Author Archives: Rick Hirschmann
Peoria City/County Health Dept. update
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria City/County Health Department gave an update on local positive COVID-19 cases on Thursday, and it was the largest increase in cases to date, with 12. 53 confrimed cases have ...
Apr 23, 2020 Kristina Leahy/1470-100.3 WMBD
AP-NORC poll: Few Americans support easing virus protections
WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans remain overwhelmingly in favor of stay-at-home orders and other efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus, a new survey finds, even as small pockets of attention-grabbi...
Apr 22, 2020 Midwest Communications
Pritzker announces help for student loan borrowers
CHICAGO -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday announced a program to bring relief to student loan borrowers throughout Illinois. While the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act provided ...
Apr 21, 2020 Midwest Communications
IHSA cancels spring tourneys
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- There will be no spring high school state sports tournaments in Illinois. The Illinois High School Association Board of Directors met Tuesday via videoconference to discuss the ma...
Apr 21, 2020 Midwest Communications
UnityPoint announces furloughs, hour reductions, pay cuts
PEORIA, Ill. - In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, UnityPoint Health has announced some changes that affect staff across the board. Staff who work in areas not operating at capacity will see furloughs ...
Apr 21, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond
Local COVID-19 update; education plans to be determined
PEORIA, Ill. -- The local tri-county COVID-19 case count rose Monday to 77. Peoria County had 42, Woodford had 11, and Tazewell had 24. 21 beds were in use for confirmed or suspected cases, and 29 con...
Apr 20, 2020 Midwest Communications
Pritzker says state ramping up senior care
CHICAGO -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker said a "strike team" has been formed by the Illinois Department of Public Health to make sure long-term care facilities are following proper COVID-19 guidelines. The stri...
Apr 20, 2020 Midwest Communications
WHO head warns worst of virus is still ahead
GENEVA - The head of the World Health Organization has warned that "the worst is yet ahead of us" in the coronavirus outbreak, raising new alarm bells about the pandemic just as many countries are beg...
Apr 20, 2020 Midwest Communications
Illinois to receive new medical supplies
CHICAGO -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Sunday another airlift of personal protective equipment is scheduled to land Monday in Illinois from China, as the state continues its battle against coronavirus. "T...
Apr 19, 2020 Midwest Communications
Three new cases, no new deaths
PEORIA, Ill. -- The tri-county's positive COVID-19 case count rose Sunday to 76. The Peoria City/County Health Department said there were 41 cases in Peoria County, 11 in Woodford, and 24 in Tazewell....
Apr 19, 2020 Midwest Communications
