Author Archives: Rick Hirschmann
State report card gives Peoria schools good news, bad news
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Public Schools saw a mixed bag in state ratings during the 2018-2019 school year. State report card data released Wednesday showed Calvin Coolidge Middle School improved to unde...
Oct 30, 2019 (1470 and 100.3 WMBD)
Coroner calls for burial of unclaimed remains
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria County Coroner's Office has announced its yearly burial of unclaimed cremated remains. The office, in conjunction with OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, has released a list ...
Oct 24, 2019 AP Photo/Beth A. Keiser
Commission creating international scholarship
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Sister City Commission said Wednesday night it wants to make it possible for an aspiring scholar to attend Bradley University. The commission said it was working towards cre...
Oct 23, 2019 1470 WMBD/Jeremy Scott
Drug Take Back Day set
PEORIA, Ill. -- The fall 2019 National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is slated for Saturday, October 26, and Peoria County residents have a plethora of places to safely dispose of their unused medic...
Oct 23, 2019 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Project proposals wanted for economic plan
PEORIA, Ill. -- As the Greater Peoria Economic Development Council has begun to put together its bi-annual Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, it has asked to hear about projects with long-te...
Oct 22, 2019 WMBD/Jeremy Scott
PPD looking for witness, cameras
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Police Department has asked for the public's help in a Sunday night hit-and-run case. Investigators determined there was a witness to the incident that occurred around 9:43 ...
Oct 22, 2019 MWC-Peoria Police Media Release
Peoria bridges to see major facelift
PEORIA, Ill. -- Coming soon to a bridge near you: construction. The Illinois Department of Transportation on Monday rolled out details of its statewide Multi-Year Plan, part of the Rebuild Illinois ca...
Oct 21, 2019 Midwest Communications
Blaze damages apartment, family of six without home
PEORIA, Ill. -- A mother and her five children were displaced from their apartment after a Friday afternoon fire. Peoria crews responded around 2 P.M. to the Landmark Apartments on W. Hillyer. Upon ar...
Oct 18, 2019
Jobless rate an all-time low
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois's September unemployment rate hit a record low. The rate came in at 3.9%, which was still .4% higher than the national average, but down .1% from the state's August unemp...
Oct 18, 2019 (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Here's your sign: Peoria Stadium upgrade imminent
PEORIA, Ill. -- Two electronic signs in front of Peoria Stadium should be up and functional by Christmas 2019, said the Peoria Public Schools Building Committee. The committee met Thursday in regular ...
Oct 17, 2019 Kristina Leahy/WMBD
