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WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, June 16, 2021. Our top story is about Dr. Kiran Velpula, who says he's thankful for an opportunity to join the Peoria City Council. You'll also hear about Gov. JB Pritzker signing off on new redistricting boundaries for state legislators.

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.

The Jan. 6 committee is wrapping up its summer series of made-for-TV hearings Thursday night. Here's a look back at all the bombshell details and the major revelations it's shared so far.

The one-legged orphan in Liberia had figured out how to use a crutch as an improvised prosthetic leg. But he wanted the real deal.

In its fifth hearing, the select committee investigating the insurrection will outline Trump's pressure on Department of Justice officials to overturn the 2020 election in his favor.

One of New York City's thorniest political issues is over how to make its elite high schools more representative. A new study says that many popular proposals won't help diversity — and might hurt it.