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WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, July 11, 20222. You'll hear about tensions rising at a meeting of Peoria's Safety Network, or S-NET. Plus, a look back at a wild collaborative work of literature, born right here in Peoria. On Deck is produced by Holden Kellogg.

In today's best of episode of All Things Peoria, we'll revisit a fifth-generation family farmer who's using an ancient agricultural technique on her farm in Roanoke. And a Peoria entrepreneur shares how she started her store front now located in Northwoods Mall initially out of her dorm room. Plus, learn how sexually transmitted infections in Peoria are changing, and why.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, August 19th. You'll hear about a Woodford County family farm that has partnered with the Illinois branch of Feeding America to produce food for local food banks. Plus, a Peoria native is returning home with his jazz band The Hard Bop Messengers to perform an album born from people watching.

On this week’s episode of Out and About, Chip Joyce joins host Jenn Gordon to talk about the "practically perfect" musical “Mary Poppins.”

In today's episode, you'll hear conversations with both candidates running to represent the new 46th district state senate seat. Peoria Democrat Dave Koehler has represented the 46th district in the Illinois state senate since 2006. He faces a challenge from his Republican opponent Desi Anderson.

In today's episode, you'll hear about a Peoria native who is returning home with his band The Hard Bop Messengers to perform an album based on people watching. And Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria assess his first year as the police chief. Plus, on this weeks episode of Out and About Chip Joyce joins host Jenn Gordon to talk about the ‘practically perfect’ musical “Mary Poppins”.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, August 17th. You'll hear about the new collaborative effort between the Peoria area's three major institutions of higher learning to train more than one thousand skilled information technology workers. Plus, a local daycare is partnering with Peoria's teen moms to provide childcare while the moms earn their high school diploma. On Deck is produced by Holden Kellogg.

In today's episode, WCBU news director Tim Shelley talks Democratic candidate Eric Sorensen about his campaign for Illinois' 17th Congressional District. Sorensen came out on top of a crowded Democratic primary to succeed retiring Congresswoman Cheri Bustos. He will face Republican Esther Joy King in what's expected to be an expensive and closely-watched campaign to represent the district spanning from the Wisconsin and Iowa borders to Peoria and Bloomington.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. You'll learn about a new program for seniors on Medicaid and Medicare that will impact Peoria. And cooking up a dish that's renowned in the LaSalle-Peru community.

In today's episode, you'll hear about a daycare partnering with Peoria teen moms to provide them with childcare while the mom attends high school. And more on the organization Make Your Marq which equips students at Peoria Public Schools with the tools needed to make good choices. Plus, East Bluff community activist Jessie McGowan provides his thoughts on youth intervention and violence prevention in the city of Peoria.