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WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, December 6. Our top story is about Central Illinois’ food processing cooperative getting a boost thanks to the USDA. You’ll also hear about the many social services provided to the South Peoria community through the Southside Community Center. WCBU’s Hannah Alani interviews Pastor Irene Lewis-Wimbley about how her faith-based efforts have helped countless families connect to health care, transition out of public housing, and more. On Deck is produced by WCBU student intern Holden Kellogg.

Parents, neighbors, teachers and police officers cheered on students of Franklin Primary School as they entered the building on Wednesday.

Construction on the new Peoria County Health and Human Services campus could begin as soon as next month.

Electric automaker Rivian has a big order to fill for Amazon — to the tune of 125,000 delivery vans. So when the assembly of one component began to create a chokepoint in the entire production process, the electric vehicle manufacturer with a plant in Normal outsourced the job to a Peoria not-for-profit.

Mayor Rita Ali says she believes the late-summer spike in violence is part of a phenomenon happening across the country, and that Peoria is a safe city. In this month's regular conversation with WCBU, Ali talks about responding to the recent surge of violent crime, and why Peoria is seeing a wave of incidents in late summer.

Here are 3 things to do for the weekend of May 17-19, 2023, curated by WCBU's Camryn Cutinello. You can find more coverage on our Out & About - Arts & Music page or by subscribing to WCBU's Weekend Fanfare email newsletter, which goes out every Friday.

Peoria authorities are publicly releasing some materials related to the fatal shooting of 59-year-old Samuel "Vincent" Richmond, two months after the incident took place at a Peoria park.

Acting Peoria Housing Authority director Jackie Newman said the name change involved input from Taft Homes residents.

Fifty-two Illinois families are currently participating in a guaranteed income pilot program that gives them $500 a month to spend as they see fit.