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...
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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...
May 22, 2025
National News

Facial recognition technology use in search for New Orleans jail escapees under scrutiny
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Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil takes the stand in bid for asylum
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Boeing reaches agreement in principle with DOJ to avoid prosecution over 737 Max crashes
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Facial recognition technology use in search for New Orleans jail escapees under scrutiny
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Business News
Trumps wants to create manufacturing jobs. His tech allies invest in robots to do the work.
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump has disrupted global trade and roiled markets in an effort to bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. Some of his top tech allies, however, have backed ventures that replace human worke...
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Trump's top meme coin investors visit White House
Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Despite repeated claims from the White House that President Donald Trump's Thursday night gala for the top holders of his cryptocurrency meme coin had nothing to do with his official duties, several of those inve...
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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 ...
May 23, 2025
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