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On today’s episode, Peoria Mayor Rita Ali joins WCBU’s Joe Deacon in the studio to talk about the prospect of bringing rail service back to Peoria. And director of the Peoria Humane Society, Kitty Yanko talks to WCBU’s Jody Holtz about the Peoria County Animal Protection Services (PCAPS) animal shelter and the Peoria Humane Society. Plus, reporter Eric Stock has the first in a two-part series on the sudden rise of Reditus Laboratories in Pekin.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, March 10. Our top story is about Peoria's uptick in homelessness following the end of an eviction moratorium. You'll also hear about the Peoria's downward trending crime stats and updates on local job growth. WCBU’s Joe Deacon interviews Peoria Mayor Rita Ali in a quick-hit state of the city conversation. On Deck is produced by WCBU student intern Holden Kellogg.

On today’s episode, WCBU’s Joe Deacon talks with Golden State Warriors basketball executive and retired NBA player Shaun Livingston about taking his place in the Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame this weekend. And you'll learn how some Central Illinois hog farmers are working to make their operations more sustainable. Plus, the Bleeding and Clotting Disorders Institute in Peoria chief financial and operating officer Becky Burns, and Dr. Jonathan Roberts, BCDI associate director for medicine and research, sit down for a conversation with WCBU’s Hannah Alani.

On today’s episode, Jody Holtz speaks with Carl Anderson and Dr. Lynnsey Lambrecht - two professors teaching a new songwriting course at Bradley University. And you’ll learn about Peoria’s distillery legacy in a conversation with WCBU correspondent Tim Alexander and former Peoria Historical Society president Bernie Drake. Plus, during Out and About, host Jenn Gordon talks to Rebekah Dentino and LaCora Holesome about the Corn Stock Theatre's latest show When We Were Young and Unafraid.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, March 21. Our top story is about “Match Day” at University of Illinois College of Medicine-Peoria. You’ll also hear about the life, legacy, and bipartisan philosophy of Democratic Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois. NPR’s award-winning legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg profiles Durbin ahead of the East Saint Louis native’s biggest task yet … chairing this week’s Supreme Court Senate confirmation hearings. On Deck is produced by WCBU student intern Holden Kellogg.

WCBU’s On Deck has everything you need to know for Thursday, March 24. Our top story is about how the Peoria Public Library has its first artist-in-residence working now at the McClure Branch. You’ll also hear OSF HealthCare's Dr. John Vozenilek talking to WCBU's Tim Shelley about how blockchain technology could be used in healthcare data management. On Deck is produced by WCBU student intern Holden Kellogg.

On today’s episode, you’ll hear from businessman Brett Nicklaus from Dixon, Illinois. Last week he filed to challenge State Senator Win Stoller of Germantown Hills in the newly redrawn 37th district. WCBU's Maggie Strahan speaks with Nicklaus about his candidacy. And The Peoria Public Library's McClure Branch has hired its first ever "artist in residence.” Her name is Alexa Cary. She's a professional photographer and a founding member of the Peoria Guild of Black Artists. WCBU’s Tim Shelley talks to her and McClure Branch manager Sarah Couri about how the new program is working out. Plus, during Postmark Peoria, you’ll hear WCBU correspondent Steve Tarter talk to Lee Fosburgh, the archivist who organizes Caterpillar's long history.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, March 22. Our top story is about Democratic Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois kicking off this week’s historic Senate Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court hopeful Ketanji Brown Jackson. You’ll also hear about a push to include electric motorcycles in the framework of the state’s Climate and Equitable Jobs Act...a monumental clean energy bill signed into law by Governor JB Pritzker last year. WCBU’s Tim Shelley interviews Josh Witkowski, legislative coordinator for ABATE Illinois, an organization that advocates for the rights of motorcyclists. On Deck is produced by WCBU student intern Holden Kellogg.

On this week's episode of Out and About, host Jenn Gordon is joined by Rebekah Dentino and LaCora Holesome to talk about Corn Stock Theatre’s production of When We Were Young and Unafraid, a play written by Sarah Treem. In the early 1970s, before Roe v. Wade, before the Violence Against Women Act, Agnes has turned her quiet bed and breakfast into one of the few spots where victims of domestic violence can seek refuge. As the drums of a feminist revolution grow louder outside of Agnes’s tiny world, Agnes is forced to confront her own presumptions about the women she’s spent her life trying to help. Show dates are March 18, 19, 25, and 26 at 7:30pm and March 20 and 27 at 2:30pm at Corn Stock Theatre Center in Upper Bradley Park. For tickets and more information visit Corn Stock Theatre.

On today’s episode, you’ll hear from Colonel Rusty Ballard of Morton. He will soon become the next commander of the Illinois Air National Guard's 182nd Airlift Wing in Peoria. And WCBU's Jody Holtz speaks with Peoria Municipal Band director David Vroman about how the band bounced back from the COVID-19 pandemic and about its upcoming 85th season. Plus, you may be noticing more robotic assistants at Peoria area hotels or restaurants these days. That’s largely due to Pringle Robotics. Director of sales Gerald Prall talks about the Peoria-based company and its future expansion plans.