88, of Ottawa died Monday. Friends may visit from 4:00pm to 8:00pm Thursday at Ottawa Funeral Ho...
(Chicago, IL) -- The Chicago Bulls kick off the second half of their season this evening when they wrap up a six-game homesta...
An out-of-state woman is charged with prostitution in Ottawa. Police say the police department and city officials received a ...
87-year old Gertrude Helen (Poulaki) Osman of Ottawa dies Monday. Friends may visit from 5:00pm to 7:00pm on Tuesday at Muell...
A popular definition of insanity says it’s doing the same thing again and again and expecting different results. Peoria...
Paul "Burr" E. Sheedy, 85, of Ottawa died Saturday, February 25. Visitation will be from 4pm to 7pm Tuesday, Februa...
Kathryn “Kay” (Donna) Natta1923-2012Kathryn “Kay” Natta, 89, of Ottawa died Saturday morning, Februar...
The Senior Vice President of Financial Plus Credit Union is serving a three-year term on the Illinois Credit Union League&rsq...
Leo J. Meagher Sr., 91 of Ottawa died Wednesday. Visitation will be from 12:30 to 2:00 Monday at Ottawa Funeral Home. Funeral...
Chad A. Johnson, 26, of Ottawa died Wednesday, February 22. Arrangements are pending at Gladfelter Funeral Home.
Leo J. Meagher, Sr., 91, of Ottawa died Wednesday, February 22. Arrangements are pending at Ottawa Funeral Home.
There are three people on Ottawa’s south side this week counting ash trees. The City Council Tuesday night hired Graf T...
Republican Troy Holland of Mendota has the Illinois State Bar Association’s recommendation in the election for judge in...
Richard D. Goodenough1918-2012R.D. Goodenough, 93, of Ottawa, passed away on Monday, February 20, 2012, at the Ottawa Regiona...
Donald J. Irwin, 78, of Ottawa dues Monday, February 20, 2012. Visitation will be from 4pm to 7pm Thursday, February 23 at Bu...
Margaret K. (Ebinger) Koetz1924 – 2012Margaret Koetz, 88, of Morrison, Colorado, formerly of Ottawa, passed away Friday...
A homeowner shot an intruder south of Earlville early Sunday morning. That intruder died. Another fled in a small car and got...
A homeowner shot an intruder south of Earlville early Sunday morning. That intruder died. Another fled in a small car and got...
Robert J. Beard, 72, of Ottawa died Sunday, February 19. Visitation will be from 4pm to 7pm on Thursday, February 23 at Ottaw...
Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has awarded grants totaling $11.9 million dollars to 620 libraries sta...
Lots of memories are being left behind as The Little Store closes. An Ottawa woman bought a winning million dollar scratch-of...
This year’s Easter Seals of LaSalle and Bureau Counties telethon will last an hour longer than last year’s. Devel...
Nina Irene (Popowski) Brignon1946 – 2012Nina Brignon, 65, of rural Sheridan, passed away Thursday, February 16, 2012 at...
It's Freeburg Friday on WCMY'S "Second Cup." Join me along with Jonny Freeburg as we wind up the week with ...
78 year old William J. "Bill" Fuller of Ottawa passed away Monday, February 13, 2012 at OSF St.Francis Medical Cent...
Lois K. Damyen, 77, of Ottawa, formerly of Marseilles, died Monday, February 13. Visitation is from 4pm to 6pm Wednesday, Feb...
Ottawa Streets Commissioner Dale Baxter says metal appliance pickups will continue. However, the number of pickups each year ...
Graf Tree Care of St. Charles is the company Ottawa Mayor Bob Eschbach wants to help with the city’s tree census. The c...
Thomas V. Fleming, 92, of Ottawa died Saturday, February 11. Visitation will be from 4pm to 6pm Thursday, February 16 at Otta...
Ottawa Mayor Bob Eschbach wants to revitalize Riverfest 2012. He’s scheduled a meeting for February 16 and is welcoming...
The LaSalle County Extension Advisory Group is meeting at the University of Illinois Extension Office in Ottawa on Wednesday,...
Rose Mary Valdez, 65, of Ottawa died Thursday, February 9. Visitation will be from 3pm to 6pm on Sunday, February 12 at Ottaw...
Charles F. Keele1933 – 2012Charles Keele, 78, of rural Ottawa, passed away Thursday, February 9, 2012, at his home.Fune...
The Ottawa Visitors Center has a slogan and logo to market the garden and botanical arts theme for tourism marketing. The log...
Mary K. Kennedy, 71, of Ottawa died Thursday, February 9. Visitation will be from 11am to 1pm Saturday, February 11 at Ottawa...
Pay attention to the new signs if you park on Center St. in Ottawa near Ottawa Pavilion. The City Council approved new restri...
State Senate candidate Christine Benson is beginning a series of meetings called “Candidate on the Corner” as the...
Jurors today watched a video in which Keith Mackowiak, now 44, explains what happened to 84-year old Aloysius Twardowski and ...
Sewer plant upgrades at the Ottawa sewer plant cost close to $10 million. A quarter million dollar grant from the Illinoi...
William A. Midnight1952-2012Bill Midnight, 59, of rural Ottawa, passed away Wednesday, February 08, 2012, at Ottawa Regional ...
Evelyn "Bill" Hipes, 77, of Harding died Tuesday, February 7. Visitation will be from 4pm to 7pm Friday, February 1...
Ottawa Mayor Bob Eschbach wants to hear from people who think Riverfest could be better. He’s putting together a commit...
Anna M. McAlpine, 88, of Ottawa died Sunday. Visitation will be 4:00pm to 7:00pm Wednesday at Ottawa Funeral Home. A Mass of ...
Logan Raymond Fowlie1935-2012Logan Fowlie, 76, of Ottawa, died Friday, February 3, 2012 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in ...
Mary Hartman-Wright, 75, of Ottawa died Saturday, February 4, 2012. Private memorial services are being arranged through Otta...
86-year old Guido Franzetti of Ottawa died Wednesday. Visitation is from 4:00 to 7:00pm Friday at Gladfelter Funeral Home. A ...
Ottawa’s Salvation Army chapter raised $110,000 during its annual red kettle fund raising drive. The goal was $...
Donald Edward Harke, age 66, of Ottawa, passed away Monday. Visitation will be 4:00 to 6:30 Friday, Feb. 3 at Ottawa Funeral ...
Robert Dean Grobe(1937-2012)Robert Grobe, 74, of Plano, TX, formerly of Ottawa, died Friday, January 27, at his daughter&rsqu...
Lake Forest, IL) -- The Chicago Bears have named Phil Emery their new general manager. Emery, who was a scout for the franchi...
92-year old RoseMary Juchniewicz of Ottawa died Thursday. Arrangements are pending through Mueller Funeral Home.
70 year old Jack A. Standard, Sr. of Marseilles, formerly of Ottawa, died Tuesday, January 24. Friends may visit from 5pm to ...
85 YEAR OLD Iliene M. Lewis OF Terre Haute, Indiana (formerly of Ottawa)DIED Wednesday, January 25. FRIENDS MAY VISIT FROM 1p...
(Ottawa, Ontario) -- The NHL held a fantasy-style draft for this Sunday's All-Star Game in Ottawa last night. The teams w...
A museum in Ottawa is expanding and getting a new name. At a board meeting last night, Executive Director of the Ottawa Scout...
Marian Sibert, 60, of Ottawa, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2012 atOttawa Regional Hospital and Healthcare Center.Mass o...
The Jack Cantlin Law Firm of Ottawa has started a scholarship for students going into education, agriculture, or law. Jack Ca...
The woman whose car went into an Ottawa chiropractor’s office Tuesday afternoon meant to step on the brake. Police say,...
United Way of Eastern LaSalle County needs $20,000 to reach its fundraising goal. Campaign Co-Chair Steven Gonzalo says t...
Mary Rose (Roth) Schmitt1926 - 2012Mary Rose Schmitt, 85, of Tonica, died Tuesday afternoon, January 24, at Pleasant View in ...
95 YEAR OLD Charlotte B. Varney OF Ottawa DIED Monday, January 23 . FRIENDS MAY VISIT FROM 4pm to 7pm ON Wednesday, January 2...
Shirley Ann (LeBeau) Roth1938-2012Shirley Ann Roth, 73, of Ottawa, died Sunday night, January 22, 2012 at her home.Mass of Ch...
A woman drove a car into a chiropractor's office in Ottawa early Tuesday afternoon. The crash happened at Don Mammano'...
Michael James Loughridge, 54, of El Paso, Ill, formerly of Ottawa, died Monday, January 23, 2012. Visitation will be from 4pm...
73 year old Shirley Ann Roth of Ottawa died Sunday, January 22, 2012. Visitation will be from 4pm to 7pm Thursday, January 26...
The open house for the new Central Intermediate School is next Sunday. It begins at 1:00pm with the formal ceremony at 2:00pm...
64 year old Connie Armstrong of La Salle, formerly of Ottawa, passed away Wednesday, January 18,2012 at her home. Mass of Ch...
It’s taken nearly 15 months, but the merger between Ottawa Regional Hospital and Healthcare Center and OSF HealthCare S...
Ottawa City Hall is ready to apply to get the east side on the National Register of Historic Places. Mayor Bob Eschbach says ...
Play "TONE'S DOG HOUSE TRIVIA" at 6:50am, and win with this clue: you can see these words on West Jefferson Streeti...
Ottawa Streets Commissioner Dale Baxter says Adams St. north of McKinley Rd. to 4H Rd. is in for a repaving job and a new sid...
The Ottawa City Council approved the agreement with the Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association for this year’s...
In the spring, Ottawa may hire a company to fly over the town and take high quality pictures. City Engineer Dave Noble says P...
The state of Illinois owes Ottawa Elementary Schools over $1 million dollars. Superintendent Cleve Threadgill says at som...
A nine year old Marseilles girl suffered a hurt leg in a sledding accident on Ottawa’s south side Saturday. Police say ...
A nine year old Marseilles girl suffered a hurt leg in a sledding accident on Ottawa’s south side Saturday.
Ottawa fire fighters put out a fire in a basement in the 1100 block of State St. early Sunday morning. Ottawa Fire Captain St...
The roof at the Holiday Inn Express in Ottawa caved in Monday afternoon. Ottawa Fire Captain Steve Haywood; Haywood said wh...
Instead of marching on LaSalle St. by the appellate courthouse in Ottawa this year, Illinois Valley Citizens For Life will ho...
Ottawa fire fighters put out a basement fire on the south side early Sunday morning. That was a little after midnight in the ...
72 YEAR OLD Catherine Corso OF Westmont (formerly from Ottawa) DIED Wednesday, January 11. FRIENDS MAY VISIT FROM 9am to 10:...
Ervin A. Fullerton, Sr.1924-2012Ervin A. Fullerton, 87, of Ottawa, died Thursday, January 12, 2012 at OSF Saint Francis Medic...
76 year old Elinor Kay Robinson of Ottawa died Thursday afternoon, January 12, 2012 at her home. Visitation will be held fro...
Jan 10 I LOVED YOU TILL TODAY!! HOW DARE YOU TELL THE PUBLIC NOT TO HELP A LOST DOG.THEY WILL FIND THEIR WAY HOME!!!!!!!!!! ...
HIGH SCHOOL HOOPS, Friday, January 13-12NORTHERN ILLINOIS BIG 12 CONFERENCE (WEST):STREATOR OTTAWA Kingman on AM 1430 WCM...
Even though Thursday’s snow was light, it apparently was heavy enough to crush a building in Ottawa. That happened at C...
The Illinois State Board of Elections took Joe Navarro of Ottawa off the Democratic ballots for judge in LaSalle, Bureau, and...
A few hundred people were at the LaSalle County Board meeting Thursday, some opposed to the sand mine and others supporting i...
Mississippi Sand president Tony Giordano says he’s glad to become part of the local business community. The LaSalle Cou...
70 YEAR OLD Gerald “Jerry” Fleming OF Ottawa _ DIED Monday . FRIENDS MAY VISIT FROM 1:30 to 2:30 ON_ Thursday AT ...
67 YEAR OLD Barbara L. Morrison OF Ottawa _ DIED Tuesday .FRIENDS MAY VISIT FROM two to four ON Friday AT Heritage Woods .A C...
Ottawa Elementary, Ottawa High, and Marquette Academy students are being told how to “text a tip” to their school...
The Ottawa Lady Pirates ran past the Streator Lady Bulldogs 84-32 in aNorthern Illinois Big 12 West Division Conference baske...
A coroner’s jury called the death of 51-year old Joseph J. Engel of Ottawa an accident. Engle died November 29 after pl...
You shouldn’t have noticed this happening. Ameren turned on its new high voltage power lines from a Wedron substation t...
The Ottawa Pirates boys swimmers took third place at the Peoria Manual Ram Relays on Saturday with 119 points. The 2-by-100 B...
High School Basketball this weekTuesday -Girls - Streator at Ottawa 7:10pm Pre-game 7:30pm TipThursday - Girls - Midland at M...
Tuesday -Girls - Streator at Ottawa 7:10pm Pre-game 7:30pm TipThursday - Girls - Midland at Marquette 7:10pm Pre-game 7:30pm ...
The Ottawa Pirates boys swimmers took third place at the Peoria Manual Ram Relays on Saturday with 119 points. All Ottawa swi...
People opposed to Mississippi Sand’s mining proposal rallied in Ottawa’s Jordan Block Sunday afternoon. The Misso...
The Ottawa City Council doesn’t want to be in the farming business. So while it waits for the right deal to come along ...
City Hall is laying the groundwork for this year’s “Ottawa 2 Rivers Wine and Jazz Festival”. Mayor Bob Esch...
Bob Paglis, an Edward Jones Representative in Ottawa, says 2012 will be more of the same. Paglis says it doesn’t matter...
Bob Paglis, an Edward Jones Representative in Ottawa, says cash flow or dividends from the stock market were at 4% in 2011. H...
People who spoke at an event with Congressman Adam Kinzinger in Ottawa Wednesday say regulations are in their way. The Manten...
Ottawa’s offering free live Christmas tree disposal again. Public Property Commissioner Dan Aussem says it’ll be ...
Someone has put a white scarf on Ottawa's newest statue. This would seem to mean the Radium Girl and the history she represen...
Fire and fire fighting made a mess of a home on Ottawa’s west side Friday night. It started in the attic in the home of...
The last of the homes in the center Ottawa flats will be bought with a federal grant. Mayor Bob Eschbach says that will elimi...
The Ottawa Lady Pirates took fourth place in the OHS Girls Christmas Tournament in a 34-33 loss to Carl Sandburg.Kelci Rombac...
Ottawa City Hall tried to take some contractors to court over a storm water drainage problem on the north side. But now the c...
The new Central Intermediate School is open. Ottawa Elementary Schools Superintendent Cleve Threadgill says the kids are exc...
Ottawa voters will get to decide in March whether the city bulk buys electricity for them. The City Council approved a refere...
All the defendants in the Darrio Hunter murder case have had their cases separated. In Judge Cynthia Raccuglia’s courtr...
Tom Bruch of Oglesby says his reason for asking that Joe Navarro of Ottawa stay off the March primary ballot for a judge&rsqu...
JOIN KRIS MICHAELS AND MYSELF, KAREN RHODES AT "FREEZIN FOR A REEZIN" FRIDAY IN THE HANDY FOODS IGA PARKING LOT. WE...
Falling property values, unpleasant appearances, and thuds from blasting are some of the things people asked about at a LaSal...
