Author Archives: Rick Hirschmann
CDC tells states: Be ready to distribute vaccines on Nov. 1
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The federal government has told states to prepare for a coronavirus vaccine to be ready to distribute by Nov. 1. The timeline raised concern among public health experts about a...
Sep 02, 2020 Midwest Communications
Arson listed as preliminary reason for Wednesday blaze
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria man was taken into custody Wednesday morning after being suspected of arson. The county sheriff's office and Peoria Police Department arrived around 8:45 to 9619 N. Rt. 91. Th...
Sep 02, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 9/2: senior citizen passes away
PEORIA, Ill. -- The death of a Peoria County man in his 90s reported Wednesday by the Peoria City/County Health Department brought the area's total COVID-19 fatality count to 51. The agency said the m...
Sep 02, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 9/2: back over 2k
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- 2,128 Illinoisans between Tuesday and Wednesday received positive COVID-19 results. This was according to a report from the Illinois Department of Public Health, which said 32,751...
Sep 02, 2020 Midwest Communications
PIA gets major federal grant
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria International Airport will receive $1.1 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation through the Coronavirus Air, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to expand an ap...
Sep 01, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
COVID roundup 9/1: state health dept. makes a correction
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health on Tuesday reported 1,492 new cases of COVID-19 across the state. The agency also said 39 people throughout the state died during the Mond...
Sep 01, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 8/31: tri-county hits 50
PEORIA, Ill. -- The 50th area COVID-19 death was reached over the weekend. The female in her 80s who died was not a resident of a long-term care facility, the Peoria City/County Health Department said...
Aug 31, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 8/28: recovery rate, hospitalizations both have increase
PEORIA, Ill. -- The tri-county recovery rate from COVID-19 continued its recent precipitous climb upwards, according to the Friday report from the Peoria City/County Health Department. After being in ...
Aug 28, 2020 Midwest Communications
IDOT undertaking three additional Peoria-area projects
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced three new local 2020 construction projects. Two of the blueprints involve patching and resurfacing on Interstate 74. One wi...
Aug 28, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 8/27: recovery rate rises above 70%
PEORIA, Ill. -- Tazewell County had the highest amount of new COVID-19 cases in the tri-county during the Wednesday-to-Thursday reporting period, according to the Peoria City/County Health Department....
Aug 27, 2020 Midwest Communications
