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WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, July 14th, 2022. You'll hear about Carl Cannon stepping away from the Peoria Park district after 21 years as his Elite Community Outreach program becomes its own entity. Plus, The University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria is looking into the effects of long COVID through a collaboration with a national study. On Deck is produced by Holden Kellogg.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, August 25, 2021. Our top story is about how Peoria's South Side may have a full-service grocery store again come next February. You’ll also hear how an acclaimed chef with a Peoria pedigree is now serving up his award-winning menu in Spring Bay. WCBU correspondent Mike Rundle takes us to the Woolly Bugger.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, November 5. Our top story is about the Special Olympics’ flag football tournament taking place in Peoria this weekend. You’ll also hear about the unique mental health toll firefighters face. WCBU’s Hannah Alani talks with Peoria Fire Department Captain Jeff Hascall, Captain Paramedic Tom Stimeling and firefighter Dustin Hascall about their jobs.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, May 10, 2021. Our top story is about how Peoria will host a virtual anti human trafficking conference this week. You'll also hear how East Peoria Community High School librarian Brooke Nelson, recently penned Birthmarks: True Stories from Real Mothers. It's a book inspired by her own struggles with postpartum depression.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, November 19. Our top story is about the struggles of Midwest Food Bank and other local service agencies as inflation drives up the cost of food. You’ll also hear about the Peoria Train Fair returning to Peoria this Sunday. WCBU’s Joe Deacon interviews Rick Stephenson of the River City Model Railroad Club about the appeal of model railroading hobby and trains in general.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, December 1. Our top story is the return of Greater Peoria Farm show – the state’s largest indoor agriculture trade show. You’ll also hear about Peoria Ag Lab scientists developing a new jet biofuel from soybean oil. WCBU’s Tim Shelley interviews scientists Ken Doll and Bryan Moser about the research.

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul say they’ll use the power of their office to expand trauma services —...

In 1910 the Young Buffalo troupe staged not one but two parades in Peoria to mark the start of a string of performances. A torchlight street parade was followed by a parade the following morning.

An accomplished health educator and community advocate arrived in Peoria this week to discuss advances in medical simulation and its uses as a tool for social innovation.

A local recreation center is celebrating 100 years of service in Peoria. The Park District and members of the Proctor Recreation Center buried a time…