One of the candidates for judge in LaSalle, Bureau, and Grundy counties will have to defend his right to stay on the March pr...
The National Salvation Army is holding a World Record Bell Ringing contest. Captain Quentin Boyle of the Salvation Army in Ot...
Ottawa fire fighters put out a small fire along the railroad tracks behind the 900 block of W. Marquette St. last night. Some...
One person died and another was hurt in a tractor trailer accident on Interstate 80 north of Ottawa Friday morning. State Pol...
Ten Ottawa area businesses were added this year to a list of those with good character. Rich Escutia of the Character Counts ...
No lawmakers want to anger veterans. State Senator Sue Rezin says support for people who’ve served their country in the...
The first rides are being offered under the fledgling LaSalle County public transit system. Ottawa Mayor Bob Eschbach says p...
The 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor was Wednesday. After the surprise attack by Japan on American forces, President Frankli...
The Make-A-Wish Foundation says instead of toy drives for young patients with life threatening illnesses, have a gift card dr...
How did you pass the time when the blizzard kept you indoors? Usually, there are more deaths than births in any given month i...
A lot of downtown Ottawa building owners have become eligible for tax breaks if they renovate their buildings to respect hist...
The Ottawa tax levy request put on file last night is for $5.1 million. City Treasurer Don Harris says that’s up 2....
Filing for county, state, and judicial offices in Illinois ended late Monday afternoon. Democrats Joe Navarro and Anita Kopko...
Putnam County Treasurer Kevin Kunkel is one of three people running for the Democratic nomination for Illinois State Senator ...
State Senator Sue Rezin turned in her election paperwork Friday to run for the 38th Illinois Senate seat. The Morris Republic...
The 70th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor will be marked with a ceremony at the Ottawa Veterans of Foreign ...
United Way of Eastern LaSalle County got a grant for $12,500. Program Director Michelle Nelson says the grant is for the ...
Light smoke filled an apartment on Ottawa’s south side Thursday morning. Fire fighters didn’t find any fire in th...
An Ottawa man drowned last night after he jumped into the Fox River to escape from police.LaSalle County Sheriff’s depa...
Those who filed for LaSalle County Board races in 2012 as of Monday, November 28, 2011 at 4:30pm. County Board districts lis...
Morris Republican Pam Roth and Spring Valley Democrat Frank Mautino were among the 8am filers Monday in Springfield for Illin...
Monday listen to "The Second Cup" at 1430AM and find out why we need your help with "FREEZIN For A REEZIN"...
Some people were out all night shopping for the Black Friday deals. These deal seekers waiting outside stores on Ottawa&rsquo...
The public has until November 29th to comment on the IL. RT 178 bridge replacement in Utica. Illinois Department of Transport...
Ottawa City Council members held the required hearing last week for annexing some pieces of land on and close to Canal Rd. Th...
The toy float will be rolling through Ottawa Friday night at the Festival of Lights Parade. Past President of Sunrise Rotary ...
Illinois 23 northbound traffic in downtown Ottawa was rerouted while fire fighters worked a fire at Jim Boe’s auto serv...
Barb Mann of Ottawa is urging anyone who drives downtown to yield to pedestrians. Pedestrians have the right of way when they...
One Ottawa city commissioner thinks it’s a little late in the game for a developer to be asking for tax increment finan...
Most of the traffic lights in Ottawa are bright, low-energy L.E.D. signals. The state replaced the incandescent bulbs during ...
WCMY-AM 1430streaming on-line at www.ottawaradio.netBasketball 2011-2012Mon 11/21 5:00 Boys Marquette vs. St. Anne @ Seneca T...
WCMY-AM 1430streaming on-line at www.ottawaradio.netBasketball 2011-2012Mon 11/21 5:00 Boys Marquette vs. St. Anne @ Seneca T...
Fifty-eight times over the last two-and-a-half years, a south side Ottawa cosmetics company has illegally discharged a lot of...
Pollution in many forms is what a sand mining company’s opponents are worried about. Mississippi Sand wants to mine eas...
An Ottawa’s connection to the Battle of Shiloh in Tennessee will be part of a documentary shown on PBS stations in that...
The two people involved with the alleged Wal-Mart theft and high speed chase down Interstate 80 are being held on bond in the...
There’ll be a Veteran’s Day celebration in Ottawa Friday. Katie Troccoli, President of the Memorial Association, ...
An Ottawa woman died at North Central Behavioral Health Systems on E. Etna Rd. Wednesday morning. The Coroner’s Office ...
A possible retail theft at Wal-Mart led to a high speed chase on Interstate 80 early Wednesday morning. Ottawa Police Chief B...
Ottawa fire fighters rescued a city parks department employee from a man-lift bucket in Washington Park Tuesday afternoon. A ...
Zachary Lindemann of Ottawa won the Illinois Valley Community College Honors program essay award this fall. He gets $500 ...
A clothes dryer fire at a west side Ottawa home last night caused enough damage to the dryer and ventilation tube to make the...
Habitat For Humanity has extended its application deadline for its next prospective family to be housed in Ottawa until this ...
Up to a thousand coats may be given away at a church on Ottawa’s south side Saturday morning from 8am to noon. Carl Har...
It’ll be hard to know exactly how bad the problem is, so Ottawa will focus first on how bad the problem could get. The ...
B & B Electronics has the Ottawa City Council’s approvals for an expansion project at the company location on Dayton Rd...
LaSalle County Republicans are participating in the Illinois Republican Party’s straw poll this weekend. Chair Susan Th...
Ottawa’s leaf vacuums take up the leaves well enough, but twigs, tomato plants, and other things that aren’t leav...
A public meeting about the Emerald Ash Borer will be at Ottawa City Hall Wednesday, November 2 at 4:30pm. Mr. Scott Schirmer ...
Illinois Valley MoveOn member Twila Yednock says it’s time legislators create jobs not cuts. At a rally in Ottawa Sat...
Two defendants in the Darrio Hunter murder case have filed motions to have their cases separated from the others. 30-year old...
Ottawa fire fighters say a carbon monoxide detector wasn’t working right, but it was working well enough Thursday night...
The city of Ottawa was waiting for more than $360,000 in late payments from the state as of September 8. Most of it&rsquo...
Ottawa city crews will stop taking leaves from plastic bags at the leaf dropoffs in the new year. Streets Commissioner Dale B...
Ottawa’s leaf vacuum machines will be out starting Monday. The first neighborhoods to get the leaf vac on the south sid...
AREA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCORES , WEEK NINE, Friday & Saturday, October 21 & 22-2011NORTHERN ILLINOIS BIG 12 (WEST) : OTTAWA...
Ottawa has a $2 million grant for expanding the Ottawa Industrial Park. The federal Economic Development Administration i...
The Salvation Army in Ottawa will be taking applications for Christmas assistance from October 24 until November 4. Salvation...
Congressman Adam Kinzinger will take part in AARP’s Community Conversation in Ottawa Wednesday. The Manteno Republican ...
The Citizens Utility Board will be at Ottawa’s Reddick Library at 10:30 Wednesday. CUB will talk about ways to save mon...
Streator Elementary Superintendent Christine Benson is running for State Senate. Benson used to be superintendent at Ottawa E...
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL, WEEK EIGHT, Friday & Saturday October 14 & 15, 2011NORTHERN ILLINOIS BIG 12 (WEST): LASALLE-PERU7OTTAWA...
Ottawa’s Public Action to Deliver Shelter is launching a new program to help the homeless find jobs. PADS Executive Dir...
A 49-year old Ottawa woman who died when a train hit her Tuesday afternoon apparently intended to die that way. Police believ...
Picture this: a dog attacking another dog, biting the other dog’s owner, and not giving up, even with one prong of a pi...
Carol J. Pitts, a 49-year old Ottawa woman, was killed when a train hit her in Ottawa Tuesday afternoon. The Ottawa Fire Depa...
Sometime soon, the Ottawa Port District Board will hold its first organizational meeting. Seven people were named to it. Gov....
A woman died when a train hit her on an Illinois Railnet track in Ottawa. That happened near Chestnut and Marquette streets a...
An Ottawa man was killed Tuesday while riding his bicycle in Wallace Township. 76-year old Dr. John Harbeck, 74-year old Gary...
At least one person has died in a traffic accident along Wallace-Waltham School Rd. north of Ottawa. Ambulances and then the ...
There could be a big crowd in Ottawa’s Washington Park this Saturday at noon. Local doctor, German Gonzalo, is organizi...
Replacing the flood damaged tennis courts from Ottawa’s Allen Park will take a little longer. The city got an $82,0...
Saturday will be fall cleanup day in Ottawa’s Washington Park. Sue Coughlin is coordinating it. She says anybody intere...
Women in the local Democratic and Republican parties will try this weekend to get more women to join them. The Illinois Valle...
A fiery freight train derailment in north-central Illinois this morning sent up bright orange flames and plumes of smoke that...
Three people were arrested on warrants Thursday in connection with the spray paintings in Ottawa. Police charged 18-year old ...
Ambulances are being sent to the train derailment scene in Tiskilwa, possibly as a precaution. No injuries have been reported...
Ottawa’s insurance company is paying $52,000 to cover lightning damage at Reddick Mansion. Public Property Commissi...
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The state and federal governments have awarded a total of a million dollars to help LaSalle County start a county-wide mass t...
An Ottawa woman’s car caught fire on U.S. 6 a half mile east of Illinois 71 Tuesday night. The Ottawa Fire Department e...
A Tree City is in danger of losing thousands of trees. Ottawa Building Official Mike Sutfin told the City Council Tuesday nig...
Quest Express Boat Club – 2012 Family Membership - $3790.00 value.Quest Watersports, 1851 Old Chicago Road, Ottawa,...
Midwest Industrial Sales of Channahon got an award from the U.S. Department of Commerce Thursday morning at Ottawa City Hall....
Ottawa Crimestoppers is asking for help catching a vandal who spray painted graffiti on several buildings and the south side ...
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Riordan Pool will stay open a few more years, but it’s time for the community to weigh in on how it will be replaced. C...
Shanley TV&Appliance Center, 515 W Main Street, Ottawa, ILElectric Bosch white dryer with steam - 800 series - $1449.95 V...
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Labor of Love is October 1st this year. Anyone14 years of ageand older can volunteer this year to help clean, repair, restore...
Two people are charged with stealing construction equipment from the new Central School site. Thirty-seven year old Brian J. ...
A committee that’s been mulling over what to do with Ottawa’s aging Riordan Pool will present some ideas Tuesday ...
Lt. Gov. Simon said in ten or 15 years there’ll be so many retired teachers, people will start asking where all the mon...
Kurt Stevenson is taking the job of president and chief executive officer at Centrue Financial Corp. Stevenson is currently t...
Junior Attendent Haley Harsted, Sophomore Attendent Samantha Halm and Freshman Attendant Bailey Bradish of the 2011 OHS Homec...
An Ottawa man is expecting 30 to 40 percent of the people he works with to retire in the next five years. Ron Dettman says ma...
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The budget squeeze is still on at Ottawa Elementary Schools.Tuesday night, the Ottawa Elementary School board approved the bu...
It’s almost time to bag, box, or bundle yard and garden waste for disposal in Ottawa. Streets Commissioner Dale Baxter ...
The city of Ottawa has an option to buy more land to expand the Ottawa Industrial Park. The contract the City Council approve...
The city of Ottawa is starting an Interstate 80 Tax Increment Financing District interested parties registry. Mayor Bob Eschb...
The final production of the season for the Community Players of Streator is called “The Dinner Party”. It’s...
A Servant’s Heart is holding a fundraising auction this month. Vice President of the Board, John Henning, says 100% of ...
An electrical problem is believed to be the cause of a fire in the 1400 block of W. Jefferson St. in Ottawa Thursday night. F...
One of the four people charged with killing 30-year old Darrio Hunter might try to hire a private lawyer. Twenty-nine year ol...
A construction project in the 200 block of E. Norris Dr. in Ottawa will cause some traffic troubles next week. City Hall says...
Fire destroyed a garage and a 2008 Dodge Dakota truck in the 1400 block of W. Jefferson St. in Ottawa Thursday night. The fir...
This Saturday is National Gymnastics Day in the Year of the Handstand. People across the country will try to break a world re...
Monte's Riverside Inn, 903 E. Norris Drive, OttawaPrime Rib Dinner for 10 people. Appetizers, Prime RibDinner,Salad, dessert,...
Pine Hills Golf Club, 1665 N. 2501 Road, Ottawa, IL2012 Family Membership - A family membership covers two parents and their ...
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The Illinois River Sweep is this weekend. Katie Troccoli says the clean-up event is an opportunity to learn stewardship of th...
FlexGym &Fitness Center, 1309 Starfire Drive,Ottawa, ILOne Adult individual one month membership. $49.00 Value
Ottawa YMCA, 201 East JacksonStreet, Ottawa, ILOne FamilyMembership. Expires September 30, 2012. $546.00Value
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The appellate court in Ottawa says no to a new round of testing on a shoe found in a convicted murderer’s closet in 198...
South side Ottawa residents who had flash flooding and sewer backups in their homes June 20th didn’t believe what they ...
On Monday night, the LaSalle County Board approved a nearly $230,000 technology network and cabling infrastructure projec...
A veterans assistance program put on by the state of Illinois will visit Ottawa Tuesday afternoon, September 13. From 2pm to ...
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Wide Water Gallery, 610 Court Street, Ottawa, ILLimited Edition Print - "The First Debate" by Charles Funk - Framed...
Wide Water Gallery, 610 Court Street, Ottawa, ILOttawa Township High School Print by Charles Funk - Framed, double matted wit...
Wide Water Gallery, 610 Court Street, Ottawa, ILTerry Redlin Framed Open EditionPrint - "Evening Glow" by Terry Red...
Dawn Hoffert received the William Booth Award at The Salvation Army’s Annual Civic Dinner. This past Thursday, Salvatio...
Ottawa remembered the terrorist attacks of 2001 Saturday evening with a ceremony at the north end of Veterans Memorial Bridg...
The annual Ottawa State of the City Address will be on Thursday, October 6 at 11:30. The Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce puts...
Ottawa may not seem like a likely place for terrorists to set up. But they have to sleep and plan somewhere and police are re...
All 29 county board seats up for election because of county board redistricting. LaSalle County Clerk JoAnn Carretto says the...
While the Ottawa City Council figures out how to put some properties on or close to Canal Road in a tax increment financing...
An Ottawa city official thinks rain storms of today are different than rain storms of decades ago. City Engineer Dave Noble s...
Get your "Second Cup" served up Thursday on WCMY after the 10am news. It's Karen here, on Thursday's show we will t...
A contractor broke a gas line on Ottawa’s west side late Tuesday afternoon. Nicor Gas asked the Ottawa Fire Department ...
Ottawa’s upping the amount of money it’ll pay to help cover the cost of installing overhead sewers in homes. Publ...
Ottawa’s youth football league was considering a three-and-a-half acre site on the end of W. Superior St. for a playing...
Joann Carretto, LaSalle County Clerk, says Catlin Park-LaSalle County Archery Permits for the 2011-2012 hunting season are av...
Illinois nuclear safety officials found 15 radioactive spots in or near Ottawa during a helicopter flyover in 1986. Tim Runyo...
Many of the "Radium girls", or “Luminous girls” as some prefer because they worked for Luminous Process...
Ottawa City Hall is getting ready to put together its next set of lists of people eligible to work for the city. The applicat...
Hot humid weather couldn’t keep hundreds of people away from the radium girl statue dedication in Ottawa Friday. The st...
