On Deck

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Our top story is about how with Illinois' return to Phase 4, that means it's time to hit the ice again. WCBU correspondent Mike Rundle heads to the Owens Center to check in. You'll also hear how lawyers representing some of the families who lost relatives after a COVID-19 outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans Home are preparing to file their lawsuit. You'll hear from one of those families.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, February 8, 2021. Our top story is about how Central Illinois is almost three weeks into 1-B vaccinations. WCBU student reporter Olivia Streeter checks in with UnityPoint Health to see how their process is going. You'll also hear how university presidents recently wrote Governor JB Pritzker a letter asking him to move higher education staff and students up to the 1-B vaccination phase. But in a conversation with WCBU's

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, February 5, 2021. Our top story is about how Peoria's inaugural Community First class of police recruits worked with another city department to get their feet wet before heading off to the academy. They're now preparing to take that grassroots knowledge on to their new jobs. You'll also hear how Peoria's Fourth City Council District will soon have a new representative around the horseshoe. WCBU reporter Joe Deacon will

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, February 4, 2021. Our top story is about how the 3rd Peoria City Council District candidates recently participated in a forum hosted by the Peoria NAACP. WCBU's Tim Shelley rounds up their takes on police reform needs in the River City. You'll also hear how an education bill with wide-ranging provisions is drawing mixed reaction from Central Illinois school superintendents. The Governor has yet to sign it, but says he

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, February 3, 2021. Our top story is about how Illinois is failing to stem the tide of continual population loss that has beleaguered the state the last several years, according to recent U.S. Census data. WCBU's Tim Shelley examines the latest numbers. You'll also hear how even though Peoria may not seem to be fertile ground for producing a Flamenco band, you will hear from singer, songwriter, and co-founder of the

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, February 2, 2021. Our top story is about how new COVID-19 variants are making their way into America and into Illinois. WCBU's Tim Shelley tells you what you need to know. You'll also hear how construction is set to begin this spring on a one-mile stretch of Western Avenue in Peoria's Southside neighborhood. WCBU correspondent Tory Dahlhoff brings us a story about the potential community and economic impact of the

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, February 1, 2021. Our top story is about how libraries in the Peoria area are beginning to reopen their doors and services to the public again with altered guidelines to reinforce safety. You'll also hear how the small-town theater was an endangered species before the pandemic, but in 2020, the coronavirus forced theaters to close completely, for months at a time. Chad Timmerman heads the committee that runs the Town

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, January 29, 2021. Our top story is about how a slow rollout continues to impact the efforts of long-term care facilities to vaccinate residents and staff for COVID-19. WCBU student reporter Jordan Mead checked in with several of those facilities to measure our area's progress. You'll also hear how Havana, Illinois is working with the University of Illinois to develop the city into a rural tourism destination.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, January 28, 2021. Our top story is about how one of every 20 children in Illinois have had a parent in jail or prison. That's according to a new report released by a task force that's hoping to ease the challenges those children can face. You'll also hear how the COVID-19 pandemic made 2020 a tough year for many businesses, but Peoria's real estate market recorded one of its best years on record, with home sales up 18

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, January 27, 2021. Our top story is about how Peoria Public Schools is pushing back the proposed implementation of its "balanced calendar" from Fall 2021 to Fall 2022. You'll also hear how after a three-week interview process, Bill Brady's former State Senate seat now belongs to a former Logan County clerk. Five Republican Party county chairs have chosen Sally Turner of Beason to represent the 44th District for the