Author Archives: Rick Hirschmann
North, Lakeview libraries set to reopen
PEORIA, Ill. -- Two Peoria Public Library branches closed for the last week because an employee tested positive for COVID-19 are on target to reopen as scheduled. The North and Lakeview facilities are...
Sep 28, 2020 MWC-Logo Credit - Peoria Public Library
Local COVID roundup 9/28: five people pass away
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria and Tazewell Counties between Saturday and Monday combined for five COVID-19 deaths and, with Woodford County mixed in, 184 new cases. The two deceased Peoria County residents w...
Sep 28, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 9/28: 13 Illinoisans die
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- 41,142 people in Illinois between Sunday and Monday took coronavirus tests, as 1,709 people found out they have the virus. 13 people during that time passed away from complication...
Sep 28, 2020 Midwest Communications
Update: Victims of Peoria single-vehicle crash identified
UPDATE: Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the four people killed in the accident. The deceased are: Jazzman Burns, 22, of Peoria; Diamond Williams, 18, of Peoria; Quanylan Thomas, 19,...
Sep 27, 2020 Midwest Communications
Saturday night Peoria shooting kills man
***UPDATE 9/28*** Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the victim as 28-year-old Donald Allen of Peoria. Harwood said Allen sustained a single gunshot wound to his head. He was officiall...
Sep 27, 2020 Midwest Communications
Trump picks conservative Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on Saturday, capping a dramatic reshaping of the federal judiciary that will resonate for a generation a...
Sep 26, 2020 AP Photo/Alex Brandon
Fighting fire with ire: public safety cuts spark second protest
PEORIA, Ill. -- For the second time in as many weeks, protesters on Saturday took to the corner of Allen and Wilhelm Rds. to voice displeasure over the scheduled decommissioning of Peoria Fire Departm...
Sep 26, 2020 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
Update: Pedestrian killed by motorcycle identified
UPDATE - Early Saturday morning a pedestrian was struck by a motorcycle and killed. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the victim as 49-year-old Allen Hulin, of Peoria. Harwood said Hu...
Sep 26, 2020
Trump expected to announce conservative Barrett for court
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is expected to announce Saturday that he is nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court as he aims to put a historic conservative stamp on the high...
Sep 25, 2020 Robert Franklin/South Bend Tribune via AP
Local COVID roundup 9/25: 0 deaths
PEORIA, Ill. -- The tri-county of Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford experienced no new COVID-19 deaths between Thursday and Friday. However, there was a relatively high amount of new cases, with 83. Peor...
Sep 25, 2020 Midwest Communications
