WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, July 23, 2020. Our top story is about an Elmwood native who saw a gap in Black history education and started his own teaching effort. You'll also hear from a USDA chemist at the Peoria Ag Lab who's developing biobased plastics out of plant material.
Dana Vollmer is a reporter with WGLT. Dana previously covered the state Capitol for NPR Illinois and Peoria for WCBU.