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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After several years in the making, the South Side Mission’s new thrift store in Peoria’s 61605 neighborhood is now open. -
With the popular Spirit of Peoria riverboat no longer among the city’s riverfront attractions, the idea of replacing it with a stop on a potential Illinois River cruise line has been mentioned as one option. -
The City of Peoria will receive almost $500,000 more in state grant funding for a program to demolish abandoned, vacant and unsafe houses on the city’s South Side. -
A Peoria County grand jury has indicted two more juvenile offenders in adult court for their alleged involvement in a street gang under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO. -
Pekin Police reopen area near Court Street intersection after closure for possible explosive devicesThe Pekin Police Department has shut down the area near the intersection of Court Street and Parkway Drive, citing the presence of two objects that appear to be explosive devices. -
Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has released the identity of a 30-year-old Chillicothe woman killed in a Friday morning crash on Illinois Route 29. -
A Peoria man convicted of second-degree murder for a fatal 2023 shooting in Limestone Township was sentenced to seven years in prison Friday during a hearing in Peoria County Circuit Court, according to a media release from the Peoria County State’s Attorney’s Office.
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The Tri-County Regional Planning Commission is finishing a lengthy, federally funded process to develop a broad plan for roadway safety with an ambitious goal of eliminating all traffic fatalities and severe injuries by 2050. -
An overnight fire at the Peoria Pizza Works restaurant on Prospect Road needed response from multiple agencies. -
A 12-year-old boy suffered serious injuries after a shooting inside a Peoria residence Wednesday night, according to the Peoria Police Department.
