Joe Deacon
ReporterJoe Deacon is a reporter at WCBU and WGLT. Contact Joe at jdeacon@ilstu.edu.
An Illinois State University graduate, Joe previously spent 18 years with The Pantagraph in Bloomington in various roles ranging from copy editor to sports reporter and assistant sports editor. He transitioned to radio with eight months as a reporter for WSOY in Decatur.
Joe was born and raised in the southwest suburbs of Chicago and is an avid White Sox fan. He also enjoys movies and video games (still, even at his age).
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A $5.5 million renovation project will add eight loft-style apartments and street-level retail space to Peoria’s growing Warehouse District. -
Peoria Mayor Ali believes the 5,000-seat outdoor performance venue along the Illinois River will provide an economic impact and cultural benefit for the entire region. While the project is primarily funded by an $11 million donation to the city, Ali said it’s looking like the cost may go slightly above that amount. -
As owners of the new Hampton Inn along the Illinois River in East Peoria celebrate the hotel’s “excellent start,” Mayor John Kahl says the development signifies another step in the city’s progress. -
Downsized plans for a mixed-used office and commercial building at the former Save A Lot grocery store site in Peoria Heights have board members considering whether the village codes need to be strengthened. -
Peoria Mayor Rita Ali says she supports the idea of streamlining the process for approving housing projects, but proposed statewide zoning regulations would go too far. -
One woman is dead and another is in custody following a stabbing Tuesday night on the western edge of Downtown Peoria. -
Gun violence in Peoria increased slightly in May, with homicides and shooting incidents now all above last year’s pace. -
A 43-year-old Peoria man is charged with impersonating a Peoria County sheriff’s deputy and weapons crimes after he conducted an illegal traffic stop last week. -
A 62-year-old Armington man died Saturday after his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck in Mackinaw.
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An additional $1 million in federal funding will help Peoria County pay for preliminary design engineering on a project to revitalize Radnor Road, although construction may still be years away.
