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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A 15-year-old boy is in custody at the Peoria County Juvenile Detention Center, charged with having a loaded handgun in his backpack at Manual High School. -
A correctional officer was arrested and immediately fired from the Peoria County Jail Thursday night after an allegation of passing contraband to a detainee in exchange for money. -
For proprietors of local Peoria coffee shops, the cost of operating the business has grown increasingly volatile in the past few months. -
A line of severe storms is expected to reach Central Illinois heading into the weekend. -
Four undeveloped lots near Morning Glory Community Church in central Peoria are slated for a development of new residential duplexes. -
Plans are in the works to provide Lula NFP with another $200,000 to continue operating its pop-up shelter for unhoused Peoria residents through June 30. -
The Peoria mayoral forum between incumbent Mayor Rita Ali and at-large city council member John Kelly has been canceled.
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Offensive struggles proved too much to overcome for the Bradley men’s basketball team Sunday in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament championship game. -
The Bradley men’s basketball team will play for the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament title after fending off upset-minded Valparaiso in Saturday’s second semifinal in St. Louis. -
If you’re still feeling a little out of sorts for a few days after changing your clocks for daylight saving time, a Peoria physician says you’re not alone.
