Author Archives: Rick Hirschmann
All 16+ Illinoisans eligible Apr. 12 for COVID vax
CHICAGO -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker has set Apr. 12 as the date all Illinoisans 16 and older will be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Additionally, there will be a "bridge phase" between Phase Four and Pha...
Mar 18, 2021 Midwest Communications
Pritzker expected Thurs. to make big vaccine announcement
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker could announce Thursday the date when all Illinoisans 16 and older will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. Multiple media outlets have reported Apr. ...
Mar 17, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Local COVID roundup 3/17: tri-county numbers good, regional numbers rise
PEORIA, Ill. -- 99 residents of Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties tested positive between Tuesday and Wednesday for COVID-19, but no virus-related deaths occurred. 57 of the new cases were in Pe...
Mar 17, 2021 Midwest Communications
IRS to extend U.S. tax deadline until May 17: House panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service will extend the federal tax filing deadline until May 17 after members of Congress sought an extension, two senior House of Representatives Dem...
Mar 17, 2021 REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein
EP Council eyes road upgrade project
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- East Peoria City Council on Tuesday night gave preliminary approval to a traffic project along IL-116. It would extend from just north of Interstate 74 through the intersection wi...
Mar 16, 2021 Midwest Communications
$10M water project coming to Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Public water throughout Peoria Metro is getting a $10 million upgrade. Illinois American Water announced Tuesday afternoon it's investing the money to replace 4.5 miles of water main, ...
Mar 16, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD
State COVID roundup 3/16: case count more than doubles
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- A day after the state of Illinois recorded its lowest 24-hour COVID-19 case count since July, with just over 700, close to 2,000 people tested positive. Illinois Department of Pub...
Mar 16, 2021 Midwest Communications
Two charged for pepper-spraying police officer who died after assault on U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Monday charged two men with pepper-spraying three Capitol Police officers, one of whom later died, during the Jan. 6 assault on Congress by Donald...
Mar 15, 2021 Brendan Smialowski/Pool via REUTERS
Recount requested: Twp. Supervisor hires law firm
PEORIA, Ill. -- After final results of the Peoria Township Supervisor's race from the Feb. 23 primary were certified and showed a two-vote differential, incumbent Frank Abdnour has formally hired a la...
Mar 12, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 3/12: 4M right around corner
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- At current rates, the state of Illinois on Monday will have vaccinated 4 million people for COVID-19. Close to 3.8 million have been vaccinated, and the rolling seven-day vaccinat...
Mar 12, 2021 Midwest Communications
