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WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, March 4, 2021. Our top story is about how with some central Illinois…

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, February 26, 2021. Our top story is about how Peoria Public Schools adopted a…

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, March 8, 2021. Our top story is about how it's college application season and…

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, November 20, 2020. Our top story is about how starting today, Governor J.B.…

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, January 15, 2021. Our top story is about how two men making history in…

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, February 4, 2021. Our top story is about how the 3rd Peoria City Council…

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, February 5, 2021. Our top story is about how Peoria's inaugural Community…

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, August 19, 2021. Our top story is about how Peoria public school students went back to the classroom today. WCBU reporter Hannah Alani talked with parents who dropped their kids off at Franklin Primary School. You'll also hear how as the United States nears the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, many Americans are consumed by ongoing news reports from Afghanistan. After 20 years, the U.S. ended its war in Afghanistan, withdrawing remaining troops and leaving the local Afghan military police in charge. For some Peorians, news of the Taliban regaining control is too painful to watch.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, April 25. Our top story is about U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-IL) visiting Harrison School last week to present a grant for tearing down the dilapidated South Peoria building. You’ll also hear about the impacts of routine cancer screenings that were missed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. WCBU's Hannah Alani speaks with OSF director of oncology Dr. James McGee about the rise in late-stage cancer diagnoses. Dr. McGee also discusses construction updates on OSF’s new Cancer Institute. On Deck is produced by WCBU student intern Holden Kellogg.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, August 20, 2021. Our top story is about how a doctor at the OSF HealthCare Children's Hospital of Illinois in Peoria says she's concerned about how the upcoming fall and winter might play out. You'll also hear how singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jackie Venson is performing tomorrow night at the Mackinaw Valley Vineyard. Jackie Venson refuses to pick a lane. Her music spans multiple genres, but the thread that laces it all together is emotion-filled, masterful guitar playing and soulfully unique melodies that draw you right into her world. Hear her talk about discovering the guitar and about her approach to her career.