On Deck

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, January 26, 2021. Our top story is about how Central Illinois moving into Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois plan means basketball and other high-risk high school sports are one step closer to returning. You'll also hear how it's been nearly a year since many musicians have performed live. For many, that loss of live energy and fan enthusiasm has been a big struggle. WCBU student reporter Olivia Streeter takes a look at

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, January 25, 2021. Our top story is about how thousands are receiving their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as the Peoria area moves into phase 1-B. You'll also hear how there's a new State Senator serving Illinois' 37th District. Win Stoller ran unopposed in last year's Republican primary and defeated an independent write-in candidate in the general election. Stoller, who succeeded Chuck Weaver, has worked for about

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, January 22, 2021. Our top story is about how high school sports are close to resuming in Illinois and two Peoria-area athletic directors say players and coaches are excited and eager to return to action. You'll also hear how the five candidates on the primary ballot to replace outgoing Peoria mayor Jim Ardis say they want to lead the city through its current challenges and into the future. All five recently participated

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, January 21, 2021. Our top story is about how as the Federal Correctional Institute in Pekin endures its second COVID-19 outbreak, the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois is monitoring conditions at all prisons and jails. You'll also hear how overall demand for COVID-19 vaccinations is strong in the Peoria area, but that's not as true for the Black and Latin-X communities. Tim Shelley tells us it's an issue

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, January 20, 2021. Our top story is about how with our region's move back to Tier 1 COVID mitigations, some Peoria restaurants are preparing to offer indoor dining for the first time in months. You'll also hear how Stark County, Illinois was the base of operations for the Gypsy Coeds, a group of young women from the Bradford area who piled into a 1926 Ford Model T and toured the country in the 1930's and early 1940's.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, January 19, 2021. Our top story is about how the Peoria area will roll out the next phase of coronavirus vaccines to frontline essential workers and people age 65 and older starting this week. You'll also hear how about ten thousand workers across more than a dozen Illinois hospitals run by OSF HealthCare have received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. You'll hear from OSF's Vice President of Pharmacy, Sandy

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, January 15, 2021. Our top story is about how two men making history in leadership positions with prominent Peoria institutions will be the featured speakers for Monday's 35th annual Martin Luther King march and service. You'll also hear how Illinois is now a year into cannabis conviction expungements. Some counties like Peoria wiped away those records way ahead of schedule, but others are still working through the

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, January 14, 2021. Our top story is about how analysts say auto sales dipped by 15 percent last year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. That's the indutry's worst showing since the 1980's. You'll also hear how interior designers and decorators are seeing more business due to all the video conferencing during the pandemic. You'll also get some helpful tips from these professionals, on how to best present your "Zoom room" on

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, January 13, 2021. Our top story concerns local law enforcement concerns about a new criminal justice reform bill winding its way through the Illinois General Assembly. Hear from Peoria County Sheriff Brian Asbell and Tazewell County Sheriff Jeff Lower. You'll also hear about the ongoing process to replace retired state Sen. Bill Brady.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, January 12, 2021. Our top story concerns deferrals of dental work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hear from one Peoria dentist who will tell you why that's a bad idea. You'll also hear from CityLink General Manager Doug Roelfs. The Peoria mass transit agency didn't get through 2020 without some struggles, but Roelfs says they're still a lot better off than agencies in other cities.