Joe Deacon
ReporterJoe Deacon is a reporter at WCBU, joining in 2020 after one year as a correspondent for Bloomington-Normal sister station WGLT.
An Illinois State University graduate, Joe previously spent 18 years with The Pantagraph in Bloomington in various roles ranging from copy editor to sports reporter and assistant sports editor. He transitioned to radio with eight months as a reporter for WSOY in Decatur.
Joe was born and raised in the southwest suburbs of Chicago and is an avid White Sox fan. He also enjoys movies and video games (still, even at his age).
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A Tazewell County man in his 40s is among four new deaths linked to COVID-19 in the Tri-County area over the past day.
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April is Stress Awareness Month and coping with the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has produced a great deal of stress for many people over...
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Currently, 174 people are hospitalized for confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases in a Peoria-area hospital, including 46 patients receiving treatment in...
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The Tri-County area continues to perform well with COVID-19 vaccinations as cases keep mounting.
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JOLT Director: Proposed Bill To Legalize Injection Facilities Could Save LivesThe program director of JOLT Harm Reduction in Peoria thinks the time has come to find creative solutions to the nation’s drug problem.
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A Peoria County woman in her 40s is among the Tri-County's three new COVID-19 fatalities reported in the past day.
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A family-owned sporting goods store on the square in Washington is generating some buzz by changing its primary focus.
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Moderna Will Be Substituted For Some Peoria Johnson & Johnson Vaccine AppointmentsUPDATED 6 P.M. | Illinois is temporarily pausing usage of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
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The Tri-County area’s latest COVID-19 wave resulted in 10 more deaths tied to the pandemic over the weekend, as the hospitalizations and case counts...
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UPDATED 3:30 P.M. TUESDAY | Pekin police say a 39-year-old Manito man is under arrest in connection with the death of a woman found Saturday in a...