Author Archives: Rick Hirschmann
Pritzker lays out sports safety rules
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker has announced COVID-19 safety guidelines for youth and adult rec sports, and it's not good news for football enthusiasts. The state has broken up all sports int...
Jul 29, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Once cut from budget, Peoria Council votes to continue Sheridan project
PEORIA, Ill. -- After taking it off the table in April because of budgetary setbacks brought on by COVID-19, the Peoria City Council has voted to reinstate the $4 million needed to complete its Sherid...
Jul 28, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 7/28: non-ICU hospital cases rise
PEORIA, Ill. -- Hospital bed usage for COVID-19 increased between Monday and Tuesday by four, according to the Peoria City/County Health Department. Intensive care unit usage around the area remained ...
Jul 28, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 7/28: rate of positive tests flattens
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- A string of consecutive days in which the state's COVID-19 test positivity rate inch upwards was snapped on Tuesday, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported. The seven-d...
Jul 28, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 7/27: over 100 new cases during the weekend
PEORIA, Ill. -- The weekend COVID-19 death of a Peoria County woman in her 50s brought the area's death toll to 42. Meanwhile, Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford County over the weekend combined for over ...
Jul 27, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 7/27: Peoria County woman among 18 new deaths
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The state's COVID-19 test positivity rate over the past week has continued to rise Monday as the Illinois Department of Public Health reported a 3.8% rate. 1,231 people between Su...
Jul 27, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 7/26: lowest death toll in four months
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- While Sunday brought another day of over 1,000 reported COVID-19 cases to Illinois, it also delivered a milestone. Illinois Department of Public Health said one death was reported...
Jul 26, 2020 Midwest Communications
Body found in river, victim ID'ed
***UPDATED*** Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley has identified the deceased woman as Hayven M. Porter of Peoria. Hanley confirmed Porfter was the person for whom on Friday the Peoria Fire Departm...
Jul 26, 2020 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Fire crews answer two bridge jumping calls in less than day's time
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Fire Department responded to two Bob Michel Bridge jumping-related incidents within 24 hours of each other. The first call came in at 4:46 Friday afternoon regarding a femal...
Jul 25, 2020 Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD
Local COVID roundup 7/24: Peoria County at warning level
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health has placed Peoria County into a warning level because of recent COVID-19 statistics. The IDPH gives a county a warning when two or more ke...
Jul 24, 2020 Midwest Communications
