Author Archives: Rick Hirschmann
This one's on the house: new IL Sen. bill worth free drink
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- In an effort to incentivize the COVID-19 vaccine and to boost business, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law on Wednesday Senate Bill 104. If patrons of alcohol-serving establishmen...
Jun 02, 2021 Midwest Communications
Peoria Council opens up talks on how to spend $47M from feds
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria City Council must decide how to spend $47 million it received from the U.S. government. As part of its $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, the $350 billion Fiscal Recovery Fund ...
Jun 01, 2021 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
Local COVID roundup 6/1: under 40 new cases during holiday weekend
PEORIA, Ill. -- Despite being closed for Memorial Day, thus adding an extra day to its totals, the Peoria City/County Health Department on Tuesday reported only 37 new COVID-19 cases over the three-da...
Jun 01, 2021 Midwest Communications
UK reports no new COVID-19 deaths for first time since March 2020
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain recorded no new deaths within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test on Tuesday. The last time Britain recorded no deaths was in March 2020, before the country had entered its f...
Jun 01, 2021 REUTERS/Andrew Boyers
Biden's big budget comes with a modest growth outlook for an aging country
(Reuters) - President Joe Biden's first budget proposal comes with a big price tag - at $6 trillion, roughly 50% higher than pre-COVID-19 federal spending - but, at least for now, projects a relativel...
May 29, 2021 REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
Local COVID roundup 5/28: bed usage remains under 50
PEORIA, Ill. -- A mere 21 residents, total, of Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties tested positive between Thursday and Friday for COVID-19. 13 of the cases are Peoria residents, eight live in Taz...
May 28, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 5/28: case count back under 1k
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- A total of 982 people throughout Illinois between Thursday and Friday tested positive for the coronavirus, while 21 died from it. The Illinois Department of Public Health said 1,2...
May 28, 2021 Midwest Communications
BU updates COVID guidelines
PEORIA, Ill. -- With Bradley University's summer break having started and concurrent summer class sessions about to begin, the university on Thursday released a series of new COVID-19 directions. The ...
May 27, 2021 MWC-Bradley Campus 2020
Next Morton Supt. picked
MORTON, Ill. -- Just two days after announcing Superintendent Jeff Hill would be retiring at the end of the 2021-2022 school year, Morton District 709 announced who will fill Hill's shoes. Assistant S...
May 27, 2021
Buyer beware: return to live events bringing out scammers
PEORIA, Ill. -- The hunger for concerts, sporting events, and other such gatherings is at a fever pitch after the pandemic wrecked all such occasions. Just as hungry are the proverbial sharks in the w...
May 26, 2021 Midwest Communications
