Author Archives: Rick Hirschmann
Local COVID roundup 3/3: exact same case count as Tues.
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department for the second day in a row reported a 24-hour new COVID case count of 54 for the tri-county. Tazewell accounted for the most, with 23, followe...
Mar 03, 2021 Midwest Communications
East Peoria council extends controversial nuisance property program
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- By a 3-2 vote, East Peoria City Council on Tuesday night approved to further its partnership with Prochamps, an outsourced service that helps track down owners of vacant and forec...
Mar 02, 2021 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
Take me out to the ballgame: Chiefs to allow fans
PEORIA, Ill. -- Fans will be able to watch the Peoria Chiefs during the 2021 season in front of their own eyes. The team on Tuesday said Dozer Park will hold 20% attendance in the seating bowl, while ...
Mar 02, 2021 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Julia Bradley)
Biden says U.S. on track to enough vaccines for every adult in U.S. by end-May
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered U.S. states to prioritize COVID-19 vaccinations for teachers to ensure children could return to school quickly and safely, and called for ...
Mar 02, 2021 REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Texas governor lifts state's mask mandate, says all businesses may open
(Reuters) - The governor of Texas lifted most of the state's coronavirus pandemic restrictions, allowing businesses to reopen at full capacity as of next week and telling residents that masks were no ...
Mar 02, 2021 REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
Local COVID roundup 3/1: another backlog leads to high death count
PEORIA, Ill. -- Another data dump led Peoria City/County Health Department's Monday COVID-19 report to reflect 11 previously unreported virus-related deaths, some of which date back two months. A simi...
Mar 01, 2021 Midwest Communications
UPDATE: Suspect taken into custody following Saturday night's shooting; victim dies
***UPDATE*** 2/28/21 6:37 P.M. The victim of a Peoria shooting Saturday night in the 300 block of E. Ravine has been identified. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said 31-year-old Bobby King, of Peo...
Feb 27, 2021 Midwest Communications
Advisory panel unanimously recommends FDA authorize Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) - A panel of expert advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday voted in favor of authorizing Johnson & Johnson's one-dose COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, bringing it...
Feb 26, 2021 REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
UPDATE: Suspects in mall burglary were from Michigan
UPDATE 8:15 P.M. -- All three suspects in the robbery and car chase, Terrion Johnson; Jabreez Thompkins; and Christopher Smith, were arrested for Business Burglary. Peoria Police Public Information Of...
Feb 26, 2021 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 2/26: backlog leads to large death report
PEORIA, Ill. -- A delay in reporting led the Peoria City/County Health Department's Friday COVID-19 report to reflect 17 area deaths. Tazewell County accounted for one of the deaths, a man in his 80s....
Feb 26, 2021 Midwest Communications
