Jordan Mead
InternJordan Mead is a reporting intern at WCBU. She joined the station in 2021.
Jordan is also a student at Illinois State University.
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After the COVID-19 eviction moratorium ended last year, cases of homelessness went up in Peoria. With summer weather now hitting Illinois, homelessness cases are predicted to keep rising. The Dream Center in Peoria is a faith-based nonprofit that sees the home insecurity issues caused by poverty and is supporting families facing housing insecurity.
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Fewer people typically turn out for midterm primary elections. This pattern is predicted to hold for next week's Illinois primary election if vote-by-mail is any indication.
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On Wednesday night, Peoria mayor Rita Ali gave her first State of the City. She spoke to the need to draw more people into Peoria through improving housing and addressing safety issues within the community.
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Transportation is a huge issue for people who cannot afford to purchase their own vehicle and who have trouble accessing already existing forms of transportation. Many Central Illinoisians simply don’t have the means to buy their own vehicle, but talk about increasing transportation is happening access in the Greater Peoria area.
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ART Inc. Peoria is kicking off its summer camp this week. But this nonprofit after-school program has more in store for kids year-round than traditional after-school and summer programs.
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The second heat advisory of the year is hitting Central Illinois. But heat exhaustion and heat strokes are only part of the picture. Extra stress on air and cooling systems means many people will face higher electric bills in what's already expected to be a painful year for energy consumer this summer.
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The COVID-19 pandemic forced millions of Americans to switch to online work environments and virtual learning, and many learned quickly that sharing internet access with multiple devices was a challenge.Seeing that this problem will not go away anytime soon without action, Peoria and Woodford Counties are joining the Accelerate Illinois Broadband Infrastructure Planning Program to improve broadband.
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The Boy Scouts of America has been around for more than 110 years, and the Central Illinois W.D. Boyce council is celebrating its 50-year anniversary.For the next 18 months, this council will celebrate the longevity of scouting with both community-based and council-wide events.
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The Peoria Mayor's Youth Program launched Monday. More than 300 Peoria teenagers will spend their summer exploring new ways to care for the city’s storm water infrastructure and green spaces while gaining professional experience.
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Recent mass shootings across the nation are prompting discussions about what Congress should do to limit gun violence. The war in Ukraine also remains a hot subject in the headlines. Republican Rep. Darin LaHood, who represents parts of Greater Peoria, shares his insight on these current events.