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WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Aug. 2, 2021. Our top story is about how Peoria's new police chief is now officially on the job. You'll also hear from as WCBU correspondent Steve Tarter about home inventory remains in short supply on the local real estate market.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, May 14, 2021. Our top story is about how Bradley University is holding in-person commencement ceremonies this weekend. You'll also hear how professional baseball is back in Peoria after the COVID-19 pandemic canceled last season.

In its ruling Thursday, the European Court of Justice found that the agreement known as Privacy Shield fails to adequately protect Europeans' data, largely because of U.S. surveillance programs.

The unanimous judgment represents a stinging reversal for climate activists, who had won a lower-court ruling earlier this year against the major international hub on environmental grounds.

The LA Dodger's star hit his 49th homer in the sixth inning, his 50th in the seventh and his 51st in the ninth. He became the first big league player to hit three homers and steal two bases in a game.

One year ago on Jan. 6, hundreds of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying Joe Biden's electoral vote win.

The World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report gives high marks to Rwanda in its country-by-country rundown. An all-female debate team offers their perspective.

Because of redistricting, U.S. Reps. Carolyn Maloney and Jerrold Nadler, Democrats who have each served 30 years, will face one another in New York's new 12th district, based entirely in Manhattan.

An office that provides federal funding to libraries and museums across the country has been targeted for elimination by a Trump Administration executive order. Institute of Museum and Library Services grants help operate Peoria Public Library's “Project Next Generation.”

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with NPR CEO Jarl Mohn about how NPR has handled allegations of sexual harassment against NPR's Senior Vice President for News Michael Oreskes, who resigned Wednesday.