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WCMY New Obituaries
Eleanor (Larson) Finley, 98, of Ottawa,
Eleanor (Larson) Finley, 98, of Ottawa, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 18, 2025 at the LaSalle County Nursing Home. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, May 22, 2025 at the Mueller Funeral Home, Ottawa. Burial will follow at Freedom Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday at t...
12h ago
Norma Brenbarger, 86, of Ottawa
Norma Brenbarger, 86, of Ottawa, passed away on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 23, 2025 at St. Francis Church in Ottawa with Msgr. Mark Merdian. Burial will follow at St. Columba Cemetery in Ottawa. Visitation will be from 4 to 7...
May 16, 2025
National News
Greer Fire expands to 20,000 acres, over 700 personnel battling flames
4h ago
2 dead, 19 injured after Mexican Navy sailboat crashes into Brooklyn Bridge, mayor says
5h ago
30 million people brace for more severe weather after deadly tornado outbreak
7h ago
'Strongest in the broken places': Joe and Jill Biden say thanks amid cancer diagnosis
9h ago
New Jersey transit strike: Tentative deal reached, trains will resume operation
12h ago
Greer Fire expands to 20,000 acres, over 700 personnel battling flames
4h ago
Business News
Stocks slide after Moody's downgrades US debt
Matteo Colombo/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Stocks slumped at the open of trading on Monday after a downgrade of U.S. credit triggered a spike in debt yields that threatened to raise borrowing costs throughout the nation's economy.The Dow Jones Industrial...
8h ago
Consumer sentiment worsens despite Trump's rollback of tariffs, survey says
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Consumer attitudes soured in May for the fourth consecutive month, even as President Donald Trump dialed back some tariffs. The reading came in below the level economists expected.Shopper sentiment no...
May 16, 2025
Inflation is dropping but these prices are still soaring
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Inflation cooled in the aftermath of President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" levies last month, dropping to a four-year low and defying fears of tariff-driven price hikes, government data this week showed.Even ...
May 15, 2025
Winners of Trump's meme coin contest potentially include foreign investors
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The race to win tickets to an exclusive crypto dinner gala with President Donald Trump at his private golf club in Virginia on May 22 ended with top 220 holders of the Trump meme coin winni...
May 13, 2025
