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William J. Loughran, 93, of Ottawa
William J. Loughran, 93, of Ottawa, passed away on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 2, 2025 at St. Patrick's Church, Ottawa with Msgr. Mark Merdian, officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be from 9 to ...
Apr 28, 2025

Carol Ann (Alsvig) Goetz, 83, of Ottawa
Carol Ann (Alsvig) Goetz, 83, of Ottawa, passed away on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at Pleasant View Lutheran Home in Ottawa. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 28, 2025 at Bethel Lutheran Church in Ottawa with Rev. David Ufkes officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Memorial Park in Ottawa. Vis...
Apr 25, 2025
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Judge orders release of Columbia University student detained by ICE
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Luigi Mangione prosecutors say they didn't eavesdrop on his call with defense attorney
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Wisconsin Supreme Court temporarily suspends Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan after arrest
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Only Black female WWII unit receives Congressional Gold Medal
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Business News
US economy expected to have slowed sharply at start of Trump's 2nd term
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Government data to be released on Wednesday is expected to show a sharp economic slowdown over the initial months of President Donald Trump's second term as a flurry of tariff proposals stoked uncertainty among...
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Trump to ease tariffs faced by US automakers
Ashley Cooper/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump is set to provide tariff relief for carmakers on Tuesday, just weeks after the onset of auto levies triggered warnings of price increases.An administration official confirmed that the 25%...
Apr 29, 2025
Trump's economic policies shake norms, markets as uncertainty looms
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Few of President Donald Trump's first 100 days in his second term carried more fanfare than April 2, which Trump previewed for weeks under the moniker of "Liberation Day."At a Rose Garden ceremony replete wi...
Apr 29, 2025
Consumer gloom amid Trump's tariffs expected to have worsened in April
Brandon Bell/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A new survey of consumers on Tuesday is expected to show attitudes worsened in April, casting further gloom over the economy as President Donald Trump's tariffs set off warnings of price increases and a possible r...
Apr 29, 2025