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WCMY New Obituaries
Lois Jean Fanti, 88, of Ottawa
Lois Jean Fanti, 88, of Ottawa, passed away Thursday, May 22, 2025 at LaSalle County Nursing Home. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 27, from 4:00pm until 6:30pm at Ottawa Funeral Home. A visitation will also be held on Wednesday, May 28, from 9:00am until 10:00am at the funeral home. A memorial service will ta...
16m ago
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...
May 22, 2025
National News
Cruise ship saves passengers, pets from disabled catamaran in South Pacific
2h ago
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil takes the stand in bid for asylum
2h ago
Boeing reaches agreement in principle with DOJ to avoid prosecution over 737 Max crashes
2h ago
Dating app meetup leads to shooting, arrests in Oregon: Police
4h ago
Georgia teen detained by ICE after mistaken arrest says detention was 'life-changing'
6h ago
Cruise ship saves passengers, pets from disabled catamaran in South Pacific
2h 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 ...
9h 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
