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WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, April 29. You’ll also hear about the need for a Greater Peoria community-based senior center. of Peoria Public Schools students co-authoring a book about the city’s gun violence. WCBU’s Hannah Alani interviews Woodruff Career and Technical Center students Tylynn Johnson, Ari Carachuri, Dina Brown, Taya Bates, and Lyric Johnson (no relation) about their book, “Legend for my Brother." On Deck is produced by WCBU student intern Holden Kellogg.

Denise Jackson defeated 1st District incumbent Denise Moore by a decisive 70% to 30% margin on Tuesday night. Jackson, a former TV news reporter, will…

The Peoria area is struggling with its latest wave of COVID-19.Tri-County health officials on Monday report 795 new coronavirus infections since Thursday,…

The celebration of Peoria County’s bicentennial includes ceramic bison statues placed around the region, and county staff say they’re installing almost double the number of anticipated animals.

Area child care providers are speaking out against looming funding cuts. It was part of a state-wide effort to protest a $300 million shortfall in the…

Nearly 40 Peoria County employees are retiring early at the end of the year. The program is set to save the county more than $2 million. County…

Illinois American Water is spending more than $1 million on water main improvements in Peoria. The company will install new water main that replaces the…

This week, we're talking with Charles Killen, director of Peoria Players Theatre's upcoming production of "The Miracle Worker." He talks about his own…

Governor Bruce Rauner wants state drug officers to weigh-in on issues being considered by a state criminal justice reform commission. Rauner created the…

The 20-year-old motorcyclist was unresponsive at the scene and later pronounced dead at a hospital.