Author Archives: Rick Hirschmann
State pushing flood insurance
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Do you have flood insurance? The National Weather Service has predicted above-average ground moisture and higher-than-normal river levels for spring 2020, which are both ingredien...
Dec 31, 2019 1470 WMBD/Julia Bradley
Past pot offenders off the hook
CHICAGO -- With Illinois on Jan. 1, 2020 to become the 11th state to legalize marijuana, Governor J.B. Pritzker spent Tuesday pardoning over 11,000 residents' past pot-related offenses. Pritzker signe...
Dec 31, 2019 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Trump retweets then deletes post naming alleged whistleblower
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- President Donald Trump retweeted a post that included the alleged name of the anonymous whistleblower whose complaint led to Trump's impeachment by the House. Trump retweeted ...
Dec 29, 2019 FILE- In this Oct. 21, 2019 file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House. President Donald Trump has spent a lot of time bashing Chicago, and now he's coming to visit. In his first trip to Chicago since his election, the president is scheduled to address the 2019 International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference on Monday OCT. 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais File)
Monarch Music Hall in Peoria closes
PEORIA. Ill. -- The Monarch Music Hall is no more. The venue's ownership group has decided not to renew the lease and will book no more shows. The final show was Chicago Farmer on Wednesday night. On ...
Dec 28, 2019 Courtesy of Monarch Music Hall Facebook page
PPD seeks new leader
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Park District has begun a search for its next Chief of Police. Longtime Chief Sylvester Bush has retired, leaving the PPD with no full-time officers. Thus, Executive Directo...
Dec 27, 2019 Peoria Park District/Facebook
Driving laws to get stricter
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- As you hit the road for the first time in 2020, be aware of changes to driving laws. Fines are set to increase for reckless driving, passing a stopped school bus, and construction...
Dec 27, 2019 Midwest Communications
Minimum wage going up
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- There's good news on the horizon for minimum wage workers. As of January 1, the state's lowest hourly pay rate will go from $8.25 up to $9.25. Governor J.B. Prizker signed Senate ...
Dec 27, 2019 MWC
Feed the birds, even during winter
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- As birds fly south for the winter, the University of Illinois Extension is reminding you to make sure your house is a stopping point. Keeping your feeder full throughout the cold ...
Dec 23, 2019 Midwest Communications
LaHood opponent withdraws
PEORIA, Ill. -- Rep. Darin LaHood's Democratic opponent has dropped out of the race. Mark Haasis announced via Facebook he will not be challenging LaHood for Illinois's 18th District seat. Haasis said...
Dec 23, 2019 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
Donald Trump Impeached
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday night, becoming only the third American chief executive to be formally charged under the Constitution'...
Dec 18, 2019 President Donald Trump attends a multilateral meeting on Venezuela at the InterContinental New York Barclay hotel during the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
