Author Archives: Rick Hirschmann

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Human Services has launched a website to help citizens better understand cannabis. LetsTalkCannabisIL.com, which went live on Friday, contains health an...

PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were continuing to investigate a Saturday shooting that took place in the city's East Bluff. Officers responded just after 4 P.M. to a local hospital regarding a call abo...

PEORIA, Ill. -- A child's playing with a lighter was determined to be the cause of a blaze Saturday afternoon in North Peoria. Crews were dispatched to the home on N. Country Ridge Ln. just before 4, ...

BEIJING (AP) - A St. Louis-area woman who recently traveled to Italy is the U.S. state of Missouri's first confirmed coronavirus case. St. Louis County Executive Sam Page said Saturday that the woman ...

PEORIA, Ill. -- A suspected arson in South Peoria had fire crews out working early Saturday morning. Firefighters were called around 8:45 to a 1 1/2-story house in the 1000 block of W. Adrian G. Hinto...

PEKIN, Ill. -- In preparation for the upcoming primary election in Illinois, Tazewell County put it's election equipment to the test. The state-mandated public test was conducted by Liberty Systems LL...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is expected to sign an $8.3 billion measure to help tackle the coronavirus outbreak. The legislation would provide federal public health agencies money for vac...

PEKIN, Ill. -- The Tazewell County Clerk's Office was set Friday to publicly test its election equipment, approximately a week and a half ahead of the state primary elections. The state-mandated publi...

CHILLICOTHE, Ill. -- The Chillicothe non-profit known as Ambulance Rescue 33 has announced it will not be conducting its annual Donut Days fundraiser this year as the group transitions into the Rescue...

By Nathan Layne and David Morgan NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of people who have the novel coronavirus in New York state doubled to 22 on Thursday following an increase in testing, as Te...