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Edwin Joseph Spence, 91, of Ottawa
Edwin Joseph Spence, 91, of Ottawa, passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at LaSalle County Nursing Home. Cremation rites have been entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home. Joe was born May 13, 1934 in Ottawa, IL to Edwin and Millie (Duchala) Spence. He attended St. Francis Grade School and Marquette High School. He went on to ...
21h ago
Carol Ann Shallhorn, 76, of Ottawa
Carol Ann Shallhorn, 76, of Ottawa, passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa. Cremation rites have been entrusted to Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will be in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery at a later date. Carol was born November 2, 1948 in Streator, IL to Frank and Ludmilla (W...
May 15, 2025
National News
Over 70 million Americans on alert for severe weather, tornadoes
12m ago
10 men at large after escape from New Orleans jail, considered armed and dangerous: Sheriff's office
1h ago
Salman Rushdie stabber sentenced to 25 years for attempted murder
4h ago
Judge in Abrego Garcia case to hear arguments over administration's claim of state secrets privilege
4h ago
New Jersey Transit strike underway; some 350,000 commuters scramble for transportation
5h ago
Over 70 million Americans on alert for severe weather, tornadoes
12m ago
Business News
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...
3h ago
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
Inflation data to reveal impacts of Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs
Yevgen Romanenko via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- This week's inflation report will offer a first look at how President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariff announcement has impacted pricing across the United States.Trump's tariff escalation, announce...
May 13, 2025
