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Robert "Bob" Muzzarelli, 77, of Marseilles
Robert "Bob" Muzzarelli, 77, of Marseilles, passed away Thursday, May 22, 2025. Bob was born in Joliet, IL to Henry "Rico" and Edith (Lardi) Muzzarelli on September 9, 1947. He married Pamela Knudson on May 22, 1993. Bob was a kind, quiet, and loving man who loved to tinker at his workbench. He neve...
19h ago
Daryl Leigh Orvis Sr., 72, of Ottawa
Daryl Leigh Orvis Sr., 72, of Ottawa, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at home with his family beside him. His request for funeral services was to be private. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery in Marseilles. Seals-Campbell Funeral Home was entrusted with arrangements. Daryl was born on March 26, 1953, in...
May 22, 2025
National News
Accused neo-Nazi cult leader extradited to US, as DOJ alleges ties to deadly Nashville school shooting
39m ago
Harvard sues Trump admin for its ban on school enrolling international students
2h ago
3rd woman arrested for allegedly assisting New Orleans inmate escapee still at large
2h ago
New head of Social Security, hired from Wall Street, tells staff he had to Google the job when he was offered it
21h ago
Former Harvard morgue manager pleads guilty to trafficking body parts from donated cadavers
22h ago
Accused neo-Nazi cult leader extradited to US, as DOJ alleges ties to deadly Nashville school shooting
39m ago
Business News
Stocks slide as Trump threatens tariffs on Apple and European Union
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Stocks tumbled in early trading on Friday after President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs targeting tech giant Apple and the European Union.The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 458 points, or 1.1%, while ...
2h ago
Bitcoin hits a record high. Here's why.
VCG/VCG via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Bitcoin surged to a record high on Thursday, vaulting more than 3% in early trading and hurtling past $110,000 for the first time.The price of bitcoin stood at $111,385 on Thursday, extending a sharp rise...
May 22, 2025
Dow closes down 800 points as bond sell-off rattles markets
Photo by Jaque Silva/NurPhoto via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Stocks closed down significantly on Wednesday as bond yields spiked amid deficit concerns centered on a tax cut measure under consideration in the U.S. House as part of a megabill su...
May 21, 2025
Trump's impact on European politics: Rise of the right and liberals pushing back
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- If this past weekend in European politics is an indicator of anything, it's that the "Trump effect" is real, and its reverberations are unpredictable.Three European Union countries held elections on Sunday -- R...
May 21, 2025
