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WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, November 3. Our top story is about joint efforts of the Peoria branch of the NAACP, the Peoria Police Department and the Peoria County Sheriff's Office to improve community relations. You’ll also hear from Mark Fenton, a nationally recognized transportation expert. WCBU’s Tim Shelley interviews Fenton about Peoria and East Peoria’s multimodal systems in the context of the “Complete Streets” plan.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, November 4. Our top story is about the new “Hispanic-Owned Peoria” campaign. You’ll also hear from Jennifer Zammuto, president of Heart of Illinois United Way. WCBU’s Jody Holtz interviews Zammuto about the group’s 100th anniversary, and how the organization has and continues to support six counties across Central Illinois.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, November 5. Our top story is about the Special Olympics’ flag football tournament taking place in Peoria this weekend. You’ll also hear about the unique mental health toll firefighters face. WCBU’s Hannah Alani talks with Peoria Fire Department Captain Jeff Hascall, Captain Paramedic Tom Stimeling and firefighter Dustin Hascall about their jobs.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, May 7, 2021. Our top story is about how Peoria is getting a little warmer and a little wetter, according to new averages used to monitor climate change. You'll also hear how a truly open seat election for Congress is relatively rare and tends to attract a lot of interest from ambitious pols. Congresswoman Cheri Bustos' retirement creates a wide-open field in the 17th district next year.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, May 10, 2021. Our top story is about how Peoria will host a virtual anti human trafficking conference this week. You'll also hear how East Peoria Community High School librarian Brooke Nelson, recently penned Birthmarks: True Stories from Real Mothers. It's a book inspired by her own struggles with postpartum depression.

On this week’s episode of Out and About, David Commanday of the Heartland Festival Orchestra joins Jenn Gordon to talk about “Blue Sky”, the upcoming concert by the Heartland Festival Orchestra featuring virtuoso violinist and fiddler, Tessa Lark. Tessa’s world premiere performance and recording of “Sky”, Michael Torke’s bluegrass-inspired violin concerto, won widespread acclaim and a Grammy nomination in 2019. This performance marks the regional premiere of this piece. The concert takes place at Five Points Washington on May 15 at 7:30PM. In person tickets are available as well as online live streaming passes. For more information visit Heartland Festival Orchestra.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, May 6, 2021.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, November 19. Our top story is about the struggles of Midwest Food Bank and other local service agencies as inflation drives up the cost of food. You’ll also hear about the Peoria Train Fair returning to Peoria this Sunday. WCBU’s Joe Deacon interviews Rick Stephenson of the River City Model Railroad Club about the appeal of model railroading hobby and trains in general.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, November 22. Our top story is about local efforts to vaccinate children against COVID-19. You’ll also hear about how a local turkey farm is seeing a record number of pre-orders this year and why you should act quickly if you haven’t already secured your holiday meal bird. Christine Yordy, co-owner of Yordy's Turkey Farm in Morton, talks with WCBU’s Jody Holtz about how supply chain issues and labor shortages are affecting the farm this season.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, November 23. Our top story is about the most prolific scorer in Bradley basketball history becoming a member of the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. You’ll also hear about the annual Santa Claus parade organized by the Peoria Area Community Events board. WCBU’s Jody Holtz interviews parade co-chair Susie Stockman, who says Peoria’s Santa Claus parade is the oldest in the nation.