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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The Peoria City/County Health Department has announced a funding opportunity totaling $100,000 for projects to help feed working families. -
Problems with bus service on the first day of school have prompted Pekin District 108 officials to cancel classes Thursday and Friday to rectify the transportation challenges. -
Two weeks after members expressed reluctance and frustration, the East Peoria City Council voted unanimously in adopting new flood maps in accordance with the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s update for Tazewell County. -
The company formerly known as Pacific Ethanol Pekin will fund a $125,000 environmental restoration project and pay a $75,000 civil penalty as part of a consent order ending legal proceedings over refinery pollution on the Illinois River. -
U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen returned to Peoria for the second time in less than a week Tuesday, speaking to a clean energy workforce training class and talking with budding entrepreneurs at the Minority Business Development Center. -
Peoria Mayor Rita Ali remains steadfast in her belief that the planned Phoenix Manor permanent supportive housing development on the South Side ultimately will benefit the neighborhood. -
The City of Peoria continues to look at strengthening its enforcement targeting chronic nuisance properties. But a proposal championed by city council member Denise Jackson that would require around the clock staffing at large apartment complexes failed to advance. -
A severe storm system that damaged buildings, downed trees and left thousands without power in Bloomington-Normal on Thursday largely spared the Tri-County region. -
U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen said he and his colleagues in Washington should do more to manage the rising costs hitting American households. -
The Peoria City Council has given initial approval for a $29 million permanent supportive housing complex for homeless families on the city’s South Side. Mayor Rita Ali said the Phoenix Manor development is a key step toward revitalizing the area.
