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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 Monday, July 26, 2021. Our top story is about school districts preparing COVID-19 plans for the upcoming school year. You'll also hear about why local social service agencies think it is important that Illinois DCFS increases its training efforts for foster parents of LGBTQ youth.

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 Wednesday, June 2, 2021. Our top story is about how the Tazewell County Health Department saw a rise in Sexually Transmitted Infections in 2020. You'll also hear how a new exhibit at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum highlights Illinois’ connections to music legends.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, June 3, 2021. Our top story is about how the Peoria affiliate of a nationwide mentoring organization is seeking more volunteers to address a backlog. You'll also hear how the latest buzz in the fight against climate change is the idea of paying farmers to sequester carbon in their soil through a carbon marketplace.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Kadia Goba, political reporter for BuzzFeed News, and Paul Kane, senior congressional correspondent and columnist for The Washington Post, about covering Congress.

NPR's Scott Simon asks ESPN's Michele Steele about who will be in and who will be out of the men's and women's college basketball tourney.

Four of New York City Mayor Eric Adams' top aides, including the city's first deputy mayor, announced they're resigning days after the Justice Department moved to drop corruption charges against him.

Active COVID-19 cases in the Tri-County are at their highest number since the end of April.

The Peoria Fire Department has seen frequent turnover in its leadership in recent years.