Author Archives: Rick Hirschmann
Bustos will not run again for committee chair
WASHINGTON (AP) - The chairwoman of House Democrats' campaign committee said Monday she won't seek the post again for the next Congress. Illinois Rep. Cheri Bustos' decision comes after her party unex...
Nov 09, 2020 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Local COVID roundup 11/9: over 900 cases during weekend
PEORIA, Ill. -- Region Two's COVID-19 rolling seven-day positivity rate as of Monday was above 8% for the 11th day in a row. It sat at 13.2%. When a region has been above 8% for 14 consecutive days, I...
Nov 09, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 11/9: 4.4k hospitalized
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- 10,573 COVID-19 tests between Sunday and Monday in Illinois came back positive. Illinois Department of Public Health also reported 14 new deaths. Laboratories throughout the state...
Nov 09, 2020 Midwest Communications
Trump fires Esper as Pentagon chief
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Monday, a stunning move on the heels of Trump's failed reelection bid. Presidents who win reelection often replace Cabine...
Nov 09, 2020 AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File
Biden seeks to move quickly and build out his administration
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - President-elect Joe Biden signaled on Sunday he plans to move quickly to build out his government, focusing first on the raging pandemic that will likely dominate the early day...
Nov 08, 2020 AP Photo/Andrew Harnik
State COVID roundup 11/8: streak broken
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The total COVID-19 case count between Saturday and Sunday for the state of Illinois was not as high as the one from 24 hours prior, snapping a string of days during which time the...
Nov 08, 2020 Midwest Communications
Popular host Trebek dies of pancreatic cancer
By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Jeopardy!" game show host Alex Trebek died on Sunday at the age of 80, and his passing was mourned by fans who called the brainy quizmaster a nightly sourc...
Nov 08, 2020 FILE PHOTO: Jeopardy television game show host Alex Trebek speaks on stage during the 40th annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Beverly Hills, California June 16, 2013. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok/File Photo
State COVID roundup 11/7: positivity rate reaches double digits
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- 12,438 Illinoisans found out between Friday and Saturday they have coronavirus. 76 deaths were recorded. Illinois Department of Public Health said 98,418 specimens were collected ...
Nov 07, 2020 Midwest Communications
In victory speech, Biden says 'time to heal'
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, positioning himself to be a leader who "seeks not to divide, but to ...
Nov 07, 2020 AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool
Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided US
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, positioning himself to lead a nation gripped by historic pandemic an...
Nov 07, 2020 AP Photo/Paul Sancya