Unimin Corporation of Utica and Archer Daniels Midland Grain Company of Ottawa have requested a permit from the Illinois Envi...
An administrative change is coming to Red Cross programs in the Ottawa area. Instead of being run by the Heartland Chapter in...
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Obee's, 816 LaSalle Street, Ottawa, IL$10 Gift Certificate good for anything on the menu. $10.00Value
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Sunfield Restaurant, 2754 Columbus Street, Ottawa$20 Gift Certificate good for anything on the menu. $20.00Value
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Tom Ganiere is running for the Illinois Senate but says the Illinois House got it right when it passed a budget earlier this ...
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A rural highway west of Ottawa is reopening Friday afternoon. Koenig Rd. was closed in June at the bridge over the CSX railro...
The Ottawa Fire Department thinks a smoky smell at Dollar General happened because of a downed power line a block away. A far...
Fire destroyed a salvage vehicle in Ottawa Wednesday. It was at Pro Auto Recyclers in the 900 block of W. Marquette St. The O...
The LaSalle County Health Department is urging everyone 6 months and older be vaccinated against seasonal flu. There will be ...
The Ottawa Elementary School Board approved over $18,000 in repairs for the Little Red Schoolhouse. At a special meeting ...
Ottawa fire fighters will mark the tenth anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks with a 5-K run-walk. Sunday, September 11t...
Ottawa Mayor Bob Eschbach says he liked having someone from out of town say such nice things about the downtown area. The con...
A sweet smelling smoke filled a home in the 300 block of E. Lafayette in Ottawa Thursday night. The fire department says the ...
The Ottawa Civil Service Commission Thursday approved the next set of tests for employment eligibility testing. Those tests w...
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The consultant who investigated the histories of almost 200 buildings in downtown Ottawa says what a great historic district ...
The landscaping job is almost done at the Mary Fanning sculpture site in Ottawa’s Allen Park. Mary Neps is the landscap...
The Ottawa Plan Commission recommended approval for the conditional use permit for the planned unit development of the Ottawa...
There are two historic preservation public meetings this Tuesday. At 6:00pm the People Economic Development Corporation will ...
Something started a wood pile on fire in Ottawa Sunday morning. The heat radiating from the fire melted siding and a screen d...
An accident led to a house fire on Ottawa’s west side Saturday afternoon. The Ottawa Fire Department says a tenant movi...
Ottawa’s Canal TIF could expand soon. Mayor Bob Eschbach says the tax increment financing district set up to help Herit...
Students and teachers at Central School are getting iPads. The school got the Illini Could Grant to help pay for the new tech...
The Ottawa City Council is getting creative in its attempt to fill those empty north side stores. The City Council put on fil...
The Ottawa Elementary School Board unanimously approved the new Central School equipment purchase. Superintendent Cleve Threa...
A coroner’s jury believes 32-year old Tracy Lynn Cusick of Ottawa was murdered. Cusick drowned, according to testimony ...
Expect traffic slowdowns on Illinois 23 southbound in Ottawa Tuesday morning, August 16. The Little Red Schoolhouse at the ol...
Traffic access will be limited for the block of Fifth Ave. between E. Center and E. Glover in Ottawa Monday, August 15. City ...
Monday Jim Thompson will be running the show. The new school year is kicking off and that means it's once again time for the ...
One of the challenges of planning Ottawa’s Riverfest is having to do it before the City Council decides how much money ...
The preliminary fundraising figure for the Ottawa Downtown Merchants Association annual pie auction is $7,253. Treasurer ...
The decisions were made this week as to which LaSalle County Board districts start the next decade with two-year terms and wh...
When Road Ranger builds a new convenience store northeast of Ottawa, some LaSalle County Board members would like all the lab...
The LaSalle County Board approves the zoning variances for a Road Ranger convenience store northeast of Ottawa. It’ll b...
IDOT says 21,000 vehicles travel on IL23 per day, so they’ll do the work in Ottawa at night to disrupt the least amount...
Jurors in LaSalle County may be getting a mileage rate increase. At a Finance and Fees Committee meeting Wednesday morning, J...
The wristband sales before the Riverfest carnival seemed to be a big hit. Riverfest co-chair Wayne Eichelkraut says it seemed...
LaSalle County Emergency Management Coordinator Mike Jobst is retiring in November and Assistant Coordinator Connie Brooks wi...
Kenneth S. Johnson, a 52-year old Ottawa man, has been arrested for setting the recent fires on the Illinois and Michigan Can...
Five grass and brush fires on the Illinois and Michigan Canal in Ottawa were reported in the span of about a half hour Sunday...
There were two more grass fires on the Illinois and Michigan Canal in Ottawa Thursday. A small fire in the 400 block of E. Mi...
Judge Cynthia Raccuglia says12 weeks is too long to get lab results.30-year old Jamie Lomeli, 25-year old Luis Lomeli, 29-yea...
Three times Wednesday afternoon, Ottawa fire fighters went to places on the Illinois and Michigan Canal. Grass fires needed ...
Mayor Bob Eschbach says there are signs of economic activity in Ottawa. At the city council meeting Tuesday night a senior ho...
Ottawa Police charged 24-year old Matthew W. Trotter of Indiana with aggravated Robbery Tuesday. Trotter entered the temporar...
Three days this week, the Salvation Army in Ottawa will take applications for back to school supplies. Those applying need to...
A recent change to the Radium Girls Memorial under construction in Ottawa calls for a water feature. Laborers Local 393 Busin...
The Illinois Department of Transportation says bridge deck work begins Monday on the IL 23 Veterans Memorial Bridge over the ...
Three of the four people charged with the murder of 30-year old Darrio Hunter had new lawyers in court Thursday morning. The ...
Riverfest Committee Chair Wayne Eichelkraut says the festival isn’t as big as it used to be but it’s bigger than ...
Anita Kopko has announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Circuit Judge in LaSalle County.The position will b...
Lightning put a hole in a roof at a south side Ottawa home Sunday morning. And it started a fire in the attic. The fire depar...
Lightning blasted some bricks from the top of the Reddick Mansion chimney Sunday. The chimney’s on the building’s...
A thunderstorm Sunday morning left a giant blowtorch just south of the Illinois and Michigan Canal in Ottawa east of Chestnut...
The deadline for consideration into the 2012 Ottawa Township Hall of Fame is August 1st. The focus of the Hall of Fame is to ...
The deadline for consideration into the 2012 Ottawa Township Hall of Fame is August 1st. The focus of the Hall of Fame is to ...
One of the companies being sued over a north side Ottawa drainage problem says it shouldn’t be sued. Court documents fi...
A local billing company will take over billing for Ottawa ambulance service soon. Fire Chief Jeff Newbury says Northern Illin...
Two new Ottawa festivals turned a profit in their first year. Mayor Bob Eschbach says the morel mushroom festival made $3...
Governor Quinn signed a bill allowing all school districts to increase driver’s education course fees from $50 to &...
State Senator Sue Rezin expects the Illinois and Michigan Canal towpath west of Ottawa to reopen over the winter. There won&r...
A handful of people who vowed never to leave the center Ottawa flats, have changed their minds. The Federal Emergency Managem...
The heat by itself isn’t so hard on cars. The way we use our cars when it’s hot is. Doug Conroy of Conroy BP in O...
An autopsy was done over the weekend on five year old Paul W. Miller. He’s the rural LaSalle County boy who died after ...
An Ottawa area couple were killed in a boating accident in Arizona Friday night. Forty-four year old Mike and 43-year old Bre...
Ottawa water main flushing for July 18 and laterMonday, July 18 – E. Prospect Ave. south to Highland Ave. Catherine St....
The deaths of a woman and two children southeast of Grand Ridge Thursday was a murder-suicide. Three bodies were found by fir...
An autopsy is planned Saturday for a rural LaSalle County boy who died Thursday night. Peoria County Coroner Johnna Ingersoll...
Thursday come over to the 4-H grounds on the southside of Ottawa for your "Second Cup." We will be live on the air ...
Wednesday you can catch us live at the 4-H and Junior Fair at the 4-H grounds on the southside of Ottawa. Bob Beutke and I wi...
A Marseilles couple were flown to St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria after a van hit them while they were riding a motorcyc...
Easter Seals of LaSalle and Bureau Counties 5K Run/Walk for the Kids is Saturday, August 6. Pre-registration is $20 and...
Ameren reportedover 3,900customers without power this morning in the Ottawa zip code. As of9:40am Ameren is reporting 0 power...
The Ottawa Police Department is buying some big ticket items now to save money. The City Council last week approved spending ...
Regarding the shooting that happened on Country Oak Drive in Ottawa Wednesday, the Ottawa Police department says it was an ac...
The last day for All My Children on ABC will be September 23rd, but there are plans to keep it going online. Nobody seems to ...
Work on a mini-plaza for the long awaited Radium Girl statue in Ottawa is underway with a small construction area taped off o...
The Ottawa water main flushing schedule for the week of July 11, 2011Monday, July 11 W. Joliet St. from Chestnut St. to Popla...
Welcomeburger tickets are on sale at numerous places around Ottawa. Meg Skelly, the Assistant Executive Director of the Ottaw...
James Alvarado’s defense lawyer, Louis Bertrand, asked for a late October date for Alvarado’s murder retrial and ...
Ottawa Police Detectives are investigating a shooting in Ottawa. A 911 call was made around 9:30am from 1100 block of Country...
Streator again hit five home runs in the game with slugger Dylan Kling hittingthree home runs in a 4- for-4 night at the plat...
Now that the regular season and the Little League city tournament has ended it istime to move onto All Star play.In their fir...
The National Division of Little League play began with District 20 Tournamentplay in Oglesby at Dickinson Field.The Ottawa Na...
Snook Equipment did it the hard way.After losing the first game of the doubleelimination 2011 Ottawa Pony League Baseball Cit...
It was a very busy weekend for the Ottawa Renegades 16U girls softball team thispast weekend.The Renegades played eight games...
A new buyer is taking over part of the Heritage Harbor development. Ottawa Mayor Bob Eschbach says the new buyer will have to...
Ottawa City Hall’s appointed personnel won’t get raises this fiscal year. The City Council, feeling it’s im...
Wednesday the Rockies, Ottawa's Little League Champions will be in the studio. It's kind of a baseball week here on "The...
Ottawa’s water main flushing schedule for the week of July 5, 2011: Tuesday, July 5: East of Columbus St. from Joliet S...
Public safety officials say use good sense when lighting fireworks. Ottawa Fire Captain Buck Manley says remember you’r...
The city of Ottawa is looking for gardening volunteers. Sue Coughlin who heads up the volunteers on LaSalle Street says you d...
A closed Illinois 71 in Ottawa was a hassle for a lot of motorists the last three weeks. But Joe Spika with the Illinois Depa...
Did it seem like red traffic lights lasted longer in downtown Ottawa while the Veterans Memorial Bridge project was going on?...
Traffic is returning to normal today on Ottawa’s Veterans Memorial Bridge. We haven’t gotten official notice from...
People in downtown Ottawa Monday afternoon took the news well that Rod Blagojevich has been convicted of 17 corruption counts...
In the final game played on the final night of the 2011 Ottawa Wooden BatClassic the Streator Patriots beat the Ottawa Saving...
On Monday June 27, 2011 the annual fire hydrant flushing and maintenance program in the Ottawa will begin. This may cause rus...
The city of Ottawa’s buying about $11,700 worth of larvicide pellets. Public Property Commissioner Dan Aussem says ...
Ottawa’s already saving $100,000 a year by buying most of its electricity through a third party buying company call...
Food made by A Servant’s Heart in Ottawa isn’t just going to the needy people in the soup kitchen anymore. People...
An Ottawa city employee found something unusual Tuesday afternoon—a weather balloon hanging from the northwest corner o...
Four years ago, heavy rain caused basement flooding all over the Ottawa area and it happened again Monday. Susan Litwiler fro...
Those who help the financially troubled are being kept busy this year because of continuing economic troubles. Nicole Bolatto...
In memory of Shelia Thomas, her family will offer a $500 scholarship to a 2011 High School graduate attending college. Th...
Congressman Adam Kinzinger is making a prediction about the 2012 election campaigns. The Manteno Republican says there’...
Congressman Adam Kinzinger says there’s oil in the U.S., but Democrats in the Senate won’t pass any bills to let ...
Move over . Ottawa resident and MarquetteAcademy freshman Laura Wenzel went to an open casting call for the new Supermanmovie...
Two to three inches of rain fell in the LaSalle County area during a three-hour period Monday morning, according to the Natio...
Drainage problems in an area on Ottawa’s north side will be the subject of a lawsuit. Mayor Bob Eschbach says several c...
An independent child welfare agency is taking over foster care services once provided by Catholic Charities in Rockford. Yout...
There was supposed to be a meeting in Ottawa yesterday for state employees to find out about their group insurance. State Sen...
Congressman Adam Kinzinger says a study released Wednesday backs up his argument that President Obama’s economic polici...
Veterans Memorial Bridge repairs aren’t affecting plans for the annual Cruise Night in downtown Ottawa. LaSalle Coun...
Jim Weber will share some myths in the gym Thursday on "The Second Cup." Jim is with Lifefit at Ottawa Regional Hos...
The Ottawa Fire Department is upgrading the equipment ambulance crews use to treat people with heart problems. Chief Jeff New...
The Northern Illinois Big Twelve Conference released its inaugural all conferencesoftball team.Two Ottawa Lady Pirates and fo...
Dick Smerz of Wilton Center Illinois showed off his tractor at the 4-H Fairgrounds in Ottawa Monday afternoon. Smerz and hi...
If you like food and cars check out "The Second Cup" on Tuesday. We will get the details of the Big Green Egg Compe...
The first poles went in the ground Friday along Interstate 80 for one of two new high voltage electric line routes in LaSalle...
There’ll be a Flag Day ceremony in Ottawa Tuesday at 6:30pm. It’ll be at the Veterans Memorial Plaza in Washingto...
The Ottawa Scouting Museum is showing a new Robert Baden-Powell exhibit this weekend. Executive Director of the Ottawa Scouti...
Over 200 antique tractors will be driving through parts of Seneca, Marseilles, and Ottawa Monday for the Heritage Tractor Adv...
Ottawa resident and OttawaHigh grad Corey Kimes is Ottawa’s claim to fame this week. Kimes was picked in the 18th round...
Several LaSalle County highways will have work done on them starting Monday, June 13. Detours will not be posted.The LaSalle ...
There’s been another delay in moving Mary Fanning’s red sculpture in Allen Park. The rain has made the ground too...
There’s been another delay in moving Mary Fanning’s red sculpture in Allen Park. The rain has made the ground too...
While health insurance changes are phased in through 2014, some employers are getting the option of delaying changes. The Ott...
The LaSalle County Republican Women’s Club wants women to have a voice in the matters that affect them. Club member, Ju...
A bridge on Koenig Rd. north of Dee Bennett Rd. west of Naplate will be closed for the summer starting Friday. The LaSalle Co...
Some changes are coming to the telephone service the city of Ottawa uses to run city government. Finance Commissioner Wayn...
About three miles of streets in Ottawa will be fixed during the concrete part of the annual street repair program. The City C...
There are toxic gases in your computer monitor. This is just one reason to recycle your computer and other electronics you&rs...
The 19th annual scouting founder’s weekend starts this Friday. Executive Director of the Ottawa Scouting Museum, Mollie...
