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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At Monday night’s Board of Education meeting, Dr. Derrick Booth, the outgoing Director of Social/Emotional Learning and the Wraparound Center, led a presentation from community partners who offer services from the Wraparound Center, including OSF HealthCare and FamilyCore. -
Six Peoria Public Schools students are heading to the West Coast to compete in a national speech tournament.
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On the 76th anniversary of his business, George Manias of George’s Shoeshine and Hatters celebrated with a movie premiere.
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Inside a once-vacant storefront at Eureka’s Lakeview Shopping Center, one of the area’s newest collegiate wrestling programs takes its first steps toward glory.
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The Grow Your Own Teacher program at Peoria Public Schools will add four more graduates by the end of the current school year.
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At Monday night’s meeting, the Peoria Public Schools board, on a 5-2 vote, approved the extension through June 2026. Board members Chase Klaus and Dr. Anni Reinking voted "no."
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The original owners of the property that became the Sankoty Lakes resort have filed a lawsuit against noted Peoria developer Kim Blickenstaff, alleging their partnership was spoiled by fraud and breach of contract.
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The new program will create space for up to 25 teachers in District 150 to participate in a two-year cohort to receive a master's degree in urban education.
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Administration and representatives from the Peoria Federation of Teachers will meet with a federal mediator today.
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Bell is looking to conquer this next challenge: bringing boxing, and a lifeline, to the youth in Peoria who truly need it.
