Mike Smith
CorrespondentMike Smith is an correspondent with WCBU in Peoria. He joined the station in 2023.
He graduated from Illinois State University in 2019, majoring in journalism and minoring in political science. He had previously worked for the Vidette student newspaper as a news reporter and for TV-10 News as a news/sports reporter/producer.
He graduated from the University of Illinois at Springfield in 2020 with a master’s degree in the Public Affairs Reporting program. During that time, he was a graduate intern at NPR Illinois for the spring 2020 legislative session.
Afterward, he worked as the executive digital producer for CiProud.com, WMBD, and WYZZ between June 2020 and November 2022. He then worked as a regional digital content producer for Nexstar Media Group between 2022 and 2023.
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On Tuesday, county board members voted to table a resolution that would declare Woodford County as a non-sanctuary county for migrants in the country illegally. -
Registered voters in Peoria gathered at City Hall Tuesday evening voted against the proposed ballot question on that subject, 93-67. -
According to the data, the school district’s exterior was rated mostly good. However, District 150’s interior and secure entry for buildings were rated mostly fair, and its ADA compliance was rated poor. -
A sales tax increase is no longer on the table for Peoria Heights as the village seeks to balance out its budget. -
Council members unanimously voted to increase City Manager Patrick Urich’s base salary by $6,412, or three percent of his current salary. That pay raise also included a lump sum longevity bonus of $5,000. -
Peoria Public Schools says it can no longer afford some services helping students and families outside the classroom after a cut in state grant funding. -
The city of East Peoria is getting the ball rolling on several major infrastructure projects. -
Black and woman-owned contractors in Peoria are still getting the smallest slice of the pie in city construction projects, according to data presented at Tuesday night’s city council meeting. -
The Peoria Public Schools board of education is considering a revised budget proposal that would increase spending on security and school buses. -
The United States Postal Service's proposal to shift some operations from Peoria to Chicago's south suburbs got some pushback at a public meeting on Wednesday.
