Author Archives: Rick Hirschmann
Buyer beware: return to live events bringing out scammers
PEORIA, Ill. -- The hunger for concerts, sporting events, and other such gatherings is at a fever pitch after the pandemic wrecked all such occasions. Just as hungry are the proverbial sharks in the w...
Rick Hirschmann May 26, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 5/26: 11M doses given
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- More than 11 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have now been put into Illinoisans' arms. The 59,494 doses administered on Tuesday sprung the state over the 11M mark. 66% of ad...
Rick Hirschmann May 26, 2021 Midwest Communications
Top Morton Schools admin. leaving post
MORTON, Ill. -- Five-year Morton Schools Superintendent Jeff Hill announced Tuesday the 2021-2022 school year will be his last. "Morton has been an enjoyable experience, and I think it has been a prod...
Rick Hirschmann May 25, 2021 Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD
Prosecutor in Trump criminal probe convenes grand jury -Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Manhattan's district attorney has convened a grand jury that is expected to decide whether to indict Donald Trump, which indicates he feels he has evidence of a crime by the form...
Rick Hirschmann May 25, 2021 REUTERS/Octavio Jones/File Photo
State COVID roundup 5/25: close to another big milestone
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois as of Tuesday was one percentage point away from half of its adults being fully vaccinated. The state Department of Public Health reported the 49,402 doses administered M...
Rick Hirschmann May 25, 2021 Midwest Communications
From TJ to CT: PPS approves name change of Thomas Jefferson School
PEORIA, Ill. -- As of July 1, 2021, Thomas Jefferson Primary School will begin a new era. The Peoria Public School District 150 Board of Education voted unanimously Monday night as part of its consent...
Rick Hirschmann May 24, 2021 Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD
State COVID roundup 5/24: 2nd straight day under 1k
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 933 people between Sunday and Monday throughout the state tested positive for coronavirus. 10 died during that time. IDPH said 48...
Rick Hirschmann May 24, 2021 Midwest Communications
Peoria fire prompts medical treatment for 2
PEORIA, Ill. -- Two juveniles had to be taken to a hospital for smoke inhalation following a Monday morning fire in Peoria's East Bluff. The blaze ignited around 11:20 in the attic of 521 E. McClure. ...
Rick Hirschmann May 24, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Local COVID roundup 5/24: 10 weekend deaths
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties each suffered COVID-related deaths over the weekend that contributed to Monday's Peoria City/County Health Department report. Tazewell saw a man...
Rick Hirschmann May 24, 2021 Midwest Communications
Armed drugstore robbers remain on the loose
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police have been scouring the area for two men who robbed the University St. Walgreens. The incident happened Saturday just before 10 P.M. and involved the brandishing of handgu...
Rick Hirschmann May 23, 2021 MWC-Peoria Police Media Release