About a dozen people were at Ottawa City Hall Monday night to give their input for the proposed Hollywood Park. The city&rsq...
The challenges start today (June 6) crossing the Illinois River in Ottawa. A contractor has a half million dollar bridge repa...
The huge tent in Ottawa’s Jordan block is where the Ottawa 2 Rivers Wine Festival is going on this weekend. Ottawa Visi...
Ottawa’s gardening and botanical arts theme is being showcased this weekend along with the wine products of 26 vintners...
A grain truck tipped over onto its right side in the northbound lanes of Illinois 23 just south of Hitt St. in Ottawa Friday ...
Ottawa residents are invited to a public meeting to discuss plans for a new park. City Planner, Tami Huftel, says the city is...
There’ll be traffic slowdowns crossing the Illinois River in Ottawa starting next week. The Illinois Department of Tran...
Ottawa Township High School will be the host school for the IllinoisHigh School Association Class 3A womens sectional softbal...
Many area communities observed Memorial Day Monday. Here are some excerpts from Ottawa's ceremony in Washington Park. The pro...
Ray Fisher was the lone Streator Bulldog to compete at the 2011 Illinois HighSchool Association's Track and Field Finals at E...
Ottawa’s Reddick Library is about to launch its summer reading program for kids. Kids at least six months old up to gra...
Reddick Library in Ottawa will have a block party Thursday, July 28. Publicity and Outreach Coordinator Michelle Anton says i...
Some people on a boat near Bull’s Island in Ottawa Thursday evening needed rescued, sort of. The Ottawa Fire Department...
Bond remains at $150,000 for a Sheridan woman accused of helping four other people charged with murder get rid of evidenc...
The 2011 baseball season ended abruptly for the Ottawa Pirates as they losta 10-0 five inning mercy rule decision to theWashi...
The Ottawa Pirate tennis teams visit to the Illinois High School AssociationsState Finals Tournament was short lived.In doubl...
Maybe the fourth time will be the charm for Art in the Park. Moving the red sculpture in Allen Park in Ottawa is now planned ...
There’ll be events at a few places in downtown Ottawa Monday for Memorial Day. Ottawa Memorial Association Chairperson ...
A sometime frustrating and on twenty occasions a disappointing season endedWednesday in Streator for the Ottawa Lady Pirates....
Ottawa’s Reddick Library is having an open house again this year. It’s Thursday night, May 26 from 6pm to 7:30pm....
A Marine with family ties to Ottawa has been hurt in Afghanistan. Pastor Peter Ward of Pleasant View Lutheran Community in Ot...
The Illinois High School Association Class 1A, 2A and 3A State Track andField Finals will be held Thursday, Friday and Saturd...
A few dozen volunteers planted flowers in the streetscape in downtown Ottawa Tuesday morning. Most of the work was in the new...
Mark Hernandez a senior who plays outfield for the Ottawa Pirates signed aNational Letter of Intent to playfor the Illinois V...
The Ottawa Baseball Complex hosted a Class 2A Regional Boys BaseballTournament game Monday night.The Ottawa Pirates hosted th...
Some bushes outside the Holiday Inn Express on Ottawa’s north side were on fire Monday. The Ottawa Fire Department put ...
While the civilian space shuttle program is about to end, an Ottawa man can remember the start of the military space glider p...
Three Ottawa Township High School tennis players will be advancing to theIllinois High School Association State Boys Tennis T...
After a nice run of good defensive baseball the Ottawa Pirates committed six errorswhich allowed Plainfield South to post a 5...
The Ottawa Lady Pirates defeated the Sandwich Lady Indians in non-conferencesoftball played at the Ottawa softball complex.Th...
An Ottawa High School graduate was on one of the very last episodes of the Oprah Winfrey Show. Carrie Williams-Wisehart says ...
Senior night at the Ottawa township High School baseball complex couldn't have gonemuch better for the Ottawa Pirates who swe...
Ottawa’s not the friendly city when it comes to bicycling. The city’s Parks and Recreation Board looked into the ...
The city recently bought the land, now it’s looking at what’s needed to use it for the intended purpose. The plan...
Next year’s rules at Ottawa High School won’t expand what electronics kids can use during the school day. Asst....
If you want to learn the basics of nuclear energy and what goes on at a nuclear power plant, you can take a class called Nuke...
Ottawa Ambassador Don Harris presented two Ottawa High School teachers with this year’s Ethyl Strong Ambassador of the ...
Make that seven wins in their last nine games.The Ottawa Pirates had chancesto win eight in nine but three errors in the top ...
The inaugural season of women's soccer ended Tuesday in New Lenox at Lincoln-WayWest High School where the third seeded Ottaw...
Pitching and defense win most softball games.Especially pitching.LindseyLoughe tossed a great game which allowed the Ottawa L...
The Ottawa Pirates boys varsity baseball team is on a roll.And they are rollingat just the right time.Ottawa won for the seve...
Ottawa Mayor Bob Eschbach says it’s time to extend the infrastructure in the Ottawa Industrial Park. If any more busine...
The police officer who rescued a woman from a burning house on Ottawa’s west side in January is the city’s Police...
An Ottawa High School student has won second place in an art contest put on by Congressman Adam Kinzinger. Lexi Poulakos subm...
In sports related decisions the Ottawa Township High School Board attheir May 16th meeting approved the resignation of Tom Ha...
Coming off a 20 plus win season and with almost all of their team returningthe Ottawa Lady Pirate softball team had reason to...
After rain delays and postponements the Northern Illinois Big Twelve Conferenceboys tennis tournament was held at Sterling Hi...
Letter carriers collected 11,150 pounds of food in Ottawa, Marseilles, and Seneca Saturday. Food’s still being collecte...
Ottawa Mayor Bob Eschbach wants to fight the obesity problem. He’s inviting everyone who wants to tour the town to Walk...
The Ottawa Pirate boys varsity baseball game against the Morris Redskins wasscheduled to have been played Saturday morning at...
Ottawa Township High School hosted the Northern Illinois Big 12's InauguralTrack and Field boys competition Friday night.Otta...
The City of Ottawa just got a little greener. Bill Walsh Automotive Group has donated the use of an all electric truck. Bec...
The Ottawa varsity tennis team posted their 13th win of the season as theynearly swept the Princeton Tigers.Ottawa won the du...
The Ottawa Pirates have put together back to back wins versus the SterlingGolden Warriors in a Northern Illinois Big Twelve W...
Senior days are always special and so was Thursday's senior day for six seniors.Ottawa halted a six game losing streak when t...
There are new contracts with two LaSalle County employee unions. The sheriff’s deputies contract through the Metropolit...
The LaSalle County Board will continue with 29 members for the next decade. The board approved, with a 21 to six vote Thursda...
Minooka womens softball coach Mark Brown put it best when he quipped afterthe game, "we stole one, we really did.We were...
The lightning, rain and wind came just in time to save the Ottawa Pirates from whatappeared to be a baseball loss to the Rock...
It was the first ever womens soccer senior day at Ottawa Township High School.The innaugral event was greeted by an hour and ...
The Ottawa Lady Pirates suffered another loss in varsity softball play.LaSalle Peru defeated Ottawa 6-1 in a Northern Illinoi...
Streator High School and good baseball seem to go hand in hand especially whenguided by veteran head coach Nick McGurk.Last s...
The Ottawa Pirates needed just five innings to defeat the Sterling Golden Warriorsin a varsity baseball game at the Ottawa ba...
Murder charges were approved Tuesday for four people arrested after the death of 30-year old Darrio Hunter of Ottawa last wee...
People gave more than 14,000 pounds of food to the Stamp Out Hunger letter carriers food drive in Ottawa, Marseilles, and Sen...
St. Bede's Lady Bruins hosted and defeated the Ottawa Lady Pirates in womenssoftball play in Spring Valley.The final score wa...
In a classic pitching dual the Sterling Golden Warriors defeated the OttawaPirates 2-1.Sterling's Dan Robinson, who is headed...
Winning the Illinois Valley Conference track and field title continues to bebusiness as usual for the Ottawa Pirate mens trac...
The Ottawa Lady Pirates defended their Illinois Valley Conference track titleat the Ottawa Township High School track and fie...
The fifth person wanted in connection with a murder in Ottawa a week ago was arrested over the weekend. Ottawa Police Chief B...
Construction has started on the Mary Fanning Art by the River Project in Ottawa’s Allen Park. Over half of the money fo...
Ottawa Police have issued a warrant for what they believe to be the final suspect in the murder of Darrio Hunter. 30 year old...
Ottawa’s Two Rivers Wine and Jazz Fest will be the second largest festival in the state. The festival will feature 26 w...
A neighbor put out a fire in Kelly Johnson’s apartment in the 2100 block of Somerset Dr. Thursday night. The Ottawa Fir...
It was just a matter of time before the Ottawa Lady Pirate offense would explode. That time camein a Wednesday rout of the Co...
On Monday the La Salle Peru Cavaliers slipped past the Ottawa Pirates 8-6. Wednesday was adifferent story as the Cavaliers cl...
Tennis Head Coach Matt Gross had to be especially pleased with his teams effort againstthe Streator Bulldogs. Ottawa was a pe...
The Ottawa Lady Pirate track and field team won a tri-angular meet at Streator TownshipHigh School Tuesday afternoon.Ottawa e...
The Sterling Lady Golden Warriors are the number one ranked womens high school softballteam in the 3A division of the Illinoi...
Three people are charged with murder in connection with 30-year old Darrio Hunter's death in Ottawa early Monday. Police say ...
A Sheridan area man is charged with murder. Twenty-five year old Luis A. Lomeli was arrested by the Ottawa Police Department ...
Wayne Eichelkraut was the Ottawa Public Property Commissioner. Dan Aussem was Finance Commissioner. They traded jobs Tuesday ...
A Mendota sculptor is having the long awaited radium girl statue made. That statue will go across the street from Home Hardwa...
Thirty year old Jamie Lomeli of Ottawa has been charged with obstructing justice in the investigation of the death of Darrio ...
Alex Ortiz, who has signed a letter of intent to run track at Olivet Nazarene College in Kankakee,led the Ottawa Lady Pirate ...
The Ottawa Lady Pirate soccer team continues to enjoy a very good first year of varsitycompetition. Monday Ottawa blanked the...
The Ottawa Pirates slipped to 9-10 on the year following a disappointing 8-6 loss at La Salle Peru.Two first inning errors al...
Authorities aren't saying much yet about what happened on Ottawa's west side early Monday, but a 30-year old Ottawa man died ...
Historic Preservation Commission Chairperson Lupe O’Leary says preserving the history of Ottawa’s east side is a ...
The Ottawa Pirate varsity baseball team snapped a three game losing streak witha well pitched 3-2 road win against the Oswego...
Ottawa tennis coach Matt Gross had to be pleased with his players performance at the24 team Lincoln-Way Invitational. He must...
It was a tale of two halves and really a tale of the wind which impacted both halves.Fighting a gusting wind upwards of 30 mi...
Ottawa police are investigating a death on the west side. Two fire trucks were sent for a medical call just before 5am to Pie...
The Geneseo Maple Leaf tennis team won both singles matches and then took one of thethree doubles matches to post a 3-2 tenni...
Streator has won games with walkoff homeruns this season. They did it again Thursday in a make or break game against the La S...
The Ottawa Lady Pirate softball team bussed to Geneseo for a Northern Illinois Big 12Western Division game Thursday afternoon...
Ottawa city officials want to hear from prospective morel mushroom hunters soon. The Midwest Morel Fest is Friday and Saturda...
Matt Thrush of Ottawa started his Eagle Scout project at the city’s police and fire station Saturday. New sod was put d...
Ottawa has been added to the list of areas that can now receive Foreign Trade Zone benefits. Foreign Trade Zone Administrator...
The Ottawa Pirate boys tennis team failed to win a single match but swept the threedoubles matches and defeated the Dekalb Ba...
The Dekalb Barbs defeated the Ottawa Lady Pirates in a Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference crossover softball game. The final...
Ottawa Police are putting on an Illinois Department of Transportation program at both high schools in Ottawa. Ottawa High and...
The rain and wet field conditions didn't bother the Ottawa Lady Pirates asthey pounded out 23 hits enroot to a 22-1 five inni...
The Ottawa High School boys and girls track teams traveled to Sterling for adual meet hosted by the Golden Warriors.The schoo...
Ottawa Township High School was able to host a six team boys tennis meetthis weekend.Hersey won the Invitational while Ottawa...
An Ottawa man was hurt badly enough to need a ride to a hospital after a vehicle ran over him at Clinton and Madison streets ...
Police say an Ottawa man who wrecked his motorcycle at Center and State streets in Ottawa Sunday evening shouldn’t have...
Local music producer Kevin Chalfant hopes schools don’t cut arts programs. Chalfant, who sang with Journey after Steve ...
Some locally raised talent will perform at the Ottawa 2 Rivers Wine and Jazz Festival the first weekend in June. Local music ...
Some bricks fell from a building on Ottawa’s south side Sunday evening. The Street Department put barricades nearby on ...
On our first Monday for May we will get you started with an Ottawa Elementary School Report with Cleve Threadgill at Jefferso...
Libraries in LaSalle County are getting several thousand dollars in state grants because their tax bases are small. Reddick L...
If you buy alcohol next week, you might see an extra warning sticker on your bottle. Project Sticker Shock is a statewide ini...
The headline act for the Ottawa 2 Rivers Wine and Jazz Festival in early June will be Shirley King. She’s the daughter ...
The city of Ottawa does a lot for trees. This Friday (April 29), Arbor Day, will be no different. Mayor Bob Eschbach will pla...
Ottawa’s west side water tower is being built. Public Property Commissioner Wayne Eichelkraut says the weather is makin...
Matt Gross probably would agree the results were worth the wait.Gross isthe boys varsity tennis coach at Ottawa Township High...
Finally the Ottawa Pirates and the Geneseo Maple Leafs were able to playa twice postponed Northern Illinois Big 12 West Divis...
Two people were killed in a traffic crash north of Marseilles early Wednesday afternoon. LaSalle County Coroner Jody Bernard ...
The rock has been put in place under the Fox River Main Street bridge in Ottawa to keep the river from scouring out the river...
Two minor problems will be fixed on the four bridges Ottawa’s responsible for keeping up. City Engineer Dave Noble says...
A study will be done for keeping up Ottawa’s Reddick Mansion for the next 20 years. Public Property Commissioner Wayne ...
An electrical problem at Wal-Mart on Ottawa’s north side Tuesday night caused the store’s refrigerators to fail. ...
During Tuesday night’s Ottawa Elementary School board meeting, the technology plan was presented. Technology Coordinato...
A public alert issued for a missing Ottawa teen Tuesday evening ended with the discovery of his body. Police say 16-year old ...
The Ottawa City Council put a $34.9 million fiscal year 2012 budget on file Tuesday night. Revenue is expected to be $32.9 mi...
Rock Island High School competes in the Western Big Six athletic conferenceand has enjoyed success over the years.It was more...
Northern Illinois Big 12 West Division conference members take notice theStreator Bulldog varsity boys baseball team is back....
The Hall Lady Red Devil goal keeper may have experienced shell shock Mondayevening at Ottawa High School.The Lady Pirate socc...
At Ottawa Township High School the varsity baseball team is suppose to playtoday hosting Geneseo.They will travel to Geneseo ...
Ottawa High is tops again in the music sweepstakes. The school’s total score after Saturday’s organizational cont...
Ottawa's boys varsity tennis team won another dual tennis match to improveto 6-3 on the season.The Pirate netters beat the Di...
