Author Archives: Rick Hirschmann

PEORIA, Ill. -- The holiday season was rung in on Wednesday morning by the 2019 edition of the ELITE Youth Outreach Holiday Choir. The group performed for a crowd at the Bonnie Noble Center as ELITE P...

PEORIA, Ill. -- Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot paid a visit to Peoria Wednesday. The mayor was the keynote speaker for the Women in Leadership luncheon at Bradley University. In front of a packed banque...

EAST PEORIA, Ill. --Taxes will remain the same in East Peoria. The city council Tuesday night voted to keep the tax levy the same through next year. Now that the City Council approved the proposed ord...

PEORIA, Ill. -- The beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen has been put on hold. The Vatican on Nov. 18 announced the Dec. 21 ceremony, but the Catholic Diocese of Peoria said Tuesday in a statement...

ST. CHARLES, Ill. -- Need some ideas to make your Christmas tree merry and bright? The University of Illinois Extension is here to help. The cool, wet fall has made it an ideal time to cut your own, s...

WASHINGTON, Ill. -- There's been a promotion for a Washington Police officer. Brian Simpson has been moved up to the rank of sergeant. Simpson started in 2013 with the Washington P.D. He has been assi...

PEORIA, Ill. --Dream Center Peoria is looking for more coats. The organization gives them away twice a month at their Hope Store, along with other clothing items. Dream Center began with 300 coats at ...

PEORIA, Ill. -- A rollover crash with entrapment kept Peoria emergency crews busy Wednesday night in the 300 block of NE Glen Oak Ave. Firefighters and paramedics responded shortly after 7:30 to the t...

Peoria schools will be adding more manpower to deal with at-risk students. The Peoria Board of Education Monday night approved the hiring of four additional family school liaisons to be stationed at P...

PEORIA, Ill. -- CityLink has rolled out its operations schedule for Thanksgiving week 2019. The last lineup for Wednesday, Nov. 27 is scheduled to leave at 8:45 P.M. from the Transit Center, and then ...