Tim Shelley
News DirectorContact Tim at tsshel1@ilstu.edu.
Tim is the News Director at WCBU Peoria Public Radio.
Before venturing into the world of radio, Tim worked as Assignment Editor and later Social Media and Digital Content Manager at WEEK-TV for several years.
Tim was also the editor for three weekly newspapers covering much of Tazewell and Woodford counties.
He was born in Peoria, and is a graduate of East Peoria Community High School, Illinois Central College and Bradley University.
When not covering the news, Tim enjoys playing his guitar, reading up on American and ancient Roman history, and spending time with his friends and family.
Tim also collects the works of Elmer M. King - Peoria history rocks!
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Peoria police have made another arrest in connection with the November murder of 15-year-old Merian Smith. -
The long-running Rural Student Physician Program at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria introduces third-year medical students to working in a rural setting - and hopefully, becoming inspired to start a career there.
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A Chillicothe man faces federal charges tied to the Jan. 15 arson of the Peoria Planned Parenthood clinic.
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A suspect in this month's arson fire at the Peoria Planned Parenthood is in custody.
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It didn't take long for the news to spread like wildfire that emergency room staffing issues would force a suspension of operations at St. Margaret's hospital in Peru.
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Another winter snowfall is expected to hit the Peoria area overnight. Two to five inches of snow are in the forecast.
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A bill awaiting Governor JB Pritzker's signature will set statewide standards for wind and solar farm siting.
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Bradley University plans to convert the former Avanti's restaurant at University and West Main Street into green space.
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Former congresswoman Cheri Bustos is taking a job as a consultant with a firm in the nation's capitol.
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Officials with the Illinois State Board of Education will conduct an on-site review of the Dunlap school district's special education services.
