On Deck

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, October 6, 2020. Our top story is about how a new whiskey distillery has moved into the former Biehl's commercial dry cleaners on Industrial Road. You'll also hear from Marricea Page, a fourth-grade teacher at Peoria's Maude Sanders Primary School. She is the Teacher of the Year for the West Central Region and a finalist for the statewide award.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, October 5, 2020. Our top story is about how a new Peoria-based start-up will offer a line of all-natural desk accessories made from a leather substitute manufactured by another Peoria-based start-up. You'll also hear from Bradley University professor Cory Barker who discusses how the pandemic has drastically changed how we watch movies, and how it's having an impact not only on movie studios, but also on local movie

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, October 2, 2020. Our top story is about how teachers and parents have struggled, trying to get kids to wear their masks. You'll also hear how a gigantic, world-record, playable guitar serves as the centerpiece of the Peoria Riverfront Museum's new exhibit on the musical instrument that "rocked the world." And you'll hear from H.P. Newquist, the founder and executive director of the National Guitar Museum in New York

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, October 1, 2020. Our top story is about how the ability to offer outdoor seating, has helped many dining esablishments stay open, while observing health and safety guidelines, but they are likely to face a new challenge with the change in weather. You'll also hear a recap from a forum with the candidates of the 88th Illinois House District.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, September 30, 2020. Our top story is about how as kindergarten and first grade students start returning to Peoria Public Schools next week, District 150 continues to monitor the spread of COVID-19. You'll also hear how nine employees of the Peoria City/County Health Department play a vital role in the community's COVID-19 battle. They're contact tracers, tasked with figuring out how the virus is spreading in Peoria

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, September 29, 2020. Our top story is about how Methodist College is expanding on its mission to educate healthcare professionals and will be rolling out a new Bachelor of Science in Medical and Life Sciences degree in the spring semester of 2021. You'll also hear from Peoria resident and retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Hal Fritz, who is one of forty-nine living Medal of Honor recipients who served in the Vietnam

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, September 28, 2020. Our top story is about how a new survey from MADD - or Mothers Against Drunk Driving, with funding from State Farm - shows some troubling misconceptions about cannabis and its influence on traffic safety. You'll also hear how lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic may help healthcare workers boost breast cancer screening among minority and low-income patients.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, September 25, 2020. Our top story is about Bradley University assistant professor Tim Hutchings' new game book, Thousand-Year-Old Vampire. It recently sold out upon release. You'll also hear from 18th Congressional District Democratic candidate George Petrilli who says the way that the 18th Congressional District is carved up makes it too safe for a Republican win and means that there's never an opportunity to really

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, September 24, 2020. Our top story is about how Peoria County voters can drop off their ballots at a new dropbox. You'll also hear from former Illinois Governor George Ryan who has written a book about his moratorium on executions and the commutation of capital sentences.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, September 23, 2020. Our top story is about how an initiative to rename six Peoria Public Schools buildings will move forward, but the process won't be rushed. You'll also hear how the Vietnam Memorial Wall will be in East Peoria today. East Peoria Commissioner Dan Decker, who worked nearly two years to bring the wall to Central Illinois, will tell you about what the city has planned and how you can pay your respects.