Author Archives: Rick Hirschmann

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Testing numbers reported Wednesday afternoon by the Illinois Department of Public Health indicate the state has surpassed 10 million COVID-19 tests since the start of the pandemic...

PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department is making a concerted effort to enforce COVID-19 mitigation procedures through its Progressive Enforcement Procedure. Public Health Administrat...

PEORIA, Ill. -- A combined 10 elderly residents of Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties between Monday and Tuesday passed away from coronavirus complications. In Woodford, a woman in her 80s who li...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The statewide rolling seven-day COVID-19 positivity rate between Monday and Tuesday fell another half a percentage point. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported it went...

PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria City Clerk Beth Ball has announced she will not be running for another term in her post. In a statement, Ball, who has served the city since 1989, said "I'm not only thankful fo...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The General Services Administration ascertained Monday that President-elect Joe Biden is the "apparent winner" of the Nov. 3 election, clearing the way for the start of the transitio...

PEORIA, Ill. -- A man who was shot in the face Monday afternoon in Peoria was expected to survive. A little before 1:30, Peoria Police officers responded to Main and Kumpf regarding a multi-vehicle ac...

PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Police Department and Building Code Enforcement were looking into what caused the Monday morning partial collapse of a brick business building. Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan election officials on Monday certified Democrat Joe Biden's 154,000-vote victory in the state. The Board of State Canvassers, which has two Republicans and two Democrats...

PEORIA, Ill. -- 1,043 Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford County residents found out between Friday and Monday they tested positive for COVID-19. Tazewell was hit the hardest, with 471 new cases and five d...