Author Archives: Rick Hirschmann
State COVID roundup 6/17: all regions meeting criteria to advance
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Nearly 30,000 tests for COVID-19 were taken from Tuesday to Wednesday at labs across Illinois, with 546 coming back positive. There have been 87 deaths reported over that same 24-...
Jun 17, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 6/17: Tazewell Co. woman dies
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Tazewell County woman in her 80s is the area's most recent COVID-19 victim to succumb to the illness. Her death, reported Wednesday, brings Tazewell's death count to 7 and gives the ...
Jun 17, 2020 Midwest Communications
In wake of racial issues, Peoria County Board votes to tap into financial reserves
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria County Board has voted to allocate an extra lump of money to combat what it calls social injustice. By a 16-2 vote, the board on Tuesday voted to appropriate an extra $853,5...
Jun 16, 2020 Peoria County Board June 11, 2020
River waters almost fully receded
PEORIA, Ill. -- Flooding for Peoria at the Illinois River may be over for the year. The Army Corps of Engineers said Monday water levels at noon were just over 15 feet. Projections showed the river wo...
Jun 15, 2020 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
IHSA moves boys' tourney to Champaign from Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Illinois High School Association has decided to move the IHSA Boys Basketball State Finals from Peoria to Champaign. The decision came down at Monday's IHSA Board of Directors meet...
Jun 15, 2020 Midwest Communications
US revokes emergency use of malaria drugs vs. coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. regulators on Monday revoked emergency authorization for malaria drugs promoted by President Donald Trump for treating COVID-19 amid growing evidence they don't work and could c...
Jun 15, 2020 Midwest Communications
Get your popcorn ready: Park District eyes drive-in theater program
PEORIA, Ill. -- The closest drive-in theater to Peoria is over 40 miles away. The Peoria Park District hopes to change that -- at least, on a makeshift basis -- this summer. "We're looking at a Movies...
Jun 14, 2020 Peoria Park District
State COVID roundup 6/14: lowest death numbers since early April
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday reported the lowest statewide COVID-19 death toll in a 24-hour period in over two months. The IDPH said 19 people across four co...
Jun 14, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 6/14: Peoria County reaches 20 deaths
PEORIA, Ill. -- Another Peoria County long-term care facility resident has died from COVID-19. The Peoria City/County Health Department's Sunday report indicated coronavirus claimed the life of a fema...
Jun 14, 2020 Midwest Communications
Heights draws peaceful protest
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. -- A Black Lives Matter march drew around 150 people on Saturday to the streets of Peoria Heights. Heights resident Tanisha Cayson organized the rally, which began at the library ...
Jun 13, 2020 Mike Bailey/Village of Peoria Heights
