Author Archives: Rick Hirschmann
This Valentine's Day, thank a veteran
PEORIA, Ill. -- Be a veteran's Valentine. 17th District Congresswoman Cheri Bustos has rolled out her annual "Valentines for Veterans" program. In its 7th year, the program encourages constituents acr...
Jan 13, 2020 Darron Cummings/Associated Press
Peoria Airport seeing travel delays
PEORIA, Ill. -- The big Saturday winter storm has affected travel, both on the roadways and via the airways. "Most of the flights, if not all of the flights, in and out of Chicago [to and from Peoria]...
Jan 11, 2020 Midwest Communications
New Chamber Prez still far off
PEORIA, Ill. -- The search is just getting started for a new President and CEO of the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce and CEO Council. Jeff Griffin announced his resignation on Dec. 9 after five years...
Jan 09, 2020 Peoria Chamber of Commerce
It's showtime: air date, watch party set for show honoring Peoria man
PEORIA, Ill. -- With a little help from TV star Mike Rowe, the national spotlight is set to shine on Peoria once again. Rowe brought his Facebook Watch show "Returning the Favor" to Peoria last Septem...
Jan 08, 2020 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
East Peoria discussing EastSide Centre improvements
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- City officials in East Peoria are holding preliminary discussions on improvements at EastSide Centre. EastSide Centre, located on Meadows Avenue, hosts tournaments on the national...
Jan 07, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
Dept. of Defense issues statement on U.S. base attack
D.C. -- Statement from Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Jonathan Hoffman: At approximately 5:30 p.m. (EST) on January 7, Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles agai...
Jan 07, 2020 AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
Beware the silent assassin
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- It's the kind of gas that is, for all intents and purposes, literally silent but deadly. Furnaces will be putting out more heat with winter's arrival, which means an increased ris...
Jan 07, 2020 MWC-Flicker Photo Credit
Report: 123 children died in 2019 despite contact with Illinois’ DCFS
CHICAGO (AP) -- A report highlighting persistent problems within Illinois' child welfare agency shows 123 children died in the past fiscal year despite having contact with the Department of Children a...
Jan 07, 2020 (AP Photo/Amr Alfiky)
A warm farewell: 2019 ends with temps up
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Christmas 2019 in Illinois wasn't quite a holiday in the tropics, but it was definitely on the warmer side of mild. The warmest Dec. 25 ever recorded at 68 different Illinois stat...
Jan 06, 2020 Midwest Communications/Arto Marttinen via unsplash.com
PSA to workers: do the math
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Double check your pay stub. 2020 has dawned, and so, too, has Illinois's new minimum wage rate of $9.25 an hour. The Illinois Department of Labor said it expects employees to reme...
Jan 03, 2020 AP Photo/LM Otero, File
