Author Archives: Rick Hirschmann

PEORIA, Ill. -- Heddington Oaks long-term care is closing. "None of this action has been done on the fly," said Andrew Rand, Peoria County Board Chairman. "This has nothing to do with the COVID crisis...

PEORIA, Ill. -- Employees of Peoria Charter Coach are headed back to work after the company was approved for a Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program loan. 18th District Representat...

PEORIA, Ill. -- General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport has received north of $6 million through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security, or CARES, Act. The federal grant purp...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Bernie Sanders endorsed his former rival Joe Biden for president on Monday in a joint online appearance. "I am asking all Americans, I'm asking every Democrat, I'm asking every indep...

CHICAGO -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker took time on Easter to thank Apple. He said CEO Tim Cook saw to 100,000 N-95 masks being delivered to Illinois. Pritzker also said the state is eighth in the nation in Ce...

PEORIA, Ill. -- The total COVID-19 case count for the Peoria-Tazewell-Woodford tri-county area rose Sunday to 53. Peoria's and Tazewell's count rose one a piece, from 26 and 18 on Saturday to 27 and 1...

LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was discharged from a London hospital where he was treated in intensive care for the coronavirus as the U.K. on Sunday became the fourth European cou...

PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department said the tri-county total of positive cases rose Friday to 45. Peoria County had 21 and Tazewell had 17. Woodford County remained at 7. Five pa...

PEORIA, Ill. -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker's warning Thursday many summer events probably won't happen has raised questions about some local events. Namely, Red, White, and Boom. Midwest 360, the main oversee...

PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria County Board has unanimously passed a special COVID-19 plan to allow taxpayers to split payments of their first real estate tax installment. Instead of 100% of the first ins...