The Ottawa Lady Pirates fumbled a Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference softballgame to their arch rival La Salle Peru Lady Cav...
All My Children has been cancelled. Walt Willey who was one of Erica Kane’s ten husbands over the lastforty years says ...
This weekend Ottawa High School will go to Morris for the Illinois High School Association Class A organizational music compe...
Several area people who go to Illinois Valley Community College were named McCormack Scholars in honor of the college’s...
In a Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference dual track meet with Dixon HighSchool Ottawa earned a split.The boys track team post...
The Ottawa Pirate varsity tennis team posted an easy 9-0 win over theMendota Trojans.Ottawa's dual record improved to 3-2 whi...
There was so much interest in Ottawa’s downtown Farmer’s Market, they’ve decided to create a new market cat...
In Northern Illinois Big 12 conference tennis the Ottawa Pirates hosted theLaSalle Peru Cavaliers in a dual tennis match.Otta...
Running stop signs in the real world can get you ticketed and fined.Running stop signs in the baseball world just might get y...
Two down and one to go for the Ottawa Pirate varsity boys baseball team.The Pirates rallied back from four runs down in the b...
Radioactive waste cleanup in Ottawa isn’t expected to be immediately affected by big spending cuts at the U.S. Environm...
The first of three baseball games to be played this week between the OttawaPirates and the Streator Bulldogs was won 11-1 in ...
Indian Creek welcomed the Ottawa Lady Pirates to Shabbona for a non-conference softball game between the Timber Wolves and th...
A new committee to decide the future of Ottawa’s Riordan Pool is being put together. Playground and Recreation Board Pr...
The annual Easter Seals telethon was Saturday. Easter Seals of LaSalle and Bureau Counties President and CEO, Susan Bursztyns...
When the Streator Bulldog boys varsity baseball team hosts the OttawaPirates this afternoon in the first Northern Illinois Bi...
Yorkville's boys varsity baseball team scored a combined 26 runs in two baseballgames to sweep a double header they hosted ag...
What a difference a day can make.On Thursday the Ottawa Pirate boys varsitytennis team failed to win a match against the York...
Chief Judge H. Chris Ryan, Jr. is announcing a swearing-in ceremony for newly appointed Circuit Judge Richard J. Lannon, Jr.T...
The Illinois Valley Community College mens baseball team traveled to Rockfordto play Rock Valley Community College in junior ...
A Marseilles man thinks it’s time to ban yard waste burning there. Ottawa has banned it for years, but residents are al...
Good training and good volunteering will meet up in Allen Park in Ottawa the last week of this month. Professional union pain...
If you live in Ottawa and want to do some long range planning for your yard work, City Hall’s supporting you. Streets C...
Ottawa’s new floodplain ordinance will cause some property owners to build a little farther from the rivers. Mayor Bob ...
The Ottawa Street Department will soon put a stop sign at Chapel and Chester streets. Streets Commissioner Dale Baxter says s...
Crystal Sewer and Water of Joliet gets the Center Street water line job in Ottawa. Public Property Commissioner Wayne Eichelk...
Taxi fares in Ottawa will soon go up, if the City Council approves an agreement with the two cab companies in town. Mayor Bob...
Timing is everything and as far as Pirate tennis coach Matt Gross was concerned itwas about time for the Ottawa varsity boy n...
History was made at the King Field athletic facility Tuesday afternoon when thesite hosted the first ever varsity girls socce...
The Geneseo Lady Leaf varsity softball team traveled to Ottawa and claimed a4-1 Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference win over ...
The Ottawa Pirates committed five errors in the first two innings of play whichresulted in five unearned runs.The Sycamore Sp...
The odds were against him, but Art Foltynewicz of Ottawa says now people know he’s here. The write-in candidate got les...
Ottawa Mayor Bob Eschbach is reelected to his fourth term. Commissioners Dale Baxter, Wayne Eichelkraut, Ed Whitney, and Dan ...
Signs saying “stop the war on workers” peppered Washington Park in Ottawa on Monday night where labor unions gath...
Before you vote, hear what the candidates had to say to Jay LeSeure on WCMY's "Morning Meeting". Audio-on-demand fe...
Ottawa is about to get 959 more trees. The City of Ottawa has been awarded a grant for over $335,000 for the planting of tree...
The Ottawa Pirate boys track and field team competed in the Moline Shipley ABCInvitational over the weekend.The competition w...
Barrington defeated the Ottawa Pirate boys tennis team 10-0 to open the season.That match was a make shift arrangement follow...
Elaine Flowers scored Ottawa's only goal in their road win at Mendota.Madelayne Wilson blocked 18 shots on goal.Those two pla...
A weekend split at Normal West High School evened the Ottawa Pirate seasonrecord at 3-3 in boys varsity baseball action.Ottaw...
Todd Hopkins has coached the Marquette Crusader varsity boys baseball teamsat Marquette for 13 years.When The Crusders swept ...
An Ottawa man was arrested in downtown Chicago early Sunday morning after he allegedly parachuted off a building. The buildin...
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LA SALLE...KENDALL AND GRUNDYCOUNTIES UNTIL 1115 PM CDT...AT 1027 PM C...
LaSalle County is under a severe thunderstorm warning until 11:15pm. The National Weather Service bulletin is below.P-IL--KLO...
The fire escape on Ottawa’s Reddick Mansion makes the building look ugly. That’s the personal opinion of City Bu...
A woman who always put other people first got her due over the weekend. The Passages Hospice Dream Foundation treated 64-year...
There is something special about suburban tennis whether it be highschool boys or girls tennis.As the Ottawa Lady tennis team...
2011 could be a very good year for the Ottawa Lady Pirate track and fieldteam if the five team meet held at King Field which ...
In a slugfest the Marquette Lady Crusader almost put an end to the CoalCity Coalers 43 game win streak.Marquette led 9-8 with...
The Ottawa Girls Fast Pitch Association will evaluate player skills when theyhold their workout day Saturday in Love Gym at O...
Based on the success of the womens volleyball and basketball teams it is no wonderthat the Seneca varsity womens softball tea...
In Ottawa, members of the Reddick Mansion Association may knock on your door in the next few months asking you to be a member...
The Illinois Valley Community College mens and womens baseball andsoftball teams have been busy this week.The mens team lost ...
Yorkville and Ottawa combined to score 23 runs in a varisty womens softballgame played Tuesday afternoon at Ottawa.One run wa...
The Ottawa Pirates traveled to Seneca for a non-conference early spring baseballgame against the winless Seneca Fighting Iris...
Over forty people showed up in Marseilles Wednesday morning to help with the ground search for Susan Schultz. Schultz was las...
A local historian who added a little to the history of Ottawa during his own time has died. Jack Hilliard wrote books about t...
Monday at June Gross Field in Ottawa saw the Princeton Lady Tigersspoil the Marquette girls softball season opener 13-3.The 3...
Finally the Ottawa Lady Pirates were able to play another softball game.Ottawa took advantage of the opportunity posting a 5-...
Fire destroyed a trailer in Datti’s Trailer Court in Ottawa Sunday morning. Two people were taken to Ottawa Regional H...
Get your Monday morning rolling with WCMY and "The Second Cup." Tune in to me, Karen and find out what is happening...
Ottawa Lady Pirate soccer head coach Holly Hall knew there would bedays like this in the first season of womens varsity play....
Ottawa Lady Pirate soccer head coach Holly Hall knew there would bedays like this in the first season of womens varsity play....
Nice spring break this turned out to be.Cold weather plagued area athleticschedules Thursday and have already impacted an eve...
The Northern Illinois Big 12 Indoor Track Meet was recently held at the SterlingGolden Warrior field house.In the boys divisi...
Rose Sullivan, the Director of Marketing and Sales at Heritage Woods of Ottawa, says assisted living for senior citizens cost...
Most of the water departments in LaSalle County take fluoride seriously. The Illinois Department of Public Health recently ga...
An Ottawa area man is back from Japan where his business trip didn’t turn out anything like he expected. Dave Ksiazkiew...
Buddy Ahlstrom pitched and hit the Ottawa Pirates to a 12-7 win over the visitingPrinceton Tigers Monday evening at Ottawa To...
In the opening game of the 2011 Ottawa Lady Pirate softball season the SycamoreSpartans spoiled the first game of the year de...
The Ottawa Lady Pirates will open their 2011 softball season at homethis afternoon against the Sycamore Spartans.Ottawa retur...
The Ottawa Pirates opened the 2011 baseball season over the weekend athome against the Cary Grove Trojans.Ottawa lost both en...
A LaSalle County Sheriff’s deputy took 20-year old Shelby Chalus of Ottawa to the county jail after Chalus allegedly le...
Captain Quentin Boyle of the Salvation Army in Ottawa says they are accepting donations for relief efforts in Japan.Quentin s...
Barton Electric of Trenton, Illinois is the contractor chosen to replace lights at the north side softball diamond in Ottawa....
The Ottawa Lady Pirate soccer program got off to a great start in theirfirst ever match.Ottawa defeated Hall High School 9-0 ...
Ottawa will host the Ottawa 2 Rivers Wine and Jazz Fest in early June. It looked iffy after Tuesday night’s City Counci...
Get ready to take a free ride with Jonny Freeburg and Karen Rhodes on "The Second Cup" Friday. Mark Strehl will bre...
The next part of the Ottawa streetscape project will start Tuesday, March 22. The City Council this week approved a $32,082 c...
Mayor Bob Eschbach is finding the Ottawa 2 Rivers Wine Fest a hard sell with the rest of the City Council. Finance Commission...
In the opening round of play at the NJCAA Division II Womens NationalTournament at Illinois Central College in East Peoria th...
The old Central School property is for sale and the city of Ottawa is the first likely buyer. That depends on the city gettin...
Congressman Adam Kinzinger talks with Jay LeSeure at 8:50am Wednesday. And, Ottawa Mayor Bob Eschbach is in at 9:15 to follow...
In the area first boys high school baseball game of the season theWoodland/Flanagan/Cornell Warriors defeated the Paw Paw Bul...
The Ottawa YMCAconducted a three on three baksetball tournament over the weekend at theOttawa facility.This was the third ann...
The Centers for Disease Control said last week, there are four times as many cancer survivors today as there were in 1971. De...
The Cancer for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Cancer Institute have reported that cancer survivors in the US...
The Cancer for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Cancer Institute have reported that cancer survivors in the US...
The Cancer for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Cancer Institute have reported that cancer survivors in the US...
An Ottawa woman working in Hawaii is okay after spending much of Thursday night to Friday morning moving to higher ground. Ca...
The Ottawa Mayoral and Commissioner Candidates gathered in the Upper Room Conference Center at the 807 Building on March 10th...
The Illinois Valley Community College Student Government Association put on a candidate forum Thursday, March 10 at the colle...
TONIGHT 7pm in the Upper Conference Room at the 807 Building on LaSalle Street. Both Ottawa Mayoral candidates and all five C...
Several candidate forums during the next week will let people find out more about who’s running for the offices on the ...
The Ottawa 2 Rivers Wine Fest is proving to be an immediate hit before it’s even fully organized, according to Illinois...
Parts of Ottawa's west side were suddenly without electricity at 4:45 Wednesday morning. An Ameren Illinois spokeswoman says ...
Ottawa &Marseilles city election candidates are scheduled for interviews with Jay LeSeure on 1430 WCMY's "Morning Meetin...
LaSalle County Clerk Joann Carretto says if you want to vote for the 2011 Consolidated Elections, you need to register by Tue...
The Illinois Valley Community College Lady Eagles are going back to the NJCAANational Tournament for the second year in a row...
Changing state laws have Ottawa Public Property Commissioner Wayne Eichelkraut thinking the city needs a specialist to keep t...
The city of Ottawa, Heritage Harbor, and a mushroom hunting business called Morel Mania are teaming up to bring a mushroom hu...
An east side Ottawa man was already jailed on another charge when he got charges of aggravated battery of a child. Ottawa pol...
An Ottawa man was taken to Ottawa Regional Hospital after his car went into a ditch along Illinois 71 north of U.S. 6 Thursda...
Ottawa Mayor Bob Eschbach has the contracts to look over for a wine and jazz festival planned for the Jordan Block in early J...
At their lastmeeting the Ottawa Township High School Board made thefollowing athletic appointments and announcements.Trent Sw...
The Ottawa City Council is considering a plan for more plantings in another downtown block. The past two years, the city has ...
The old Peltier Glass building on Boyce Lane in Ottawa will stay zoned residential for now. A company called Compatible Glass...
Ottawa Mayor Bob Eschbach takes your calls and talks with Jay LeSeure Wednesday morning at 9:15. A surprise visitor from the ...
The Ottawa High School music department goes to Princeton for the solo and ensemble competitions this Saturday. Band Director...
The Ottawa Dolphins closed out their regular season at home in a swim meetwin over Illinois Valley.The Dolphins set six new t...
The Ottawa Pirates played 36 minutes of basketball in their final game of theseason.Ottawa lost in overtime to the Sandwich I...
Congressman Adam Kinzinger says the United States should send a message to the people of Libya. The Manteno Republican says t...
Two down and one to go.The nationally ranked Illinois Valley CommunityCollege Lady Eagle basketball team has advanced to the ...
The Ottawa Pirates open play tonight in the Illinois High School AssociationBoys Class 3A Regional Tournament at Yorkville Hi...
About 80 people filled the City Council chambers at Ottawa City Hall for a town hall meeting with Congressman Adam Kinzinger ...
There is a chance for some gamers with video driving skills to show off their talents and help out a local business on the la...
The Illinois Valley Community mens and womens basketball teams beganplay in the NJCAA Division II basketball tournament Thurs...
Trident, the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team, is asking for help finding three people. Twenty-four year old Cesar ...
The Ottawa Vikings ended a great basketball season with an almost perfectrecord.The 23-1 Vikings won the inaugural Northern I...
The Northern Illinois Big 12 and the Interstate Eight Conference havereleased their girls all conference basketball teams.In ...
Ottawa’s mayoral and city commissioner candidates are invited to a candidate forum in two weeks. It’ll be at 7pm ...
Congressman Adam Kinzinger’s weekend schedule includes an open house at his district office in Joliet. It’s been ...
The basketball season ended for the Ottawa Lady Pirates in the sectional round of tournament play at Metamora High School aga...
The NIB12 freshmen boys' basketball conference tournament continued Monday night at Ottawa Township High School.In Love Gym, ...
The St. Baldrick’s Day fundraiser started as an alternative celebration for St. Patrick’s day ten years ago. This...
The Ottawa Dolphin swim team visited the Streator and defeated the StreatorYMCA and beat the hosts in their pool.One of the m...
This will be a busy week for basketball at both Ottawa Township High Schooland the Marquette Academy.Tonight the Ottawa Lady ...
The Illinois Valley Community College Women's basketball team continuedto roll over the weekend as the Lady Eagles beat Black...
The former Peltier Glass factory could soon become a warehouse for a company called Compatible Glass. The company’s ask...
The final inductee into Ottawa High School’s Hall of Fame Class of 2011 in our series a man who took his talents to the...
Two nights of solid defense earned a regional championship for the OttawaLady Pirates.The Morris Lady Redskins were the lates...
The Illinois Valley Community College Lady Eagles snapped a two game losingskid with a 78-60 win over Carl Sandburg Thursday ...
The Rivalry on the River returns as the third annual alumni basketball gamebetween Marseilles and Seneca will be played at Se...
Offense wins games, defense wins championships.Another defensiveeffort like Wednesday night's defensive work against the Joli...
