On Deck

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, December 17, 2020. Our top story is about how holiday traditions look a bit different this year, but celebrations and traditions like Hanukkah are still continuing to happen in their own ways. You'll also hear from Jukebox Comedy Club owner Dan Conlin. The day the laughter dies could soon be here in Peoria, as Conlin warns this latest temporary closure could become permanent.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, December 16, 2020. Our top story is about how some of the first COVID-19 vaccines were administered to health care workers Tuesday at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. You'll also hear from Peoria Journal Star sports reporter Dave Reynolds. He recently concluded a 38-year run with the Journal Star, covering Bradley men's basketball since 1990. He has also witnessed high school basketball championships and saw

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, December 15, 2020. Our top story is about how the Peoria City Council will vote to approve a consent decree with the U.S. EPA after 14 years of negotiations over the city's Combined Sewer Overflow problems. You'll also hear from Dr. Samuel Sears, OSF HealthCare's director of Behavioral Health Physician Services. He talks about the toll of the pandemic on health workers, and how he's helping to manage the resulting

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, December 14, 2020. Our top story is about how the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines is expected to arrive in Central Illinois very soon. You'll also hear how it's not just high school athletes feeling the scholarship pinch during the pandemic. The culinary team at Woodruff Career and Technical Center took first place in the restaurant management category at the Illinois ProStart Invitational last March, just days before

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, December 11, 2020. Our top story is about how a new cutting-edge treatment aimed at reducing hospital admissions for high-risk COVID-19 patients is now available in central Illinois. You'll also hear from Congressman Darin LaHood, who says getting a new coronavirus relief package passed remains his top priority this month, even if it means he has to stay in Washington, D.C. until it gets done.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, December 10, 2020. Our top story is about how the peak of the Geminid meteor shower is fast approaching, so you may want to take some time to look at the night sky on the night of December 13th or the early morning of the 14th. You'll also hear from mayoral candidate and councilman, Jim Montelongo. After more than a decade on the Peoria City Council, Montelongo believes he is the best choice to follow Jim Ardis as the

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, December 9, 2020. Our top story is about how those experiencing homelessness are at a greater risk of contracting and spreading COVID-19. You'll find out who's helping this vulnerable population here in Peoria - and how they're asking you to help. You'll also hear from Bradley University President Stephen Standifird. Bradley University's fall semester during the COVID-19 pandemic was unlike any other in the school's

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, December 8, 2020. Our top story is about how two of the seven candidates running for Mayor of Peoria are defending the validity of their nominating petitions. You'll also hear how Distillery Labs, the technology and innovation center coming to downtown Peoria, has its first executive director. WCBU reporter Joe Deacon talks with Paul Leamon, who will begin his role as executive director in the first week in January and

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, December 7, 2020. Our top story is about how COVID-19 has drastically changed the way research and education have been conducted. Researchers and educators everywhere have had to become more innovative in their practices to ensure success. You'll also hear how the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria and OSF HealthCare are finding some early success using virtual reality technology to remotely train medical

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, December 4, 2020. Our top story is about how the traditional bell ringing for the Peoria Area Salvation Army is quiet for now, as potential COVID-19 exposure has left the Red Kettle collection stations unmanned. You'll also hear how during the first three months of the pandemic, the number of Americans dying - not just from COVID-19 - increased compared to previous years. That’s according to a recent study led by