Author Archives: Rick Hirschmann

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Even as over 13,000 Illinoisans tested positive between Thursday and Friday for COVID-19, the state's rolling seven-day positivity rate has gone down by half a percentage point. I...

ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's top elections official on Friday certified election results showing Joe Biden won the presidential election after a hand tally stemming from a mandatory audit affirmed the Dem...

ATLANTA (AP) - A top Georgia election official said Thursday that a hand tally of ballots cast in the presidential race has been completed, and that the results affirm Democrat Joe Biden's narrow lead...

PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department announced hospitalizations have reached a new high for the region during its weekly COVID-19 update. Public Health Administrator Monica Hendric...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- Following Gov. J.B. Pritzker's announcement tier three mitigation measures will begin Friday, the Illinois High School Association's board of directors on Thursday met to official...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- Ferrero North America announced Thursday it will be building a new chocolate manufacturing center in Bloomington, Ill. This plant will be Ferrero's first chocolate production plan...

PEORIA, Ill. -- Over 200 Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford County residents were in local hospitals as of Thursday afternoon because of the coronavirus. The Peoria City/County Health Department said of t...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The amount of people as of Wednesday night in Illinois hospitals with the coronavirus surpassed the 6,000 mark. Illinois Department of Public Health reported Thursday 6,037 hospit...

PEORIA, Ill. -- A day after the Peoria City/County Health Department reported no deaths related to COVID-19 in Peoria, Tazewell, or Woodford County, the agency on Wednesday reported six such occurrenc...

EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- In early November, East Peoria Mayor John Kahl was the first area mayor to say their municipality would not enforce tier one guidelines. He seemed to indicate during Tuesday night...