Joe Deacon is a reporter at WCBU and WGLT. His reporting focuses on a variety of themes, including education, real estate, and regional interest, often intersecting with topics such as campus life and commercial real estate. Joe's work has been featured in prominent outlets including Illinois Newsroom, NPR Illinois, and The Pantagraph.
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Joe Deacon's coverage heavily focuses on local government, politics, crime and community development in Peoria, Illinois. He is particularly interested in evolving stories and breaking news related to these topics. To reach out effectively to Joe Deacon, consider providing updates or insights into ongoing local government initiatives or policies, developments in crime prevention strategies within the area of focus (Peoria), as well as analysis on infrastructure projects that impact the community. Moreover, if you have information about upcoming events or announcements from local authorities that could affect the community directly, it would likely be of interest to him.
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An initiative to create a taxing district aimed at boosting tourism and hotel stays in Peoria took a step forward this week.
Bradley University administrators, alumni, faculty and staff gathered on campus Thursday to mark the 210th anniversary of founder Lydia Moss Bradley 's birthday.
Advocates for a dedicated senior center in Peoria are applauding the decision to formally establish an ad hoc township committee to study the feasibility.
Beau Sutherland has been named general manager of the Peoria Civic Center after filling the role in an interim capacity for the past two months.
The second three months of 2026 produced a sizeable spike in home sales across the Greater Peoria market.
By: Joe Deacon
The death of a man who was found Monday along a trail on the south end of McNaughton Park in Pekin has been determined as “heart related,” according to the Tazewell County coroner
By: Joe Deacon
Caterpillar is making a $10 million workforce development pledge to boost manufacturing careers in Illinois.
By: Joe Deacon
Caterpillar trucks work on a construction site, as a loader dumps dirt into the bed of a dump truck.
By: Joe Deacon
East Peoria is going to keep most of its recently purchased property on the north side as an operating farm for at least the next year.
By: Joe Deacon
With the November general election approaching, several Peoria organizations are coming together for a push to get more people involved in the process, particularly on the city's South Side
