Joe Deacon
ReporterJoe Deacon is a reporter at WCBU, joining in 2020 after one year as a correspondent for Bloomington-Normal sister station WGLT.
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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Public health officials on Friday reported six more fatalities linked to COVID-19 in the past day, along with 77 new confirmed or probable coronavirus infections -
The process to fill the Peoria City Council seat vacated by Mayor Rita Ali is underway, with a decision expected in a little more than a month.
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Active COVID-19 cases in the Tri-County are down to the lowest number in two months, while vaccinations in the region over the past seven days have reversed three weeks of declining figures.
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Two more deaths and 74 new COVID-19 cases were reported Wednesday by Tri-County public health officials, as hospitalizations declined for a second straight day.
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More than 1½ years seems like a long time. Calling it “20 months” makes it seem even longer, or “620 days” longer still. However it’s phrased, that was the length of the Peoria Chiefs’ separation from their hometown fans.
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For the first time since early April, hospitalizations for COVID-19 in the Tri-County area have fallen below 100.
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A discovery recount in Peoria’s April 6 mayoral election shows no difference in the ballot count.
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The Peoria Area Convention and Visitors Bureau is encouraging people to dine out this week. The inaugural Peoria Area Restaurant Week started Monday and runs through Sunday, as Illinois prepares to enter the “bridge” phase of the COVID-19 reopening plan.
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Six Peoria County residents are among the eight people who most recently died due to COVID-19 in the Tri-County area.
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Two 14-year-olds have been booked into the Woodford County Jail after a Saturday night crash involving a stolen vehicle and a Sheriff’s Deputy in the Germantown Hills area.
