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 proposed Workers’ Rights Amendment to the state constitution would guarantee Illinois workers the “fundamental right” to collectively bargain for agreements on wages, hours and working conditions. If passed, Illinois would be among just a handful of states that guarantee the right to collective bargaining. -
Colorado-based Motus Theater is bringing the national tour of its “JustUs” project featuring monologists sharing their experiences with incarceration to the Knox College campus next week.
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The City of Peoria is preparing for the possibility of asylum seekers arriving via bus in the coming weeks.
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Republican gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey vowed to stand by the outcome of the upcoming general election Tuesday, after telling a group of supporters in Peoria he wants to lower taxes, improve public education, and take a tough stance against crime.
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A 40-year-old man died after the motorcycle he was riding was struck by another vehicle Wednesday night in Peoria County.
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U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos says her chief of staff described the abandoned areas of Peoria International Airport's 63-year-old tower building as being “like ‘The Silence of the Lambs.’”
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It's hard to miss the dilapidated former Allied Mills building that towers over U.S. Route 24 on the southern end of Bartonville. Village leaders would like to see the abandoned pet food plant torn down. But the property owner says his group plans to develop the site, and demolition may not be in their best interests.
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Chris Reynolds is now in his eighth full academic year as the head of the Bradley University athletics department, as the landscape of college sports continues to evolve. Reynolds discusses how his department is adapting to such changes as Name-Image-Likeness compensation for athletes and the transfer portal.
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A 21-year-old man died Saturday after falling from a roof at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria on Friday afternoon, according to county coroner Jamie Harwood.
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A man is dead following a motorcycle crash early Saturday morning in downtown Peoria.
