Author Archives: Rick Hirschmann
Voters favor Biden on virus, Trump on economy
WASHINGTON (AP) - Voters in the U.S. presidential election faced a public health crisis and a wounded economy, but neither candidate emerged as the clear choice to handle both of those issues. That's ...
Nov 03, 2020 Supporters of President Trump cheer as passing cars honk their horns near a polling location on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Democrats Biden, Durbin, Newman win in Illinois
CHICAGO (AP) - Democrat Marie Newman has been elected to Congress in a Chicago-area district, easily defeating Republican Mike Fricilone. In the primary, Newman ousted eight-term Rep. Dan Lipinski, on...
Nov 03, 2020 People wear masks as they wait in line during early voting at Park Ridge City Hall in Park Ridge, Ill., Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. The US early voting total in 2020 has already exceeded the number of early votes cast in 2016 and there are still 11 more days to go until Election Day. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
18th Dist. Rep. LaHood wins reelection (INTERVIEW)
PEORIA, Ill. -- Two-term 18th Dist. U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood will begin a third term after Tuesday night, winning reelection. He joined WMBD News shortly after his win:
Nov 03, 2020 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
Local COVID roundup 11/3: positivity rate almost 10%
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria City/County Health Department on Tuesday reported 122 new cases of COVID-19 in the Peoria-Tazewell-Woodford tri-county. 61 of them were in Peoria County, with 46 in Tazewell and...
Nov 03, 2020 Midwest Communications
Civics 101: State Senator
The seat is up for grabs this year. But, what does the job entail? With Election Day quickly approaching, WMBD News is getting a series of civics lessons from Dr. Megan Remmel, Political Science Profe...
Nov 03, 2020 Midwest Communications
Driver of car suffers life-threatening gunshot wounds
***UPDATE*** Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the victim has 33-year-old Robert Gilliam, Jr. He was pronounced brain dead shortly before 2 on Tuesday at OSF St. Francis. An autopsy w...
Nov 03, 2020 Midwest Communications
Peoria Mayor: police won't be used to enforce mitigation
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis issued a statement Monday saying while neither he nor any other mayor has the power to override state mandates, Peoria also can't be expending public safety manpo...
Nov 02, 2020 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
State COVID roundup 11/2: positivity above 8%
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- 6,222 people throughout Illinois tested positive in the Sunday-Monday reporting period for COVID-19. 20 deaths were announced. Illinois Department of Public Health said labs colle...
Nov 02, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 11/2: over 500 cases during weekend
PEORIA, Ill. -- As Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties prepare for Wednesday's mitigation restrictions to take effect throughout the encompassing Region Two, the tri-county is reeling from a weeke...
Nov 02, 2020 Midwest Communications
Civics 101: what is a county auditor?
The seat is up for grabs this year. But, what does the job entail? With Election Day quickly approaching, WMBD News is getting a series of civics lessons from Dr. Megan Remmel, Political Science Profe...
Nov 01, 2020 Midwest Communications
