On Deck

WCBU's On Deck podcast has everything you need to start your day for Thursday, July 23th, 2023. First, reporter Tim Shelley explains why the Peoria City Council approved a 90-day moratorium on new tobacco licenses. Then, a look at River City Pride Festival 2023, back this weekend and larger than before.

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WCBU's On Deck podcast has everything you need to start your day for Wednesday, July 12th, 2023. First, a look at One Peoria in Glen Oak Park, as a community comes together to prepare area children to return to the classroom. Then, a look at new research at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center that could utilize artificial intelligence to ease emergency department overcrowding.

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WCBU's On Deck podcast has everything you need to start your day for Tuesday, July 11th, 2023. First, a new FDA approval means wider access to a treatment for Alzheimer's disease. Then, the archives of the now-defunct Peoria YWCA highlights how biases  can color the historical record.

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WCBU's On Deck podcast has everything you need to start your day for Monday, July 10th, 2023. First, US Representative Eric Sorensen paid a visit to Peoria Heights last week. Hear the Moline Democrat's thought on recent decisions drawing public attention to the Supreme Court. Then, the end of enhanced SNAP benefits this summer means more Americans are struggling with food insecurity, hear how Sophia's Kitchen is rising to meet the need.

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WCBU's On Deck podcast has everything you need to start your day for Friday, July 7th, 2023. First, a new machine at the Carle Health Pekin Diagnostic Center detects masses that may be missed during a mammogram. Then, hear from the front man of Union Avenue, before the vintage rockabilly trio takes the stage in Peoria this weekend.

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WCBU's On Deck podcast has everything you need to start your day for Thursday, July 6th, 2023. First, St. Margaret's Health takes steps to close another Illinois Valley hospital. Then, a perspective on proposed legislation to regulate the sale of cannabis derivative Delta 8 from someone inside Illinois' hemp industry.

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WCBU's On Deck podcast has everything you need to start your day for Wednesday, July 5th, 2023. First, the Tazewell County Health Department has two new buildings in Pekin, to provide services closer to the county's population center. Then, WCBU's Joe Deacon breaks down recent comments from Republican Representative Darin LaHood.

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WCBU's On Deck podcast has everything you need to start your day for Friday, June 30th, 2023. First, a major Supreme Court ruling strikes down affirmative action at major American universities, hear how our local higher education institutions are responding. Then, a rising trend to take a vacation and reconnect with your ancestral roots, learn about "heritage trips."

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WCBU's On Deck podcast has everything you need to start your day for Thursday, July 29th, 2023. First, the latest on the smoke clouding Peoria skies the last few days, drifting down from Canadian wildfires. Then, a conversation with Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce CEO Joshua Gunn about talent attraction and priorities for growing area businesses.

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WCBU's On Deck podcast has everything you need to start your day for Wednesday, June 28th, 2023. First, the Peoria Heights Village Board considers a contract with the Peoria Fire Department. Then, hear about the organization delivering hundreds of thousands of pounds of food to Peoria area shelters and pantries every year.

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