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WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, November 4. Our top story is about the new “Hispanic-Owned Peoria” campaign. You’ll also hear from Jennifer Zammuto, president of Heart of Illinois United Way. WCBU’s Jody Holtz interviews Zammuto about the group’s 100th anniversary, and how the organization has and continues to support six counties across Central Illinois.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, October 18, 2021. Our top story is about the response of the Booth family to Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria’s idea to host a summit for women affected by gun violence. You’ll also hear from a local cybersecurity expert about the potential digital dangers faced by those who spent most of the COVID-19 pandemic working from home.

The Trump administration is expanding its immigration detention capacity, reopening a 1,000-bed detention center in New Jersey and adding beds at other privately owned facilities around the country.

For many years there have been a number of fruitless efforts to remove the invasive Asian carp from the Illinois River. But a renewed sense of excitement…

Bradley University and Illinois Central College have entered a transfer partnership to create a seamless pathway between the higher education schools, while boosting the Greater Peoria workforce.

Erik Reader has a thing about downtowns. It doesn’t matter if they’re small or mid-sized or if they’re on a river or surrounded by cornfields, Reader wants to see them get ahead.

The sweeping prevalence of opioid addiction is outpacing the amount of treatment options and funding available. That was the theme of a panel discussion…

The two Triebel lion statues outside the Peoria Zoo are now donning blue ribbons in recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month.Several child service…