Joe Deacon
Joe Deacon is a correspondent for WGLT. He started working for WGLT in 2019.
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Several community organizations and clean energy advocates want to see Ameren Illinois take more steps toward offsetting rising energy costs.
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With less than a year remaining on her final term, U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos is reflecting on what makes her the most proud about her decade in Congress, and offers some advice to her successor, whoever that may be.
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Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth, D-Peoria, reintroduced the legislation after photos of some less-than-appetizing meals served at Peoria Public Schools posted on social media sparked outrage and increased scrutiny.
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Rockford alderman Jonathan Logemann hopes to keep the Illinois 17th Congressional District seat in Democratic control.
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U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said Thursday the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill he helped pass this week will provide much-needed improvements for roads, bridges, airports, and railways across the state and the entire country.
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U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood wants the Biden administration to keep strong international trade agreements in place to benefit central Illinois farmers.
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The start of high school basketball in central Illinois is on the horizon, and a timetable has been set for football, volleyball, soccer and other sports.
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UPDATED 5:45 p.m. | The high school basketball season will play on as planned despite a surge in COVID-19 cases across Illinois.
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Bradley University is looking to correct the institution's COVID-19 course with a two-week all-student quarantine period.
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Clinical trials for a potential COVID-19 vaccine are underway in Peoria.