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WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, January 4th. You'll hear about a successful appeal that will remove a name on the April ballot for the District 1 seat on the Peoria Public Schools Board of Education. Plus, a bike empowerment program is teaching Peoria youth responsibility, mechanical skills, and how to fix a bike or two along the way.

In today's episode, you'll hear how Peoria based artist Keelen Bishop is using art to start a new life...after serving a prison term of more than ten years. And a look back at Secretary of State Jess White's legendary political career as it comes to an end. Plus, get a look into the new laws now in effect in the state of Illinois.

Episode description: In today's episode, you'll hear about an after-school program that is empowering at-risk Peoria youth through bicycles. And the 2021 mortality report released by the Peoria City/County Health Department shows health disparities across Peoria County. Plus, an interview with Peoria City Council candidate Benjamin Nicks Jr.

In today's episode, you'll hear how the Illinois Department of Transportation is preparing for winter and holiday travel. And electric automaker Rivian is trying to force a sexual harassment lawsuit to arbitration...despite a new law championed by Congresswoman Cheri Bustos prohibiting just that. Plus, Yolanda Wallace of Mother's War on Violence talks about how grieving families can cope during the holidays.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, December 5th. You'll hear about a new court filing that suggests a widening probe into the shuttered COVID-19 testing giant Reditus Labs, plus as civil rights protests continue in Iran, Peoria-based painter Shahrbanoo Hamzeh is speaking out and framing her art work differently in her exhibit now on view at Illinois Central College.

In today's episode, you'll hear how the Peoria Peacekeepers Network is reviving a restorative justice program for juveniles with misdemeanors. And Peoria-based painter Shahrbanoo Hamzeh discusses how her art reflects women’s experiences in her home country of Iran. Plus, you'll hear everything we know so far about the fatal shooting by police of 59-year-old Samuel "Vincent" Richmond.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, December 6th. You'll hear about how a seemingly lost piece of Central Illinois holiday history made its way back to Peoria, plus the Peoria Peacekeepers Network is reviving a restorative justice program for juveniles with misdemeanors.

In today's episode, you'll hear about what challenges and opportunities lie ahead in the trucking industry. And the Peoria-based rock band Grey Governors stops in to talk more about how they created their unique sound. Plus on this week's episode of Out and About, Angela Weck and Elena Gabor talk about Central Illinois’ first GlobalFest.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, February 6th. You'll hear about the first year of 988, the new national suicide and crisis hotline, operating in the Tri County area. Plus, hear how truckers in the Midwest are ramping up recruitment to fight a worker shortage.

In today's episode, you'll hear about a new book that explores the history of Peoria's basketball community and highlights some of the city's most prolific players. And learn more about the Tri-County area's 988 mental health assistance hotline. Plus, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth discusses her goals after her recent appointment to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.