On Deck

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, September 8, 2020. Our top story is about how the president of the Peoria Firefighters Union said the multiple rounds of cuts to the fire department in recent years are putting the city at risk. You'll also about how the Papers of Abraham Lincoln Project has added over 500 more documents to Lincoln's online record, to make it complete through his one term in Congress.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, September 4, 2020. Our top story is about how the class of 2020 has had a lot taken from them during this pandemic. They did not get to finish their senior year, and now some of them are college freshmen, gaining their independence during these strange and unpredictable times. You'll also hear from OSF psychotherapist Bernice Gordon-Young, who discusses "toxic positivity" during the COVID-19 pandemic and says, "it's

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, September 3, 2020. Our top story is about how the Greater Peoria Essential Abilities and Knowledge (GPEAK) program seeks to get prospective employees ready to enter the workplace. You'll also hear from Peoria City Council member Rita Ali. She is now the head of the new joint commission on racial justice and equity being formed by the City of Peoria and Peoria County. She discusses how the commission will address

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, September 2, 2020. Our top story is about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the fashion world. You'll also hear from Bradley University President Stephen Standifird, whose first full year leading Bradley looks unlike any other in its 123 year history. He discusses the university's COVID-19 response, one week into the semester.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, September 1, 2020. Our top story is about how entrepreneur and philanthropist Kim Blickenstaff recently addressed the Rotary Club of Peoria and shared the progress that's been made on development projects in Peoria, Peoria Heights, and Spring Bay. You'll also hear from Dr. Tom Luft of Pekin. He was treating patients through the COVID-19 pandemic, and then in June he contracted the virus. You'll hear him talk about his

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, August 31, 2020. Our top story is about how successful remediation of one brownfield on Peoria's South Side, may open the door to the removal of another blight on the neighborhood: the deteriorating old Harrison School. You'll also hear how Peoria Public Schools District 150 is examining name changes for facilities honoring Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, Charles Lindbergh, and

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, August 28, 2020. Our top story is about how U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth says biofuels need reinforcement, after years of small refinery waivers forced corn and ethanol distillers to take a big economic hit. You'll also hear how t he U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest disaster loans to people in Woodford, Peoria, Tazewell, and other Central Illinois counties whose properties sustained damage

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, August 27, 2020. Our top story is about how Exposition Gardens is looking to repurpose underutilized acreage, as an agricultural education space. You'll also hear from OSF's vice president of Clinical Speciality Services, Dr. Brian Curtis. He says during the COVID-19 pandemic, people haven't been keeping up to date with routine vaccinations, but he says it's important to get your shots, especially as flu season

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, August 26, 2020. Our top story is about how first year students at University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria are starting off their year remotely. You'll also hear from the new host of NPR's 1A Jenn White. She has been in the 1A host chair for nearly two months now. Jenn White is the show's second host, replacing Joshua Johnson. She discusses her transition from a city show to a national program, her approach

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, August 25, 2020. Our top story is about how Esther Joy King's Congressional campaign manager is settling into his new role. You'll also hear from Romando Dixson, the new executive editor of the Peoria Journal Star. He wants to increase the diversity of the newspaper's mainly white male staff, over the next five years.