On Deck

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Our top story is about how the Housing Authority of Champaign County's newest affordable housing complex is in Henry, a river town about an hour due north of Peoria. You'll also hear how Dr. Harold Kasimow was just 3 years old when the Germans took control of his Polish village. Now 83, he's telling his Holocaust survival story in Peoria.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, April 5, 2021. Our top story is about how four Bradley seniors have launched the "Bring the Beat" program to add music to an after-school program at the Proctor Center. You'll also hear how small towns across the country looking to brand their community have learned the importance of recalling hometown heroes. So it should come as no surprise that Chillicothe refers to Johnston McCulley, the creator of "Zorro" as the

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, April 2, 2021. Our top story is about how a network of volunteers keep watchful eyes on water quality in streams and rivers across Illinois, and you'll soon have a chance to join them. You'll also hear how on Tuesday, voters in Washington will make city history in choosing their mayor for the next four years. We'll close out today's episode with violin music from Bradley University Research Assistant Professor and

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, April 1, 2021. Our top story is about how Representative Darin LaHood says the COVID-19 vaccine offers the best path back to normalcy. You'll also hear how Democratic lawmakers serving Peoria at both the state and federal levels are putting their support behind a variety of LGBTQ bills. Community members are sharing what those bills would mean to them. WCBU's Christine Hatfield has more on a virtual town hall to

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Our top story is about how several Peoria City Council candidates say the most important quality they want in the city's next police chief is effective communication. And as we end Women's History Month, our Kristin McHugh speaks with Barbra Kerns - a Lydia Moss Bradley scholar and Bradley University's executive director of Learning Design and Technology - about the school's founding and Mrs. Bradley

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, March 30, 2021. Our top story is about how a new air conditioning system at one Peoria County high school hinges on whether voters are willing to accept a property tax increase. You'll also hear from Bradley University professor Brad Andersch, who is researching ways to combat drug-resistant bacteria. He's also a Pew Charitable Trusts "Superbugs" ambassador.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, March 29, 2021. Our top story is about how the Peoria City/County Health Department is receiving its first batch of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine doses this week, and how they'll be deployed. You'll also hear how as a member of the National Association of Counties Broadband Task Force; Tazewell County Board Chairman David Zimmerman is in a position to know about the so-called digital divide - the term used to

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, March 26, 2021. Our top story is about how with Peoria Stadium in need of major repairs, a multi-million-dollar effort is underway to modernize and revitalize the historic venue. And with a local election around the corner, you'll also hear how Peorians can rest assured that registering to vote and casting a ballot is easy because of Illinois' election laws. But at least one major barrier still exists for some residents

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, March 25, 2021. Our top story is about how the Pekin and Hollis school districts are touting Central Illinois' first electric buses. You'll also hear how Election Day is less than two weeks away and Peorians will soon be selecting their first new mayor in 16 years, and the two candidates vying for the office have different views on the biggest issues facing the city.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, March 24, 2021. Our top story is about how uncertainty over the ongoing redistricting process was a main topic at a Senate hearing focusing on West Central Illinois needs over the next ten years. You'll also hear how hate crimes directed towards Asian Americans have spiked sharply over the past year, as politicians and others speak of the COVID-19 pandemic using derogatory and often racist language. But with six