Olivia Streeter

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, June 21, 2021. Our top story is about how OSF Health Care officials say their recently opened On Call telehealth facility in downtown Peoria is a gateway to the industry's future. You'll also hear about how in Dunlap, Hickory Grove Elementary School is trying a new early childhood education concept: an outdoor learning center.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, June 18, 2021. Our top story is about how Juneteenth is now a state holiday, and is on it’s way to becoming a federal holiday. You'll also hear about how legislators and advocates are hoping to make Illinois the second state to permit marriage certificate name changes for transgender individuals.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, June 17, 2021. Our top story is about the next chief of the Peoria Police Department bringing his policing philosophy to Peoria. You'll also hear about how Illinois isn't particularly a national outlier when it comes to Illinois Democrats pushing through new state legislative maps for the upcoming decade.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, June 16, 2021. Our top story is about Dr. Kiran Velpula, who says he's thankful for an opportunity to join the Peoria City Council. You'll also hear about Gov. JB Pritzker signing off on new redistricting boundaries for state legislators.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, June 15, 2021. Our top story is about how two Peoria-area economic leaders say the region is poised for a strong rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic. You'll also hear about the River City's DIY counterculture of years' past as documented in the new book "Punks in Peoria."

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, June 14, 2021. Our top story is about Central Illinois congressman Darin LaHood on he's willing to spend on infrastructure, and where they money should come from. You'll also hear about how the recent deadly COVID-19 surge in India has been difficult to watch from afar for an internist with OSF HealthCare.

The 55th Annual Tremont Turkey Festival is this weekend in the small Tazewell County community.

Tazewell County Health Department saw a rise in STIs in 2020, and the reason why is still unclear.

Charitable food organizations, like the Midwest Food Bank are eagerly looking for volunteers comfortable enough to serve, while still recovering from a rough year of production due to the pandemic.

The Peoria Riverfront Museum has installed what officials say is one of the world’s most advanced planetarium projector systems.