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Playlist by WCBU ReportsWCBU Reports shines a light into all corners of Greater Peoria. You’ll see the challenges we face from a new angle. And you’ll hear from the neighbors you never knew you had. WCBU Reports airs weekday…Follow the podcast:
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What inspired the launch of the Peoria Basketball League
Recreational basketball leagues were common in Peoria for many years. But after COVID, many of them went away. Now a new adult men's basketball league in Peoria is getting ready to debut. The 10-team Peoria Basketball League will play Sundays at Peoria Academy, starting Oct. 4. Former Woodruff Hi…
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Gov. Pritzker opens up about his 80 lb. weight loss, use of GLP-1
Gov. JB Pritzker is for the first time revealing publicly that he’s lost 80 pounds with the help of a GLP-1 weight loss medication, with plans to lose more. The governor laid bare his previously undisclosed medical history in an hour-long interview with the Chicago Sun-Times, admitting the “food no…
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Romains from ART INC. launch creative makerspace Peoria's South Side
From their current home at the former Greeley school in downtown Peoria to planning for their newest endeavor on Peoria's South Side, Nikki and Jonathan Romain continue their impact on the youth of Peoria through their nonprofit ART INC. In the midst of expansion and rebranding what programs and …
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Peoria's city manager explains new West Main TIF district
A newly created economic incentive area aims to spark redevelopment along Peoria’s West Main Street corridor. Peoria City Manager Patrick Urich explains how it'll work and why it's happening.
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Bradley now touts 5 women's premier club sports, including flag football
WCBU's Joe Deacon talks to Bradley University officials about the new flag football team, one of five women's premier club sports at the Peoria campus.
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Peoria Bishop Tylka on Fulton Sheen's coming beatification in St. Louis
Fulton Sheen, an El Paso native who grew up in Peoria, is slated to be beatified at a Mass in St. Louis on Sept. 24. Louis Tylka, the bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Peoria, says its the next step in a process that dates back over two decades -- a process he hopes will lead to Sainthood for Sheen…
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With Logan Correctional Center set to close, Lincoln mayor urges state to not leave another mess
Mayor Tracy Welch wants to see the women's prison site remediated, unlike what happened two decades ago at the 100-acre Lincoln Developmental Center site. It's part of the City of Lincoln's multi-pronged strategy boosting economic development in the Logan County seat.
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Illinois' climate is changing. Should weather warnings change with it?
Illinois has already experienced a record-breaking number of tornadoes in 2026, but this year even thunderstorms are proving to be dangerous.
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Rep. LaHood says mail-in voting will not be disrupted; Trump should work on affordability
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood spoke to WCBU during a stop in Peoria to announce federal appropriation money for an industrial park in the city. He gave his thoughts on current events including the federal deficit, mail-in voting and data centers.
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El Paso burial site of first Black man to vote in Illinois confirmed 121 years after his death
Several volunteers and local history buffs gathered around David Strother’s 1954 headstone to find out for certain if he and his family lay underneath.
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