WCMY New Obituaries

Steven Wilson, 64, of Grand Ridge
Steven Wilson, 64, of Grand Ridge, passed away on Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at the Arc at Streator. Memorial services will be will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, August 21, 2025 at the Mueller Funeral Home, Ottawa with Rev. Satya Sudhakar pastor of Epworth United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Memo...
Aug 14, 2025

Eileen Joyce Bayer, 90, of Ottawa
Eileen Joyce Bayer, 90, of Ottawa, passed away Thursday, August 14, 2025 at LaSalle County Nursing Home. A visitation will be held on Thursday, August 21, at Ottawa Funeral Home from 4:00 pm until 6:00pm. A funeral ceremony will follow at 6:00pm. Cremation rites have been entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home. Eileen was bo...
Aug 14, 2025
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Business News
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Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Consumer sentiment worsened in August, snapping two consecutive months of improved attitudes among shoppers as President Donald Trump imposed sweeping new tariffs on nearly 70 countries. The fresh reading fell...
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These jobs are hiring, despite a weak job market
Stock image of stethoscope. ATU Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The labor market slowed sharply this summer, leaving job applicants with fewer places to turn for a new position.Employers added an average of about 35,000 jobs over three month...
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What to know about the Trump administration's deal with AI chipmakers
VCG/VCG via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- AI chipmakers Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices struck an extraordinary accord to pay the United States government 15% of the revenue the two companies are set to make from products sold in China, a White House o...
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Why the stock market shrugged off weak data, recession fears
Matteo Colombo/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Weak jobs data came out hours before President Donald Trump fired the head of labor statistics. A report on gross domestic product indicated a slowdown of growth over the first half of the year. A sweeping round...
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