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WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, December 8. Our top story is about how the $1.2 trillion federal infrastructure bill may be the best hope to save the Peoria International Airport’s 64-year-old air traffic control tower. You’ll also hear about “From Peoria to Lebanon,” an ongoing fundraiser for relief efforts in Lebanon organized by the Itoo Society. WCBU’s Tim Shelley interviews Joe Couri of the Itoo Society about various local events, including an art auction, piano concert and more. On Deck is produced by WCBU student intern Holden Kellogg.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, September 20, 2021. Our top story is about how a couple of clean energy projects may be coming to Tazewell County in the next few years. You’ll also hear from Mary Jo Papich. She is the award-winning co-founder of the Jazz Education Network and a retired Peoria Public Schools music educator. Tim Shelley recently spoke with Papich about her teaching philosophy and how to keep a love of jazz alive with today's up-and-coming musicians.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, September 14, 2021. Our top story is about how former Peoria Park District director Bonnie Noble has died at age 80. You’ll also hear about how Doctor Ken Fukuchi is among researchers hoping to find a treatment for Alzheimer's Disease. Fukuchi, a professor at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Peoria, was recently awarded a $2.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for a five-year study with a goal of developing preventive and therapeutic solutions. Fukuchi discusses the project with WCBU reporter Joe Deacon.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, September 29, 2021. Our top story is about how an outbreak of violence at Peoria High School nearly two weeks ago opened up a wider conversation on how the district is handling troubled children. WCBU student reporter Olivia Streeter talked with a few Peoria High students about how they are feeling after the events that unfolded. You’ll also hear how while Peoria's days as the "Whiskey City" are long over, the alcoholic beverage is seeing a resurgence in the region with the opening of new distilleries. Tim Shelley spoke with Jeff Murphy, master distiller at J.K Williams, about how he makes whiskey.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, October 19, 2021. Our top story is about how local renters are potentially facing unstable housing after the end of the federal eviction moratorium. You’ll also hear from a Bradley University supply chain expert who believes most supply chain issues won’t clear up until February of next year. WCBU News Director interviews Daniel Stanton about how the global supply chain dilemma could affect holiday shopping in the Tri-County.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, October 8, 2021. Our top story is about how the Peoria Housing Authority has officially handed Taft Homes over to a Wisconsin-based developer. Taft’s name has also changed to Providence Pointe. You’ll also hear how Distillery Labs is slated to open in the former Thomas building in downtown Peoria next spring. It's just one hub of the Illinois Innovation Network, organized under the University of Illinois umbrella. Tim Shelley speaks with U of I president Tim Killeen about IIN and how it'll play in Peoria.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, September 8, 2021. Our top story is about how food insecurity is a major problem everywhere. Tazewell County has named September "Hunger Action Month" to bring light to this issue, as well as some solutions. You’ll also hear how arrests for driving under the influence by the Peoria Police Department are declining and have been for several years. Has the department changed its approach to handling DUIs? Are people drinking less and being more responsible? Or are there other explanations? You’ll find out.

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.

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has granted clemency to six people and denied another 150 requests; he also granted one commutation. Rauner's office says the…