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Joe Deacon
ReporterContact Joe at jdeacon@ilstu.edu.
Joe 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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A ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday marked the opening of the $29 million mixed-use Adams & Oak redevelopment that includes 90 residential rental units along with 10,000 square feet of retail space.
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After two previous denials, operators of the Empire Lounge again had their application for site approval of a liquor license turned down by a split Peoria City Council on Tuesday.
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Peoria County Democratic Party chairman Rick Fox said Biden's decision to step aside gives the party a chance to mend divisions and coalesce around a candidate.
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After more than a decade in planning and development, and nearly a year of construction, the Distillery Labs Innovation Hub is close to opening in downtown Peoria.
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A landlord of residential properties in Peoria is facing allegations of sexually harassing tenants in violation of the Fair Housing Act.
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First-term Peoria Mayor Rita Ali will run for re-election in the spring. Ali announced her bid for a second four-year term in a news release Tuesday afternoon.
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The federal agency that oversees workplace safety is proposing an update to the standards that govern fire departments. For volunteer and hybrid fire staffs in the Peoria area, the new standards could be costly and time-consuming.
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In its sixth year of existence, the Regional Workforce Alliance (RWA) is working to develop and employ strategies to “upskill” unemployed and under-employed adults while offering workforce exposure to high school students.
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The owner of a restaurant business hoping to move into the Twin Towers Mall faces another delay following the Peoria City Council’s second deferral of a vote to grant the site a liquor license.
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Illinois Central College president Sheila Quirk-Bailey believes taking an innovative approach to meeting the needs of students and the community must remain a priority.