Author Archives: Rick Hirschmann
State COVID roundup 7/16: new record for testing
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Another trend of four-digit COVID-19 case counts for Illinois has seemingly begun. For the second straight day, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported over 1,000 new ca...
Jul 16, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 7/16: region officially below key metric
PEORIA, Ill. -- While local leaders said Thursday the Peoria region will not immediately be moved back to phase three of Restore Illinois, they did hint more stringent efforts to prevent further sprea...
Jul 16, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 7/15: hospitalization trend continues
PEORIA, Ill. -- Intensive care unit bed usage for coronavirus went up Wednesday throughout the Peoria area, as did non-ICU bed occupancy. The rolling 28-day hospital admission rate went up two points,...
Jul 15, 2020 Midwest Communications
Amid nationwide case increases, Pritzker, IDPH roll out modified COVID-19 plan
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- As cases of COVID-19 resurge across the nation, including Illinois, albeit to a lesser extent than some "hotspots," Gov. J.B. Pritzker has announced a statewide mitigation plan. P...
Jul 15, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Peoria City Manager: revenue loss from COVID slightly softer than expected
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria City Council was delivered some good news Tuesday night regarding the 2020-2021 budget, which continues to be restructured. "We've been fortunate over the last couple months som...
Jul 14, 2020 (File-1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy)
Trump administration rescinds rule on foreign students
BOSTON (AP) - Facing eight federal lawsuits and opposition from hundreds of universities, the Trump administration on Tuesday rescinded a rule that would have required international students to transf...
Jul 14, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 7/14: as a whole, state continues keeping virus contained
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- After a brief surge in cases late last week and over the weekend, Illinois apparently continued Tuesday to tamp down COVID-19. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 70...
Jul 14, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 7/14: region narrowly continues to meet all phase four requirements
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria area continued Tuesday to teeter on the cusp of being moved back to phase three of Restore Illinois, as the Peoria City/County Health Department reported 25 tri-county resid...
Jul 14, 2020 Midwest Communications
Early registration numbers show three-fourths of Peoria Public School families favor in-person learning
PEORIA, Ill. -- Fall 2020 registration is officially open for Peoria Public School families. An online "learning options" form has been created for parents, which allows parents to choose between a vi...
Jul 13, 2020 (1470 and 100.3 WMBD)
State COVID roundup 7/13: under four digits again
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Positive COVID tests throughout Illinois remained under 1,000 for the second day in a row, as the Illinois Department of Public Health reported 883 from Sunday to Monday. IDPH als...
Jul 13, 2020 Midwest Communications
