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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Public libraries as we know them today may not exist without the Herculean efforts of one Peorian nearly 150 years ago. But he's remained a relatively obscure historical figure. -
With Illinois entering the so-called "bridge" phase of Gov. JB Pritzker's COVID-19 reopening plan, the Peoria Park District is preparing for a full slate of summer activities and events.
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Central Illinois Republican congressmen on Wednesday tried to shift the focus back to policy issues, after a voice vote to remove Rep. Liz Cheney as conference chair shielded them from taking a recorded roll call vote.
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Peoria Women's Club president Kim Mitchell said they plan to get scaffolding up this fall to work on the roof, windows, and tuckpointing.
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Former 4th District council member Jim Montelongo is conceding the Peoria mayoral race to Rita Ali, a week after she was sworn in.
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Along downtown Court Street alone, more than 30 properties are either vacant or for sale.
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East Peoria Community High School librarian Brooke Nelson recently penned Birthmarks: True Stories from Real Mothers. It's a book inspired by her own struggles with postpartum depression.
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The state is seeing COVID-19 metrics trending in the right direction again, and that's also true in the Peoria area, where positivity rates, COVID-related hospitalizations, and ICU usage are on the decline again after weeks of surges.
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A truly open seat election for Congress is relatively rare and tends to attract a lot of interest from ambitious pols. U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos' retirement creates a wide open field in the 17th Congressional District next year.
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Landmarks Illinois says the 132-year-old Havana Water Tower is at risk. It needs extensive — and costly — repairs.
