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On today's episode, you'll hear from the Wisconsin-based developer that's taken ownership of the former Taft Homes. Plus, a conversation with someone on the front lines of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. And learn why Peoria Grown is opening its second Market 309 location on the Bradley University campus.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, October 21, 2021. Our top story is about Galesburg’s “Boxcar People,” the immigrants who built the city’s railroads. You’ll also hear about an effort to boost vaccination numbers on Bradley University’s campus. WCBU’s Jody Holtz interviews Hannah Marshall, a leader of the Bradley Pride for Vaccination campaign, and Belinda Daly, an academic coach for the Department of Nursing.

Frederick Douglass, the renowned reformer, writer and orator, was well known in 1870. The former slave was probably the most famous African American of…

On today's episode, you'll hear about the community-powered (and very scary) Spook Hollow haunted attraction in Marquette Heights. Plus, the first installment of our history series "Postmark Peoria" looks at the Peoria legacy of architect Frederic Klein. And a new episode of Out & About.

On today's episode, Peoria Area Association of Realtors president Ryan Cannon talks about trends in the local housing market. You'll hear also hear an interview with Ryan Foster from the Budded Mattah Urban Agriculture Project on Peoria's South Side. And Matthew Mittelsteadt speaks with Tim Shelley about the Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site restoration efforts.

On today's episode, Joe Deacon visits with some Peoria Rivermen as the minor league hockey team returns to the ice. Plus, Bradley University's president has an update on the hiring of a new diversity chief. And Western Illinois University researchers look at the impact of COVID-19 on Midwestern police departments.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, October 27, 2021. Our top story is about the Peoria Fire Department’s annual memorial honoring firefighters who died in service. You’ll also hear about home sales in Peoria. WCBU’s Joe Deacon talks with Peoria Area Association of Realtors president Ryan Cannon about what the July-September figures say about the current real estate market.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, October 26, 2021. Our top story features David Jackson, communications manager for the Greater Peoria Economic Development Council, discussing the upcoming Peoria Transplants Party. You’ll also hear about “From Peoria to Lebanon,” a new exhibit at the Peoria Riverfront Museum. Proceeds will benefit relief efforts for the 2020 Beirut port explosion. Museum CEO John Morris speaks with WCBU’s Tim Shelley about the exhibit and fundraiser. Reach out to the Peoria Itoo Society for more information.

On this week’s episode of Out and About, Peoria Artist Jaci Musec joins Jenn Gordon to talk about her exhibit on display at the Peoria Public Library now through the end of October. “Begin Where You Are” is a vibrant, playful, thoughtful, radical and true introspective into the life of a modern Peoria artist. Learn more about Jaci and her show here: Jaci Musec

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, October 25, 2021. Our top story is about free cooking classes in South Peoria offered through the University of Illinois extension and House of Hope. You’ll also hear about COVID-19’s impacts on police departments. WCBU’s Tim Shelley interviews Niyazi Ekici, a professor at Western Illinois University’s Law Enforcement and Justice Administration School.