On Deck

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, June 2, 2021. Our top story is about how the Tazewell County Health Department saw a rise in Sexually Transmitted Infections in 2020. You'll also hear how a new exhibit at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum highlights Illinois’ connections to music legends.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, June 1, 2021. Our top story is about how Peoria-area park districts are facing a specific challenge as they prepare to open their public pools for the first time in more than a year. You'll also hear from author Charles Titus who talks about his new book "Exploring the Land of Lincoln".

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, May 28, 2021. Our top story is about how U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth says she's secured a commitment from the Air Force secretary nominee, to take a closer look at plans to shed C-130 air wings like the one stationed out of Peoria. You'll also hear how more travelers are expected to hit the roads and fly this year as businesses open and vaccination rates increase.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, May 27, 2021. Our top story is about how teachers and other school workers would receive 30 days of paid sick leave after becoming parents under legislation in the Illinois Senate. You'll also hear how Illinois Central College is applying for a federal Promise Neighborhoods grant. If approved, nearly 80 million dollars would be available to transform education on Peoria's South Side.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, May 26, 2021. Our top story is about how Illinois higher education institutions are getting emergency relief funding from the 1 point 9 trillion-dollar American Rescue Plan. You'll also hear how charitable food organizations like the Midwest Food Bank are looking for new volunteers comfortable enough to serve, while still recovering from a rough year of production due to the pandemic.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, May 25, 2021. Our top story is about how close to 450-million dollars in major road work is planned for the Peoria area over the next six years. You'll also hear how COVID-19 laid bare technology access inequities among students. After months of virtual learning, many Peoria-area schools plan to use the summer to make up for lost ground.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, May 24, 2021. Our top story is about how Republican congressional candidate Esther Joy King. She will make stops in the Peoria area today as part of a launch tour for her second run for the 17th District seat. You'll also hear about Seattle entrepreneur who is piloting a new concept in Peoria's Warehouse District - 32 Airbnb rentals under one roof.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, May 21, 2021. Our top story is about how UnityPoint In-School Health and District 150 joined forces to offer more COVID vaccinations to students. You'll also hear how local interest in hiking and biking is breathing new life into an old idea: linking up the trails on either side of the Illinois River.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, May 20, 2021. Our top story is about how the historic Hale Memorial Church on Peoria's West Bluff faces potential demolition if someone doesn't step up to restore the building. You'll also hear how several Peoria-area community and business leaders are hoping to develop the city into a major biomanufacturing center in the next several years.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Our top story is about how the Broadway Lounge is playing host to an original piano bar show… by a former Cirque du Soleil star this weekend. You'll also hear how public libraries as we know them today, may not exist without the Herculean efforts of one Peorian. WCBU’s Tim Shelley speaks with Jennifer Davis of the Peoria Public Library about the legacy of Erastus Swift Willcox.