Author Archives: Rick Hirschmann
PCSO nabs West Peoria robbery suspect
WEST PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria County Sheriff's deputies have arrested a man they suspect robbed the Farmington Rd. Freedom Oil shortly after 8:00 Wednesday morning after striking the clerk on duty in th...
Dec 09, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 12/9: region ICU bed capacity far below needed mark
PEORIA, Ill. -- Three area residents died of COVID-19 complications between Tuesday and Wednesday as the Peoria City/County Health Department also reported 289 new cases. A Peoria County woman in her ...
Dec 09, 2020 Midwest Communications
Less cash for DoorDash: Peoria council caps third party food delivery fees
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria City Council voted Tuesday night 10-1 to temporarily limit the amount of money third party food delivery services can charge local restaurants. The ordinance mandates all such s...
Dec 08, 2020 Midwest Communications
Peoria elections board rejects two names
PEORIA, Ill. -- A pair of Peoria mayoral hopefuls will not appear on the February primary ballot. A Tuesday ruling by the Peoria County Election Commission upheld a challenge from Anthony Walraven abo...
Dec 08, 2020 Midwest Communications
High court rejects GOP bid to halt Biden's Pennsylvania win
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has rejected Republicans' last-gasp bid to reverse Pennsylvania's certification of President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the electoral battleground. The court with...
Dec 08, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Local COVID roundup 12/3: one facility experiences two deaths
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department reported 429 new coronavirus cases and five additional deaths between Wednesday and Thursday related to COVID-19. In Woodford County, two Apost...
Dec 03, 2020 Midwest Communications
Shedding some light: Public Works engineer explains specs of Murray Baker beams
PEORIA, Ill. -- It reopened on Halloween night, and the convenience of being able to use the Murray Baker Bridge is a treat motorists will be enjoying for years to come. Drivers and non-drivers, alike...
Dec 03, 2020 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
State COVID roundup 12/3: hospital bed capacity rises by over 100
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- State COVID-19 hospitalizations fell between Wednesday and Thursday by triple digits. The daily Illinois Department of Public Health report showed 5,653 in beds throughout the sta...
Dec 03, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 12/2: highest daily death total yet
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health on Wednesday reported its highest number of deaths over a 24-hour period since COVID-19 testing began. IDPH said 238 people in the state b...
Dec 02, 2020 Midwest Communications
Salvation Army faces six-digit income loss after worker tests COVID positive
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Salvation Army could lose $100,000 worth of seasonal income after a worker contracted COVID-19, prompting the organization to tell bell ringers to stay home for the foreseea...
Dec 02, 2020 salvationarmy.org
