In today's episode, you'll hear about the Elite Re-Entry program at the Peoria County Jail. And learn how the portrait of OSF Saint Francis Medical Center's founding mother was restored. Also, an update on the status of one western Illinois newspaper owned by the Peoria Journal Star's parent company. Plus, why many rural communities are putting a lot of their hopes for the future into the growing remote workforce.
Jody Holtz was WCBU's assistant program and development director. She left the station in 2025.