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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It's been more than three years since plans for a downtown Peoria innovation hub were first announced. What's happening there now? -
One person is dead after a house fire Wednesday morning on the East Bluff.
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Greater Peoria's three major institutions of higher education are joining forces to beef up the area's IT workforce training pipeline.
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Dr. Warren Anderson will be Bradley University's first vice president of diversity, equity, and inclusion, fulfilling a goal set by President Stephen Standifird to emphasize that area of focus.
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Peoria County Sheriff Brian Asbell says he's not running for a second term.
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The days of hometown born-and-raised journalists in markets the size of Peoria are fast becoming a memory.
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Soybean oil offers a lot of potential in blending up a cleaner jet fuel. But to date, it hasn't been a major competitor in the biofuel market.
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Vistra Energy announced it would convert several of its coal-fired power plant sites into renewable energy battery storage soon after the September passage of the Illinois Climate and Equitable Jobs Act.
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An Arizona man is dead after he was struck by a pickup truck.
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A second bar in downtown Farmington caught fire Thursday night.