Jim Sutherland is the next inductee into Ottawa High School’s Hall of Fame Class of 2011 we are profiling. Sutherland ...
The city of Ottawa has some property to sell a little west of downtown. That’s property, as in real estate, on Madison ...
An Ottawa woman faces a child abuse charge after she allegedly hurt a child’s face during a birthday party last Sunday....
Appellate judges in Ottawa are being asked to change some lower court decisions in two criminal cases that go back a few deca...
The Ottawa Pirates had to fight through many things in a thrilling 57-55road win at Dekalb High School in Tuesday night baske...
An Ottawa High School freshman wants to earn Eagle Scout rank by finishing something his grandfather started. Robert Thrush, ...
At Sterling, the Ottawa Vikings earned a 51-33 victory. The win improved the Viking recordto 20-1.Ottawa also wonthe Northern...
Although Drew Peterson won't attend a hearing on a hearsay law affecting his upcoming murder trial, but a live television cam...
Art Foltynewicz is the write-in candidate for mayor in Ottawa. He says people have a lot of complaints. Rather than complain,...
Accurate fourth quarter free throw shooting by the Sandwich Indians preventedthe Ottawa Pirates from back to back weekend win...
Illinois High School Association Sectional wreslting tournaments were heldaround the state over the weekend. Two of those sit...
The Ottawa freshman boys basketball team has had a busy couple of days.Wednesday evening the Vikings won a Northern Illinois ...
Senior Night at Kingman Gymnasium for the Ottawa Lady Pirates wasa special night for a number of reasons.The Lady Pirates def...
Hundreds of thousands of people across the country will read a speech by Abraham Lincoln at 11am Central Friday to try to get...
Thursday's Second Cup includes a visit with our good friend Scott Vogel from the American Red Cross of the Heartland and Kati...
Twenty six year old Zachary Barron, the man who went missing after his house halfway between Utica and Ottawa has been found....
Twenty six year old Zachary Barron, the man who went missing after his house halfway between Utica and Ottawa has been found....
Twenty six year old Zachary Barron, the man who went missing after his house halfway between Utica and Ottawa has been found....
Two Top Five 1A basketball powers will collide in Granville in theregional championship game at Putnam County High School on ...
The Red Wave regular season continued with another dual meet victoryfor the boys swim team from Ottawa High School.Swimming a...
The city of Ottawa will hire some pollution experts to show that there’s no industrial contamination around some farm f...
The low bidder last fall for a waterway project in Ottawa said it would cost $38,000 to replace eroded soil with rocks around...
Ottawa Mayor Bob Eschbach has a write-in challenger. Arthur Foltynewicz will probably need thousands of supporters to write i...
The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Department says a house fire halfway between Utica and Ottawa Monday morning was set. Foot...
After suffering their first loss of the year to LaSalle Peru the Ottawa Vikingboys basketball team traveled to Streator for a...
As the regular season nears an end the Ottawa Lady Pirate assault on a 20win season continues. With one regular season game t...
The Marquette Lady Crusaders finished their regular season Saturdayafternoon in Varna at Midland High School where the defeat...
Ottawa City Hall wants to check out carnival operators a little better before they set up in town. Public Property Commission...
A house fire broke out in the early morning hours at 1098 N 2803rd Rd.That is between Utica and Ottawa, 1 mile south of the...
Nancy Dominis of Ottawa made a miniature version of the house Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln lived in before they moved into t...
It was thought the bid to plant trees at the entrances to Ottawa would cost around $300,000. The bid the City Council approve...
Open ditches on top of the Illinois 23 hill in Ottawa could be replaced with underground pipes. The City Council Friday put o...
After a major drop-off in people staying, the Red Cross has closed their 7 temporary shelters.The shelters were set up during...
A south side Ottawa power outage Wednesday was caused by a loose power line.Someone called the fire department reporting spar...
End loaders began putting loads of snow into dump trucks in the downtown area Thursday morning.The dump trucks hauled the sno...
The Ottawa boys varsity and sophomore basketball games which were cancelled on tuesday have been rescheduled. The new date fo...
Ottawa’s alleys got something they don’t usually get. The snowplow crews went through them after the blizzard. Th...
Snowfall totals reported to the National Weather Service from the Ottawa area ranged from six to 20 inches. The six inch read...
Local police are urging everyone who doesn't have to go anywhere not to try to drive. Ottawa police say even tow truck driver...
The PADS shelter in Ottawa has another mission. The homeless shelter became a Red Cross shelter for those temporarily in need...
Ottawa has a snow emergency plan. Mayor Bob Eschbach says the streets will be cleared as soon and as carefully as possible. ...
The Ottawa freshman boys basketball team suffered their first defeatof the year by a score of34-32 to LaSalle Peru in Monday ...
The National Weather Service upgraded the Ottawa area's blizzard watch to blizzard warning Monday afternoon. It takes effect ...
Thirty Two minutes of hard fought, physical basketball wasn’t enough for theOttawa Pirates and the Morris Redskins.Thei...
Following a disappointing conference loss Thursday night to Sterling, the OttawaLady Pirates came out on a mission Saturday n...
The Ottawa Lady Pirates bowling team rolled well enough to win at Dettore's Down Town Lanes on Thursday night against the St....
The Sterling Lady Golden Warriors played aggressive man to man defense thatdisrupted the Ottawa Lady Pirate offense.Sterling ...
The Northern Illinois Big 12 West Division Championship will likely bedecided tonight at Kingman Gymnasium when the Sterling ...
Yorkville proved to be a friendly gym for the Ottawa Viking boys basketball teams.In the A game the undefeated Vikings ran th...
The 27-year-old Plainfield North School gym teacher accused of having sex with a student has pleaded not guilty. Ashley Blume...
The Ottawa United Way chapter beat this season’s fundraising goal by more than $40,000. A total of more than $474,000 w...
The Ottawa Police Department has been awarded their choice of some new Equipment.Ottawa was one of ten departments selected b...
Members of the Illinois Taxpayers Education Foundation or ITEF spoke in Ottawa on Tuesday.The focus on the meeting was to bri...
Make it nine wins in a row for the Ottawa Lady Pirates but the ninth was anything but easy. Ottawa defeated the Rochelle Lady...
The Ottawa Red Wave boys swim team went on the road to swim at StanfordOlympia High School and Ottawa took eight first place ...
Black Hawk East Community College didn't enjoy their visit to Oglesby wherethe Illinois Valley Community College Lady Eagles ...
Saturday on the Coaches Corner Radio Show Pat Cinotte, Head coach of the Illinois Valley Community College Lady Eagles basket...
The Ottawa Lady Pirate women's bowling team rolled their best team total of the year.The performance came at the Northern Ill...
Several police departments have concluded that three people are responsible for at least seven business burglaries in Ottawa ...
This Saturday on the Coaches Corner Pat Chinotte, headcoach of the nationally ranked IVCCLady Eagle basketball team, visits t...
A portion of East Center Street will be closed for the next 2 days.There will be contractors working on the Ottawa Pavilion P...
The Ottawa YMCADolphins traveled to Peru and won a triangular with Illinois Vally andMcHenry on Saturday.The Dolphins had 86 ...
The Ottawa Lady Pirate bowling team lost to Mendota High School in a non-conferencematch. The final score favored the Lady Tr...
The Ottawa Pirate mens bowling team went to the IHSABowling Sectionals Saturday in Sycamore with high hopes of bettering thms...
The Pirate Pond at Ottawa Township High School hosted the 31st OttawaPentathlon Saturday.Pirate Red Wave Coach Jenny Borkowsk...
Bridges Senior Center is starting a new program in which it provides services in places other than Ottawa. The first will be ...
Congressman Adam Kinzinger announced on Friday the dates of his first 7 Town Hall Meetings taking place in the 11th Congressi...
Ameren is offering the city of Ottawa almost $14,000 for easements to put high voltage power lines over city property. The pl...
The Illinois Valley Fine Arts Trust has given $10,700 to 15 non-profit programs in the area for events this year. One event i...
The Ottawa Pirate boys bowling team hosted their final regular season matchat Dettore's Down Town Lanes.The visiting St. Bede...
Believe it or not it was senior night at the Pirate Puddle for the 2011 mensRed Wave swim team. Three members of the swim tea...
A west side Ottawa water tower is expected to be built by the end of August, although the company building it asked for more ...
Ottawa will host a wine and jazz festival coupled with a garden and botanical arts fair in early June. There are about a doze...
Prison terms were given this week to a Marseilles man and an Ottawa woman for a heroin overdose death just over two years ago...
Ottawa High School’s newest Hall of Fame member for their Class of 2011 was an athlete, Illinois State Scholar who beca...
The Ottawa Vikings freshman basketball team improved their record to 13-0 with animpressive 50-32 win over the Oswego Panther...
It is hard to believe but the bowling season for the Ottawa Pirates is comingto a close. Following a loss to Mendota Wednesda...
The Ottawa Township High School Mens Red Wave swim team traveled toDekalb for a dual swim meet against the Barbs. Ottawa lost...
The Third District Appellate Court in Ottawa will decide whether Ottawa can sue for the cost of damages from a huge leak at i...
Speed kills. Ottawa's boys varsity basketball team found that out in a 29 pointloss at Oswego to the cat quick Panthers. Earl...
The Ottawa Lady Pirates were back on the road and came away from LaSallePeru High School with a hard fought 59-52 win. The vi...
The Ottawa Pirate boys bowling team rolled down the Marquette Academyboys bowling team at Dettores on Tuesday night. The fina...
Ottawa City Hall will soon start taking bids for some new lights at Lincoln-Douglas Park. Public Property Commissioner Wayne...
Ottawa Mayor Bob Eschbach says $300,000 in federal money has been set aside each year for two years already for a county-wide...
The condition of lanes, more often than not, have an effect on scoring and ball accuracyin the sport of bowling. No one knows...
While the Ottawa Pirate boys bowling team competed in the Northern Illinois Big12 bowling tournament Saturday, the Lady Pirat...
Playing their third road game in five days the Ottawa Lady Pirates continued to roll.Ottawa defeated Illinois Valley Central ...
The next inductee into Ottawa High School’s Hall of Fame Class of 2011 was known for his chalk marked blue suit from hi...
Next Saturday evening the Illinois Valley Citizens for Life or IVCL is holding a candle light vigil in Ottawa.The vigil will ...
A city official, the head of the Ottawa Visitors Center, and people behind big events of the next few months are meeting Tue...
Seems the Ottawa Lady Pirates are always playing away from KingmanGymnasium. The road warriors won another game away from hom...
It seems the Red Wave guys love to splash in the Pirate Puddle. Ottawa boysswim team notched another home win swimming past t...
The Peoria County Coroner has determined that Eldon Wolfe has died from injuries sustained from a fall from a window.Johnna I...
Sweeping a team in bowling isn't easy as the Ottawa Pirate boys varsity teamdiscovered Wednesday evening at Dettore's Down To...
Sweeping a team in bowling isn't easy as the Ottawa Pirate boys varsity teamdiscovered Wednesday evening at Dettore's Down To...
An Ottawa man wasn’t hurt, even though he had to run through flames to get out of his garage Wednesday afternoon. The O...
Not a lot of people like the idea of paying more income tax to the state of Illinois. These people spoke to WCMY News in down...
Fire investigators aren’t able to determine what started the fire that claimed an Ottawa man’s life earlier this ...
Sandwich proved little challenge for the Ottawa Viking boys basketball team.Ottawa broke out to a 17-1 lead and beat the Sand...
The Ottawa Lady Pirates started slow but then rolled to a 63-24 win over theStreator Lady Bulldogs at Pops Dale Gym in Streat...
Kewanee High School's women bowling team traveled to Ottawa for a match against the Lady Pirates at Dettore's Down Town Bowli...
At laSalle Peru High School the Ottawa freshmen basketball A team posted a 36-28 victory.Chase Hill led all scorers with 11 p...
The Ottawa Township High School boys bowling team lost to the Dixon Dukes Monday night 3,468 to 2,963. Blake Henry bowled a 6...
A west side Ottawa man died at a hospital in Peoria after a house fire Sunday night. His wife is at a hospital in Maywood. Se...
An Ottawa man has died as a result of the fire that hit a house on Ottawa’s west side Sunday night.76 year old Eldon Wo...
Power is back on in downtown Ottawa. Ameren spokesman Leigh Morris says a bad underground cable is why the lights went out at...
Two people were sent to hospitals out of the county because of a house fire on Ottawa’s west side Sunday night. The Sta...
The 10 team Rams relays were held over the weekend and the Ottawa Pirateboys swim team finished in sixth place. Springfield w...
The Ottawa YMCA Dolphins took second place to the host Belvidere Barracuda Swim Team in the annual David Wolfe Invitational. ...
The Ottawa City Council has set aside some money for the floodwall to be built around the sewer plant. Public Property Commis...
Part of downtown Ottawa had no electricity Monday morning. Some traffic lights are on again. They are blinking red. Ameren's ...
Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America is an exhibit coming to the Ottawa Scouting Museum next month. Executive Director Moll...
The Ottawa Red Wave boys swim team was back in the Pirate puddle Thursdaynight. Ottawa, behind a terrific performance from fr...
The Ottawa Lady Pirate bowling team claimed one of the three games playedin a match against the Sterling Golden Warriors at D...
International Titanium Powder will use a rail spur in the Ottawa Industrial Park to send out its product. Mayor Bob Eschbach...
Both Marquette and Ottawa Township High Schools were involved in bowlingmatches Wednesday evening.In Joliet the Ottawa boys b...
Fewer people wanted metal items picked up from their homes in Ottawa last year. But Streets Commissioner Dale Baxter says the...
The Sterling Golden Warriors snapped a seven game losing streak andextended the Ottawa Pirate losing streak to 10 as the Warr...
They don't but free throws seem to have more value late in games thanthey do early in games. Overtime free throws were the st...
Ottawa's own Steve Brusatte will be in the studio on "The Second Cup" Wednesday. Steve has authored four books and ...
After a two week break for the holidays the popular Saturday morning "CoachesCorner" returns to the New Chalet rest...
The Ottawa Pirate bowling team rolled into the new year very well on Monday night.The boys varsity team beat the Hall Red Dev...
Someone in the neighborhood reported a house on fire. But when Ottawa fire fighters got to the 1300 block of Kansas Street Mo...
Ottawa Fire Captain Bill Manley went to the services in Chicago last week for Corey Ankum and Edward Stringer. They were the ...
The first birth of the year in LaSalle County happened at 4:22am Saturday morning. Gavin Eric Lamboley is the son of Tara and...
A new year is here and with it comes a look back at the year that was.There were a lot of stories that sent shockwaves around...
With a New Year comes a New Year’s Resolution for many people.Whether it is to stay fit, quit smoking, lose weight, or ...
During the next three-and-a-half months, a Mendota sculptor will work on the radium girls statue that’s been the motiva...
Ottawa’s mulching Christmas trees next weekend. Public Property Commissioner Wayne Eichelkraut says he didn’t wan...
Ottawa is putting money aside for a big improvement on Adams Street between McKinley Road and 4H Road. Streets Commissioner D...
By summer, people driving into Ottawa should get the idea that they’re entering a “tree city”. The city pro...
A motor home was stopped on Interstate 80 between Ottawa and Utica Sunday because the driver allegedly switched lanes inappro...
The new Goodwill store in Ottawa will be packed all week with people trying to get their donations in the door.Craig Grugal w...
Jeff Owens, Principle at Maresilles grade school, has put together quite a tournamentfield for the second Marseilles Holiday ...
