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 Peoria man has been given a 14-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to a charge of aggravated driving while intoxicated causing death. -
Mark Rein will lead a group of 15 volunteers from the Peoria area and elsewhere departing Friday on a second humanitarian mission to the west-central city of Ternopil in war-stricken Ukraine. -
Washington Chief of Police Mike McCoy has announced his retirement, ending a 48-year career in law enforcement. -
A scheduling conflict has prompted the Illinois High School Association to move this year’s Class 1A and 2A state baseball finals from Peoria to Champaign. -
Two Peoria men who were juveniles when they were arrested for crimes tied to alleged involvement with a violent street gang have been indicted on adult charges under the RICO statute. -
A Pekin man charged with killing two of his friends will stay in custody at least until a mental fitness evaluation is completed. -
Chuck Grayeb’s last regular Peoria City Council meeting is Tuesday, as his 24-year tenure is drawing to a close. Heading into his final weeks as a council member, Grayeb reflects on his years of service. -
Adoption of a municipal grocery tax to replace the upcoming elimination of the state’s tax will go before the Peoria City Council at its next meeting Tuesday. -
Peoria will remain the host for the Illinois High School Association’s softball state finals for at least the next three years. -
Being open to working with artificial intelligence was one of the messages given to students Tuesday during Bradley University’s annual Charley Steiner Symposium.
