Mike Rundle
CorrespondentMike Rundle is a correspondent at WCBU. He joined the station in 2020.
Mike is a graduate of Columbia College Chicago's photography and advertising programs where he served as Director of Photography at the nationally-recognized Columbia Chronicle. A recipient of multiple awards from the Illinois College Press Association, Associated Collegiate Press, and College Media Association, Mike is excited to be back reporting around his hometown of East Peoria.
He currently resides in Peoria, where he enjoys hiking, kayaking, and walking his dog, Toby.
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From reading cookbooks on the shelves at Barnes & Noble to some of the best restaurants in the world, Chef Josh Lanning has had a unique path to an acclaimed career in food. -
According to Superintendent Dr. Sharon Kherat, just 7% of Black students in District 150 are passing algebra classes—a statistic The New Teacher Project hopes to get to the bottom of.
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Previously, Dunlap administration had chosen to make masks optional for the upcoming school year.
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At Monday night’s Board of Education meeting, Dr. Kherat said that the District is in a good position regarding its COVID-19 return-to-school plan which includes a District-wide mask mandate.
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Superintendent Dr. Scott Dearman reviewed a revised plan at the Board of Education meeting Wednesday night that makes masks optional and requires students to learn in-person with minimal exceptions.
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Peoria Mayor Rita Ali led the launch of the Peoria City-County Joint Commission on Racial Justice and Equity Thursday evening.
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Richard Louv started a movement when his book “Last Child in the Woods” was published in 2005, and that movement has made its way to Hickory Grove Elementary School.
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As the hospitality industry in the Peoria area begins to bounce back with relaxed COVID-19 restrictions, more residents are taking to the town; but behind the scenes, many employees are still working to shake the effects of pandemic-induced furloughs.
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The four-phase, multi-year construction plan will begin this summer with an entryway, covered stage, and garden.
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Peoria Public Schools will be adopting an LGBTQ+ inclusive history curriculum starting with the 2021-2022 school year.
