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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Security breaches, resignations over mental health concerns, and students with soiled clothes—staff members at Glen Oak Community Learning Center are worried about the state of their school.
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A number of students are concerned for the Richwoods High School community after a recently surfaced video appeared to show secretary Courtney Lewis use the n-word.
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Peoria Public Schools has approved an agreement to launch a lifeguard preparation class for students.
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Adam Sommer and his family have started to breathe new life into a 163-year-old family farm with the new brewery.
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Peoria Public Schools has approved a contract with ChanceLight to provide alternative learning interventions for kindergarten through fourth grade students across District 150.
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Dunlap School District #323 will be offering additional after-school learning opportunities thanks to funding from the American Rescue Plan.
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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.
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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.