Author Archives: Rick Hirschmann

PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics were called to a potentially scary scene Thursday afternoon near the McClugage Bridge. Crews received word around 2:00 a catamaran boat had capsized at th...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois Department of Public Health on Thursday reported 1,707 new cases of COVID-19. During the Wednesday-to-Thursday reporting period, 24 passed away from the virus. The rollin...

CHILLICOTHE, Ill. -- Days after Illinois Valley Central High School reported its first case of COVID-19, another building inside Illinois Valley School District 321 has recorded its first case. Superi...

PEORIA, Ill. -- Tazewell County as of Wednesday broke the 1,000 COVID-19 case mark, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. The county reported 21 new cases between Tuesday and Wednesda...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The Milwaukee Bucks have decided to boycott Game 5 of their NBA playoff series against the Orlando Magic, according to ESPN. The decision came in the aftermath of the Sunday ...

PEORIA, Ill. -- After a heated back-and-forth Tuesday night that, unofficially, lasted one hour, 48 minutes, Peoria City Council voted not to approve a recommended restructuring to its fiscal year 202...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- 1,680 people between Monday and Tuesday received positive COVID-19 tests, while 29 people died. State labs took in 40,859 specimens during the 24-hour reporting period. The state'...

PEORIA, Ill. -- COVID-19 has now claimed the life of a Woodford County man in his 50s. The Tuesday report from Peoria City/County Health Department said the man did not reside in a long-term care faci...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate the Texas and Louisiana coasts Tuesday as Laura strengthened into a hurricane that forecasters said could slam into land as a major stor...

PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria County recorded exactly 100 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend. Meanwhile, Tazewell had 76 and Woodford reported 18, giving the tri-county a total of 194 new cases from Satu...