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WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, September 10, 2021. Our top story is about how the Peoria area's first legal cannabis consumption event is happening this weekend. You’ll also hear from Marty Wombacher, who you may know from his popular blog, Meanwhile Back in Peoria. That blog celebrates his return to his hometown, but on September 11th, 2001, Wombacher was living in New York City, just blocks away from Ground Zero. He told WCBU correspondent Steve Tarter about his recollections from that day.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, October 29, 2021. Our top story is about controversy over the East Peoria Community High School’s “Raiders” mascot. You’ll also hear from Jashawnda Dunigan, a Peoria woman who struggles with the loss of loved ones to gun violence every day. WCBU’s Tim Shelley spoke with Dunigan and her counselor, Samantha Schubach about the role trauma plays in Peoria's cycle of violence and how opening up about those experiences can help in healing.

The Oscars are only a couple weeks away.

The competition coordinator of Britain's Diagram Prize says, "You can't judge a book by its cover, but I think people do." The winner will be announced March 22.

Unemployment in the Peoria metropolitan area spiked in January. That's according to the latest data from the Illinois Department of Employment Security and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Two large investors — Ares Management LLC and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board — have reached a deal to purchase Neiman Marcus, Inc., for $6 billion, the companies said Monday. The two buyers will hold equal shares of Neiman, which is based in Dallas.

Kat McClain describes herself as a long-time dating app user, but it eventually felt like a grind. Frustrated by the process, she hired a matchmaker who helped vet dates and up her online dating game.

The Department of Employment Security says Illinois' unemployment rate rose again in January, reaching 6.3%. The department's monthly report also noted…

Two dozen doctors and health care organizations are taking the state of Illinois to court for not paying Medicaid providers fast enough. And in a new…

A California man is facing conspiracy charges for his alleged role in the Jan. 6 riot. Alan Hostetter's journey went from teaching yoga in Orange County to leading the riot at the U.S. Capitol.