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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.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) about allegations that aides shielded President Biden from high-ranking officials and the public due to concern about his fitness for office.

Three children and three adults are dead following a shooting this morning at a school in Nashville, Tennessee. Authorities say the shooter was killed by police.

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…

None of these are over-the-top complicated chocolate recipes, but the kind of treat you might seriously consider baking for someone you love.

Roasting is one of chef Kathy Gunst's favorite cooking methods.

The man British authorities charged with poisoning former KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko has responded with his own accusations. Andrei Lugovoi, another former KGB officer, says Litvinenko was a British agent trying to get compromising materials about Russian President Vladimir Putin.