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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...
May 19, 2025
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
Embattled sheriff suspends reelection campaign in wake of New Orleans jailbreak
1h ago
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to block FOIA case against DOGE
1h ago
Biden last had a PSA blood test in 2014, following medical guidelines
4h ago
Hawaii woman Hannah Kobayashi breaks silence months after controversial disappearance
4h ago
24-year-old man arrested after posing as 16-year-old high school student: Police
5h ago
Embattled sheriff suspends reelection campaign in wake of New Orleans jailbreak
1h ago
Business News
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...
5h ago
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...
May 19, 2025
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
