When Robert Eschbach became mayor of Ottawa, Illinois, in 1999, his community was in serious trouble. Ottawa was in a dispiriting descent, battered by job loss, recurring flooding, a badly ...

Nonprofit Indoor Playground Founded by Michael Brunner and Vanessa Roddam Creates Inclusive Play Space in the Historic ...

Tune-in Thursday, July 27 as WGN Radio’s Your Hometown series highlights Ottawa, Illinois! Ottawa, “the middle of everywhere”, is the seat of LaSalle County about 80 miles southwest of Chicago off ...

OTTAWA, Ill. — Historic Ottawa is a two-hour drive southwest of the Loop and is Chicago’s sister city. It’s home to the first Lincoln-Douglas debate, great restaurants and so much more. Take a walk ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Guy Bucciferro, owner/operator of McDonald’s ...