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WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, July 16, 2021. Our top story is about how a closed, landmark West Peoria restaurant may soon find new life as a cannabis consumption lounge. You'll also hear how the annual Redneck Fishing Tournament is coming back to Central Illinois after a hiatus. Tim Shelley talks with organizer Betty DeFord about Bath, Illinois' one-of-a-kind Asian carp fishing tournament.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, August 13, 2021. Our top story is about how Peoria Mayor Rita Ali is touting the accomplishments she's made in her first 100 days in office. You'll also hear how whether you’re vegan or not, it’s evident that plant-based lifestyles are becoming more popular. WCBU student reporter Jordan Mead shares the experiences of people adopting plant-based diets in Central Illinois.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, June 9, 2021. Our top story is about how Bradley University is putting a new emphasis on building cross-cultural initiatives on campus. You'll also hear how as the hospitality industry in the Peoria area begins to bounce back with relaxed COVID-19 restrictions, more residents are taking to the town. But behind the scenes, many employees are still working to shake the effects of pandemic-induced furloughs.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, May 27, 2021. Our top story is about how teachers and other school workers would receive 30 days of paid sick leave after becoming parents under legislation in the Illinois Senate. You'll also hear how Illinois Central College is applying for a federal Promise Neighborhoods grant. If approved, nearly 80 million dollars would be available to transform education on Peoria's South Side.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, August 9, 2021. Our top story is about how a staff shortage at the Peoria County Jail is straining the facility's operations. You'll also hear how Illinois Central College is beginning its first cannabis educational programs this fall. Tim Shelley spoke with Julie Howar, ICC's Dean of Corporate and Community Education about what those programs look like and how they'll address a need for more cannabis industry employees in Central Illinois.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, June 28, 2021. Our top story is about how Democratic U.S. Senator Dick Durbin says he's fully behind President Joe Biden's gun crime prevention strategy. You'll also hear about a Peoria-based bio-medical technology company that has developed a tele-health monitoring device that uses predictive artificial intelligence to help prevent major health events in chronically ill patients.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, June 4, 2021. Our top story is about how Mayor Rita Ali says Peoria has a lot to offer and has the potential for a great rebirth. You'll also hear how a marketplace for carbon trading has been in development to pay farmers who demonstrate on-farm carbon capture. A farm in central Illinois is exploring that marketplace while also selling their carbon offsets directly to consumers in the region.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, May 28, 2021. Our top story is about how U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth says she's secured a commitment from the Air Force secretary nominee, to take a closer look at plans to shed C-130 air wings like the one stationed out of Peoria. You'll also hear how more travelers are expected to hit the roads and fly this year as businesses open and vaccination rates increase.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, June 8, 2021. Our top story is about how the Peoria City Council will vote tonight on canceling a pending loan and on reinstating city workers to full pay. You'll also hear how Illinois Central College's next crop of industrial maintenance apprentices begin their studies in the fall. And ICC President Sheila Quirk-Bailey says they'd like to expand the apprenticeship program.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, March 29. Our top story is about a group of north Peoria and Dunlap residents opposing a plan to convert Prairie Vista Apartments. You’ll also hear about the impacts of stress and trauma on the human brain … and ways to cope. WCBU’s Tim Shelley interviewed Bradley University assistant professor Dr. Erik Braun about the impact of modern-day stressors on our mental health. On Deck is produced by WCBU student intern Holden Kellogg.