Author Archives: Rick Hirschmann
Peoria Co. unemployment doubles in 12 months
PEORIA, Ill. -- Unemployment in Peoria County more than doubled between Sept. 2019 and Sept. 2020. The Illinois Department of Employment Security has released the numbers for the month. The county's u...
Oct 22, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 10/22: 7M Illinoisans now tested
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois between Wednesday and Thursday broke the 7 million-test mark, as 80,977 people were tested for COVID-19 during that period. Also during the reporting period, 4,942 people...
Oct 22, 2020 Midwest Communications
LaHood receives presidential endorsement
PEORIA, Ill. -- President Donald Trump announced his support Wednesday afternoon for 18th District Rep. Darin LaHood. Trump tweeted the following: Congressman Darin LaHood (@ElectLaHood) is a fighter ...
Oct 21, 2020 1470/100.3 WMBD/Julia Bradley
Local COVID roundup 10/21: 0 new deaths
PEORIA, Ill. -- COVID-19 activity between Tuesday and Wednesday throughout the Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford tri-county was relatively subdued, compared to activity in recent days. No deaths were rec...
Oct 21, 2020 Midwest Communications
EP City Council officially names Brodrick Chief
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- East Peoria Police Department has a new leader. City council appointed former Deputy Chief Richard Brodrick as Interim Police Chief during Tuesday night's meeting. Brodrick was ac...
Oct 20, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
2 PCSO deputies terminated
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria County Sheriff Brian Asbell relieved two deputies Tuesday of their duties. 33-year-old Joshua Carr was fired for an alleged Sept. 27 incident at Tavern on Prospect, in which Car...
Oct 20, 2020
Local COVID roundup: 10 new deaths
PEORIA, Ill. -- 10 more people in Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties have passed away from complications related to COVID-19. In Peoria County, Heritage Health in Chillicothe experienced another ...
Oct 20, 2020 Midwest Communications
IHSA upholds ruling against Limestone senior
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- The Illinois High School Association has ruled a Limestone High School cross country runner must serve the entirety of his two-meet suspension. IHSA ruled last Wednesday senior Br...
Oct 20, 2020 Courtesy of Bob Baker
Local COVID roundup 10/19: 6 die, over 200 new positives
PEORIA, Ill. -- Long-term care facilities in Peoria and Tazewell Counties over the weekend grieved six deaths related to COVID-19. In Tazewell, a woman in her 80s who lived at Timber Creek Rehab succu...
Oct 19, 2020 Midwest Communications
South side blaze brings wrecking ball to house
PEORIA, Ill. -- An early morning South Peoria fire on Friday led to the demolishing of a house. The Peoria Fire Department was called around 6:00 to a home in the 1500 block of W. Widenham. Firefighte...
Oct 16, 2020 1470&100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