The Ottawa Pirates dropped both ends of a basketball double header on thefinal day of play at the 2010 Minooka Winter Classic...
Several local charities have received something to celebrate this holiday season from Exelon Nuclear.The employees of Exelon&...
People who want to help Special Olympics can do it by carefully looking through the coupons in this weekend’s newspaper...
A few years ago, the city of Ottawa annexed a rural area west of Dayton. It hasn’t been developed, but the city’s...
The city of Ottawa has permission to build a flood wall to protect its sewer plant. Now it needs the money. City Hall’s...
Adam Kinzinger stopped in Ottawa on Tuesday.Making 1 last stop in town before he takes office, he wanted to give an update to...
The All Tournament Team for the 2010 Lady Pirate Holiday Tournamentwas announced on the final night of play. There were two L...
Lady Pirate Head Coach Mike Cooper called the Ottawa third place win over theMorris Lady Redskins a win they really needed as...
The Ottawa Pirates continued to struggle on offense. The Morris Redskins held Ottawa to just 28 points as Morris beat Ottawa ...
A local engineering firm will study how to raise Green St. so it’s above flood water that affects Ottawa’s east s...
The Ottawa City Council this week approved a $5.1 million tax levy request. The amount is up a little less than $83,000 from ...
An update to the city’s contractor registration ordinance was approved by the Ottawa City Council Tuesday night. Mayor ...
Tuesday eveningth Ottawa Lady Pirates rolled their best match of the season againstthe Dekalb Lady Barbs but it wasn't good e...
The championship and third place game participants were determined followingsemi final play at the Ottawa Lady Pirate Holiday...
The Illinois Attorney General’s Office is asking for information about a proposed mining operation west of Ottawa. Prop...
Voters in the Seneca and Ottawa grade school districts won’t have contests to decide in April. There are three terms en...
A person wearing blue jeans and a tan “Carhart” type jacket was seen running from a vehicle in the 1100 block of ...
An SUV hit a gas meter at a home in the 1600 block of Champlain St. in Ottawa Monday night. The 41-year old driver wasn&rsquo...
The special use permit public hearing for Proppant Specialists, scheduled for Tuesday night, December 21st at the Etna Road c...
The second night of play in the 2010 Minooka Winter Classic was postponeddue to a winter snow storm that blanketed the area.O...
City and school candidate filing is over for the April elections. Ottawa Mayor Bob Eschbach will run unopposed for a fourth t...
After the snow ended, the National Weather Service expected freezing drizzle Monday night and Tuesday morning. Some freezing ...
Monday was the busiest day of the year to send packages through the mail. The Ottawa Post Office on Etna Road had people lini...
Saturday marked the opening of the Ottawa Lady Pirate Holiday Tournament.The Lady Pirates won two games in pool play. In the ...
The brand new Minooka South High School is the host school for the five team pre-Christmas Classic. The Ottawa Pirates opened...
Ottawa's YMCA Dolphins continued their winning ways when they wenton the road and defeated Dixon in a dual swim meet.Ottawa t...
Snow is expected in the area Monday afternoon. It'll give way to freezing drizzle Monday night, according to the National Wea...
Boys swimming returned to the pool at Ottawa township High School as the Red Wave hosted a dual meet with the Sterling Golden...
Friday join Kris Michaels and me at Handy Foods for "Freezin for a Reezin." We have live entertainment all day for ...
The Salvation Army has so far reached just over 35% of their monetary goal for 2010.Captain Quentin Boyle from the Salvation ...
The Times newspaper has gifts to deliver to at least 858 families in the Ottawa and Streator areas for its annual Red Stockin...
The Ottawa Township High School bowling teams bussed to Sycamore. The ride home was longer than the ride there. Sycamore out ...
Energy efficient homes cost more to build, and Ottawa City Hall wants to help make them affordable. City officials Wednesda...
The Geneseo lady maple Leafs took their Friday night loss at Ottawa out on the StreatorLady Bulldogs. The Leafs shutout Strea...
The weather has played a role in the building of the new Central School.Architect Gerald Guy says that the crew is a little b...
Last year, the Freezin’ for a Reezin’ food drive collected 26,000 pounds of food for the Ottawa Food Pantry. It f...
The boys and girls bowling season keeps rolling along at Ottawa Township High School.The Pirate bowling teams visited St. Bed...
A snowmobile caught fire inside a west side Ottawa garage Monday morning. Owner Mike Rowney pulled the snowmobile outside, bu...
There is a reason why the Sterling Lady Golden Warriors are undefeated andstate ranked as the Ottawa Lady Pirates discovered ...
Ottawa police say a Marseilles man deliberately got into a hit-and-run crash, then got into two more crashes before police fi...
The Ottawa YMCA Dolphin swim team had an outstanding meet at Dekalb onSaturday as the Dolphins competed against 14 other swim...
The Ottawa Boys Red Wave swim team opened their season with a dual meetwin over the Pontiac Indians 59-34 at the Pirate Puddl...
Christmas is in less than two weeks and there are lots of safety messages out there aimed at preventing Christmas tragedies. ...
Sue Rezin of Morris is reportedly the person chosen to replace Gary Dahl of Granville in the Illinois Senate. Dahl resigned, ...
Thirty ice sculptures will be in downtown Ottawa for the next few days. The Ottawa Ice Odyssey is back for the second year. O...
Getting close to a week since the tragedy began, the family of 40-year old Tanya Shannon say they’re coping as best the...
A few LaSalle County Board members got outside committee assignments this week. Newly elected Utica Democrat Joe Panzica, Jr....
The Rochelle Hub mens and womens bowling teams defended their home lanes as bothsquads posted wins at the Thunderbird Lanes i...
Three Ottawa stores sold tobacco to a minor working with police recently. Police Officer Garry Johnson says Thornton’s,...
The freshman basketball teams at Ottawa Township High School are both offto a great start. Following a pair of wins against t...
The Ottawa Lady Pirate bowling team traveled to roll against the Hall LadyRed Devils and Ottawa won their first match of the ...
There is a committee meeting on Saturday to choose the new Senator in the 38th District.State Senator Gary Dahl is resigning ...
There is now an official cause of death for 41 year old Dale Shannon. It came from County Coroner Jody Bernard Wednesday. 4...
The city of Ottawa has raised over $19,000 for the Radium Girls statue so far this year. Mayor Bob Eschbach made the announce...
Friday night the girls and boys varsity basketball teams from Geneseo and Ottawa will play at Kingman Gymnasium. The freshman...
For the city of Ottawa’s switch from leaf vacuuming to snow plowing, this year’s first big snow seems to have bee...
Chief Judge H. Chris Ryan swore in 15 LaSalle County Board members Monday night for new two-year terms. Fourteen board member...
The Ottawa YMCA Dolphin swim team was in action over the weekend. In Saturday swim competition Ottawa defeated Streator in a ...
This will be a busy week for high school basketball on AM 1430 WCMY. Tommorrrow the Marquette Crusaders will host the Hall Re...
The story of what work at Radium Dial and Luminous Processes did to young women was put on stage in Ottawa over the weekend. ...
This is not a fairytale though it begins like one.This is not a tragedy though it ends like one.Those were the opening lines ...
The snow will be coming to Ottawa this weekend and with it comes out the plows.This also means that there will be strict park...
Get your work week started right with WCMY'S Second Cup. Monday morning after the 10AM news Susie Tonelli will join us on the...
A local fire fighters union head says the pension reform on its way to Governor Pat Quinn is a mixed bag. Tom Ganiere, presid...
The Ottawa Corsairs defeated the LaSalle Peru Incas in overtime 48-47.The game was tied at 39 at the end of regulation.With j...
In high school Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference bowling the StreatorBulldogs traveled to Ottawa and claimed a 3,728-3,095 ...
Kingman gymnasium hosted sophomore girls basketball as the hostOttawa Lady Corsairs drubbed the LaSalle Peru sophomore team 5...
If it’s true that winners write history, the people who’ve long wanted the radium girls story told have won their...
The Ottawa Lady Pirate bowling team welcomed Streator to their homelanes at downtown Detores. The Bulldogs felt right at home...
This will be a busy weekend for the basketball programs at both localhigh schools.Ottawa will host a girl/boy night of varsit...
As heard on WCMY's "Morning Meeting"December 1st, the Ottawa V.F.W. Auxiliary has a holiday season fund raiser with...
The Ottawa Girls bowling team hosted the Morris Lady Redskins at Dettoresdowntown bowling lanes. The Lady Pirates lost 3073 t...
The state is having a new building put up west of Ottawa for the Illinois Department of Transportation. Guy Tridgell with IDO...
Coming off a 2-2 start of the basketball season at the Pontiac ThanksgivingTournament the Ottawa lady Pirates repacked their ...
The Ottawa High School boys bowling team won their second match of the year.The Pirates rolled over Mendota by a score of 327...
High school basketball is well underway as area boys teams completedcompetition in Thanksgiving tournament play.At Ottawa the...
The place to be Friday night was downtown Ottawa for the annual Festival of Lights Parade.Despite the cold weather, the stree...
The Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference West Division announced its firstever all-conference football team. 2010 was the firs...
The people who get up early for Black Friday deals say it’s worth it, even when wind chills are in the single digits. ...
Ottawa Recreation announces that the rosters and rules for the Adult Men’s Basketball league are available at City Hall...
Ottawa city crews are about to finish up the leaf vacuum program. City Hall says the crews will go through the city one more ...
The second game of the Dean Riley Shootin' The Rock Thanksgiving Tournamentstarted well for the Ottawa Pirates in their game ...
Misuse of turkey fryers has been blamed for a few fires in the Ottawa area in the last few years. A garage burned up south of...
Sparks and smoke coming from a DVD player led to a fire call in the 400 block of Park Ave. in Ottawa Tuesday morning. Maegan ...
Ottawa’s State of the City Address will be shown on Mediacom Cable channel 19 this Tuesday (November 30) at 7pm. It&rsq...
The Ottawa Pirate mens and womens bowling team rolled against theLaSalle Peru Cavaliers at the Superbowl in Peru.The Lady Pir...
The Ottawa Pirates opened play in the 2010 Dean Riley Shootin' The RockThanksgiving Tournament with an easy 51-15 win against...
The dates have been set for next year’s Ottawa Riverfest. Everyone knew it would run from August 3 to 7 next year. Publ...
An Ottawa architecture firm will look over some things at Ottawa High School. The school board authorized a $17,500 life-safe...
With just about 10 days until opening night of These Shining Lives, the play about the Ottawa Radium Girls, final plans are b...
The Ottawa Lady Pirates finished play in the womens Pontia Thanksgiving Tourney with a 2-2 record.The Lady Pirates opened the...
Deer hunting with a firearm began Friday and the first part ends Sunday.More than 370,000 permits have been issued for this y...
It could take years to figure out what comes next to keep protecting Ottawa High School from floods. And the process starts ...
Monday "The SecondCup" is here for you. Susie Tonelli will give us information on Pet Project with our "Who's ...
Ottawa Radio basketball coverage begins Monday when 1430 AM WCMY tipsthe boys high school basketball season off at the Dean R...
The next round of flu and pneumonia shots will be given Friday in Ottawa.Those wanting a shot for either can go to the Health...
Ottawa is applying for an $878,000 state grant to make some park improvements. Public Property Commissioner Wayne Eichelkraut...
The city of Ottawa may buy the Burns Machine property in the 600 block of West Marquette and sell it to a building product m...
The Ottawa Lady Pirates fell to the state ranked Peoria RichwoodsLady Knights in the second night of play in the Pontiac Wome...
The Ottawa Lady Pirates began the 2010-2011 varsity basketball season witha 61-23 win over the Streator Lady Bulldogs. The vi...
The Ottawa Pirate bowlers lost a match to the Streator Bulldogs and fellto 0-3 for the year. The Bulldogs out pinned the Pira...
The Salvation Army of Ottawa has kicked off their 2010 red kettle campaign.Having the ceremonious 1st dollar drop along with ...
The 2010/2011 basketball season will tip-off next week for Ottawa Township High School whenthe Pirates host their annual Dean...
The Ottawa YMCA Dolphin swim team swam at the McHenry Y ina triangular meet over the weekend. Ottawa finished in second place...
The Ottawa Red Wave womens swim team competed in the Illinois HighSchool Association sectional competition at Rock Island Hig...
The retrial for a Streator man accused of murdering his wife is off next week’s schedule.Judge H. Chris Ryan Friday agr...
Monday on the show we will get you started with a report from the Ottawa Elementary Schools. Up next, Susie Tonelli checks in...
An Ottawa area woman allegedly wasted no time getting back into drug dealing after she was paroled.Twenty-two year old Bailey...
When you mention Delaware around Ottawa most sports fans think football, as in the DelawareWing T. This offensive attack made...
As part of the Veteran’s Day celebration tomorrow, there is a place in Ottawa opening its doors to the men and women wh...
The Ottawa Pirate boys bowling team opened their season on the road in Dixonwhere the host Dukes defeated Ottawa 3394 to 2865...
Monday morning volunteers emptied a truck full of things donated to fill stockings to send overseas for the troops as part of...
Applications are now being taken for Christmas assistance by the Salvation Army of Ottawa.To apply you must bring a picture I...
Monday morning we will hit the ground running on "The Second Cup." First we will start off with Sandy Robinson tell...
Ottawa’s parks development plan is on file at City Hall. Public Property Commissioner Wayne Eichelkraut says it’s...
The Ottawa Fire Department says there was a “dust explosion” at MBL USA on East Dayton Road Thursday afternoon. T...
Next Thursday when the nation takes a few moments to pay tribute to all of the fallen soldiers and living veterans for Vetera...
The Illinois Valley Community College Lady Eagles traveled to Galesburg to play in the1st round of regional volleyball play.T...
A witness to an accident involving an Ottawa police car Tuesday says it was obvious that neither driver saw the other. Other ...
The fire that damaged a townhouse at 1012 W. McKinley Rd. in Ottawa late Tuesday night was caused by someone carelessly disca...
A townhouse on Ottawa’s south side burned overnight. The fire department says the cause is not believed to be suspiciou...
Two LaSalle County Board members will be replaced next month because of Tuesday’s election results. Former LaSalle Coun...
The polls opened this morning at 6 AM and many voters in Ottawa have already casted their ballots.With 23 precincts in Ottawa...
Local races on Tuesday’s ballots include LaSalle County Sheriff, State Representative in part of LaSalle County, and me...
The North Central Illinois Council of Governments or NCICG has decided to move from its Princeton Office to Ottawa.Having gro...
The Ottawa YMCADolphins opened their season with a win at Kewanee Saturday. In a double dual, Ottawa defeated kewanee and tie...
The Marquette boys Cross Country team captured their first ever Sectional titleSaturday in Aurora at the Class A Sectional co...
The volleyball season ended for the Ottawa Lady Pirates in the championship match of the Streator Class 3A regional against t...
Illinois residents may not have to wait much longer to be able to purchase a new specialty license plate.With over 1,500 requ...
Ottawa fire fighters put out a leaf fire by the ball diamond next to Riordan Pool around sunset Saturday. A power pole had so...
An Ottawa company received a grant for $10,000 from the Northwest Region Entrepreneurship Center.Frequency Devices, a compan...
Two railroad crossings in Ottawa are in for repairs next week. CSX Railroad will repair the crossings at Guion and Champlain ...
The enrollment period for anyone eligible for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program starts Monday. Earlier enrollment...
The Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce is asking the people of Ottawa to answer a survey about their city. Survey project leader...
The Ottawa Lady Pirates are going to play in the regional volleyball championshipgame Saturday nights in Streator at 7:00 PM ...
A broken rail at the railway crossing on Columbus Street is being repaired today and will close some lanes to traffic.Illinoi...
Ottawa city officials want to get the downtown area on the National Register of Historic Places. The city hired the People&rs...
Some law enforcement students from Illinois Valley Community College will get some training in Ottawa Sunday night. Police Ch...
A local labor leader is impressed with one particular young person because of her work to honor an early labor struggle that ...
The Morton Potters came from behind to polish off the Ottawa Pirates 4-1 in sectionalsoccer tournament play at Peoria Notre D...
A carbon monoxide detector alerted some people to a problem in an apartment building in Ottawa early Wednesday morning. The O...
Power has been restored to all but a handful of Ameren customers following a round of gusty winds Tuesday. Ameren officials s...
Strong winds have been blowing down power lines. In Ottawa, such incidents were reported at Douglas and Buchanas streets and ...
The allure of cheap input prices for things made overseas is bad news for workers at the Honeywell lighting products factory ...
Emmy Sakakibara and the entire Ottawa township High School womenscross country team qualified for sectional competition follo...
The Ottawa Pirate and the Streator Bulldog soccer teams met for the third timethis season at King Field Saturday afternoon in...
The Ottawa Pirates are headed to the football playoffs and they will play the PeoriaRichwoods Knights. The Pirates who defeat...
A hot machine was too hot for the table it was on at Designed For You, a shop where images are put on shirts, in downtown Ott...
The Ottawa City Council’s considering buying some buildings and land from Advanced Asphalt on West Superior Street. May...
Ottawa’s leaf vacuums hit the streets Monday. Streets Commissioner Dale Baxter says there’ll be three instead of ...
An adjustment has been made to an Ottawa city ordinance against dumping chemicals and other inappropriate things in the sewer...
An out-of-state company could be hired to help Ottawa solve a pollution problem at the Ottawa sewer plant. Public Property Co...
It was senior night at Kingman Gymnasium and the Ottawa Lady Pirate Volleyballteam rolled to a win over the Dixon Dutchess' 2...
Ottawa fire fighters put out a leaf pile fire at Jones and Post streets late Thursday afternoon. No one around admitted knowi...
Republican Congressional candidate Adam Kinzinger was in Ottawa on Wednesday to meet with supporters and talk about what lies...
A memorial service has been announced for former LaSalle County Coroner Marion Osborne who died last month at age 89. It will...
Two mayors from LaSalle County are endorsing Congresswoman Debbie Halvorson for reelection. Ottawa Mayor Bob Eschbach says Ha...
The spat between downtown property owner Al Ruhland and Ottawa City Hall is over. The City Council approved an agreement to l...
In volleyball action at LaSalle Peru High School the host Lady Cavaliersdefeated Ottawa in a Northern Illinois Big 12 West Di...
And then there were two. Ottawa Township High School is hosting a 3A IllinoisHigh School Association regional soccer tourname...
And then there were two. Ottawa Township High School is hosting a 3A IllinoisHigh School Association regional soccer tourname...
A washing machine belt burned out inside a home in the 600 block of West Washington in Ottawa Tuesday.The fire department say...
Ottawa sewer bills will go up by $4 a month because of an ordinance the City Council approved unanimously Tuesday night. The ...
The LaSalle County Flu Clinics have opened up starting today (Tuesday).The first clinic will be in Streator at the Knights of...
At the Ottawa Township High School board meeting a few sports related subjects were discussed.Kingman gym will be closed on O...
On Thursday the Illinois High School Association girls state tennis finals begin and will run through Saturday when the state...
Ottawa fire fighters put out a fire Monday evening on Interstate 80 close to Ill. 23. A big rig truck wheel caught fire. That...
Ottawa and LaSalle will be two of 40 communities that will be receiving $350,000 in grants from the federally funded Communit...
Ottawa Township High School hosted an Illinois High School Associationgirls sectional tennis tournament over the weekend.Otta...
The Ottawa Township High School Lady Pirates competed in a volleyballtournament over the weekend at Minooka High School.The L...
The Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference held their first cross countrytournament over the weekend.The meet was run over at th...
Ottawa fire fighters checked out an unusual smell at the new Fairfield Inn in Ottawa Sunday. The fire department says an odor...
Some drivers on Ottawa’s south side will need to find another way in and out of town for three days next week. 4H Rd. w...
The I and M Canal now has a ship sitting in it that was featured in the short film Prairie Tides.The film tells the history o...
The Ottawa Lady Pirates defeated the Streator Lady Bulldogs in Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference play at Kingman Gymnasium....
The Streator Bulldogs beat the Ottawa Pirates 2-20 in Norhtern Illinois Big 12 Conference action at Streator.Streator scored ...
Ottawa Township High School has been selected by the Illinois High School Association as a host site for 3A regional soccer p...
"I live in Ottawa, IL".Those are the first words of the play, These Shining Lives, the story of the Radium Girls.It...
Ottawa Mayor Bob Eschbach said he’d never seen so many people waiting for a ribbon cutting. The first customers when th...
The Congressional candidates in the 11th District of Illinois met at WCMY Radio in Ottawa Wednesday for a debate. Topics aske...
The Ottawa Pirate soccer team hosted and lost an Illinois Big 12 Conference game to the Dixon Dukes. The final score was 2-0....
It was a tough night for Ottawa Volleyball in Sterling. The only team to win their match was the Freshman B team who won 25-1...
Ottawa Township High School sophomore golfers Lane Barbier and Baley Lehr were eliminated from the Illinois High School Assoc...
Senior Ali Stevenson's golf career at Ottawa Township High School ended at the Coyote Run Golf Course in Flossmoor. Stevenson...
People interested in looking at interesting tomb stones in LaSalle County can take the Stories in Stone tour next weekend. Th...
Congresswoman Debbie Halvorson’s district offices are in Joliet and Normal, but this Thursday will have staff members i...
The Ottawa Lady Pirate womens tennis team competed in the first ever Nothern Illinois Big 12 womens tennis tournament over th...
Sometime during the show Tuesday, we will play "Tripleplay Tuesday." If you call in with the right answer, you will...
Governor Pat Quinn stopped in Ottawa on Saturday to unveil a new exhibit at Ottawa High School.Portrait of a Soldier was cr...
The city of Ottawa is now in preparation to begin to reduce the number of Combined Sewer Overflows or CSO.In a CSO a storm se...
The Ottawa Red Wave got back in the pool at Byron. While Ottawa managed just one first place finish the lady Pirate swimmers ...
The Ottawa Lady Pirate volleyball team traveled to Geneseo and dropped a 2-0 decision to the green machine in Northern Illino...
The Ottawa Pirate varsity soccer team came from behind late in their home field match against the Geneseo maple Leafs.The Lea...
Congressman Peter Roskam, during a campaign stop with Republican Congressional candidate Adam Kinzinger Thursday, called for ...
The Illinois State Rifle Association is endorsing Debbie Halvorson in the 11th District Congressional race. The Crete Democra...
Mayor Bob Eschbach held his annual State of the City Address on Thursday at Pitstick Pavilion.In his speech he spoke about th...
Overnight trash collection could be outlawed in some parts of Ottawa. The City Council is considering such a ban at the reque...
“No parking” signs will go up soon on the north side of the 500 block of Webster St. in Ottawa. The City Counci...
The Ottawa Pirate womens volleyball team avenged an earlier season loss to the Rochelle Hubs as Ottawa traveled to Rochelle a...
The Ottawa Pirate soccer team hosted the Sterling Golden Warriors in Northern Illinois Big 12 conference soccer play. The War...
The Highland Springs Golf Course in Milan, Illinois was kind to six area golfers. Two Ottawa Pirates and four Streator Bulldo...
Ottawa City Hall will ask the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for $160,000 to clean up contaminated soil in the Jordan B...
The United Way of Eastern LaSalle County kicked off their 2010 campaign on Tuesday at JJ’s in downtown Ottawa.There was...
Ottawa’s fall leaf dropoffs start this Saturday, October 9. The first one’s at Southside Park. It runs from 8am ...
Some people who believe elected leaders need God will meet in Ottawa’s Washington Square next Saturday, October 16 at n...
The Ottawa varsity and sophomore tennis teams stopped the Dekalb Barbs in Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference action.The vars...
Paving work will slow things down on the south end of Veterans Memorial Bridge in Ottawa. The Illinois Department of Transpor...
The Ottawa gor;s tennis teams competed at the Rolling Meadows Invitational over the weekend. In varsity play Jill Wetmore fin...
The Ottawa boys varsity soccer team hosted the Serena Huskers at King Field in the chill and wind Saturday and defeated their...
Twenty Four High Schools and 144 golfers competed Saturday in golf competition at the Oak RidgeGolf Course. The LaSalle Peru ...
A car fire burned itself out before fire fighters got to it Saturday afternoon on Ottawa’s north side. Rachel Chapman o...
After a week-long closure for cleanup, the Ottawa Salvation Army thrift store is open again. Capt. Quentin Boyle says a paint...
Reddick Library in Ottawa hosted the Banned Books Week Read-Out Thursday night. Young Adult Services Librarian Molly Bagley s...
The Ottawa Pirates shut out the LaSalle Peru Cavaliers 2-0 at Howard Fellows Stadium in Northern Illinois Big 12 soccer play....
The Ottawa varsity tennis team blanked the Sycamore Spartans 5-0 but the soohomore tennis team lost to the Spartans 3-2.In th...
The Yorkville Foxes were within one match of sweeping the Ottawa Township High School volleyball program. Only the Ottawa B t...
The Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference held its first conference golf tournament at Whitetail Ridge Golf Club in Yorkville.D...
The drug collection box in the Ottawa police station lobby continues getting plenty of use. Capt. of Patrols Brent Roalson sa...
The Ottawa Varsity and Sophomore womens tennis teams defeated the Streator Lady Bulldogtennis teams inNorhtern Illinois Big 1...
The Ottawa Lady Pirate volleyball team swept the Dixon Dukes in two games to win a NorthernIllinois Big 12 Conference match. ...
The Streator Bulldogs and the Ottawa Pirates played 80 minutes of soccer at King Field.After an hour and ten minutes of kicki...
You can donate that old couch, washer, dryer or clothes to Helping Hands in Ottawa and know that it will go to a family or in...
Illinois Supreme Court Justice Tom Kilbride says judge him by his overall record, not just one case. He’s on the ballot...
It is far from humble and that been said there was no place like home for the Ottawa Corsairs womens tennis team. The girls f...
The Ryder Cup was held at Mendota Saturday and the Ottawa Pirates finished in fourth place amoung the 12 high schools that co...
The Ottawa cross country team competed in the Sterling Invitational over the weekend.The frosh/soph girls won a trophy when t...
A 1984 Dodge Omni caught fire in the 800 block of East Michigan Street in Ottawa Saturday night. The fire department says o...
Caitlin Rinker of Grand Ridge was recently named a 21st Century Scholar for 2010 at Illinois Valley Community College. She&r...
Caitlin Rinker of Grand Ridge was recently named a 21st Century Scholar for 2010 at Illinois Valley Community College. She&r...
Terri James of Ottawa has an 11 year sentence to serve.James pled guilty to both arson and theft in August for a fire that da...
Terri James of Ottawa has an 11 year sentence to serve.James pled guilty to both arson and theft in August for a fire that da...
LaSalle County Judge H. Chris Ryan has set a November retrial for a Streator man accused of killing his wife in 2006. James A...
If the University of Illinois can wait until 2013, it can get a good deal on space for an Extension Office at Illinois Vall...
The Ottawa lady Red Wave swam past Newman Catholic High School in a dual meet held at thePirate puddle. The final socre was 7...
The Ottawa womens tennis teams were busy sweeping the Morris Redskins in Northern IllinoisBig 12 Conference action Thursday.T...
It was volley for the cure night at Kingman Gymnasium and the LaSalle Peru Cavaliers vollied right past the Ottawa volleyball...
A local labor union is planning to raise money for the radium girls statue in Ottawa with a fish fry next month. Laborers Loc...
Ottawa City Council members expect to save $100,000 a year with a new electricity supplier. The City Council approved a one y...
An Ottawa man missing since earlier this week was found dead in Buffalo Rock State Park Wednesday afternoon. Twenty-seven ye...
The Ottawa varsity and frosh/soph womens tennis teams posted easy wins at Sterling in Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference pla...
Ottawa Varsity Boys Gold Coach Dave Wultzen said, "I couldn't be more proud of the effort they gave against Dixon. I hop...
Seattle Sutton’s Health Eating celebrated its 25th anniversary Wednesday. The actual anniversary day was last week. Own...
While Ottawa and Sterling golfers never removed the covers from their bags there was golf played in the area.The Sandwich Ind...
Ana Chiaventone a parent of an elementary student addressed the Ottawa Grade School Board of Education on Tuesday with a lot ...
In Northern Illinois Big 12 volleyball competition the Ottawa Lady Pirates earned a conference win at Streator. The Lady Pira...
The Ottawa Pirate swimmers plunged into the Morris High School pond and swam their way to first place finishes in several eve...
Ottawa Water Dept. Supt. Bob Rick says it was quite a coincidence. The water department had to fix two water main breaks in t...
Some people got stuck in an elevator in downtown Ottawa Tuesday afternoon, but they were able to free themselves. The Ottawa ...
Deputy Fire Chief Jeff Newbury becomes Ottawa’s fire chief next month after Jim Duback retires. The City Council named ...
First Lady Michelle Obama will be at a fundraiser in Chicago next month for Congresswoman Debbie Halvorson, Congressman Bill ...
After some adjustments made during the last month, the Ottawa High School Board has approved a budget with a deficit of about...
State Police say a Glendale, Arizona truck driver was killed by his own load last Friday morning. Fifty-one year old Bruce Mc...
The new Goodwill store in Ottawa is set to open on October 14th at 9 AM.Sam Schmitz the President of Goodwill of Northern Ill...
The Ottawa Pirate girls volleyball team traveled to East Peoria for a six team tourney. The Lady Pirates were unable to win a...
The Ottawa Pirate girls volleyball team traveled to East Peoria for a six team tourney. The Lady Pirates were unable to win a...
The Ottawa Pirate girls volleyball team traveled to East Peoria for a six team tourney. The Lady Pirates were unable to win a...
The Ottawa Lady Swimmers hosted the Ottawa Pentathlon at the Pirate Puddle Saturday. The women finished second in the five te...
There was no shortage of enthusiasm among the Democrats at the LaSalle County Democratic Party’s headquarters grand ope...
The LaSalle County Democrats have had a 2010 campaign headquarters in downtown Ottawa for a few weeks now. But the grand open...
LaSalle County Health Department Health Educator Leslie Dougherty says the county has plenty of influenza vaccine this year. ...
The Ottawa Township High School boys soccer team lost in Sterling to the Golden Warriors.Sterling jumped out to a 3-0 lead at...
Ottawa Golf Coach Dave Wultzen was disappointed with histeams performance in a triangular match waged at the Edgebrook Golf C...
The Sterling Golden Warriors traveled to Ottawa and defeated Ottawa on every level of play other than B Team freshman.In the ...
People left the unemployment office at Ottawa’s Southtowne Mall Thursday morning when they smelled gas. The fire depart...
Mayor Eschbach announced on Monday that LaSalle County has been awarded $19 million in state and federal funding to bring unr...
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