Tim Shelley
Tim Shelley 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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OSF HealthCare now says it will require all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of September.
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U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth says Congress needs to get the National Guard reimbursed for the half billion dollars it spent responding to the January 6 insurrection on Capitol Hill.
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Four Washington, Ill., residents, including three teenagers, are dead after a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 55 in Logan County.
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New CDC guidance says fully vaccinated people can now go maskless in most settings - outdoors or indoors. Tim Shelley speaks with Dr. Steve Hippler, chief clinical officer for OSF HealthCare, about what that means for you.
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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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To Head Off COVID-19 Surge, Peoria County Bringing Shots To Teens In SchoolsCOVID-19 vaccination clinics began this week in several Peoria County school districts. But the uptake varies significantly by community.
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Proposed Jefferson School Renaming Continues To Spark Debate in PeoriaThe proposed renaming of Thomas Jefferson Primary School after the late civil rights leader C.T. Vivian continues to evoke strong reactions in Peoria.
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Strong Caterpillar First Quarter Results Buoy Shares on Wall StreetStronger than expected first-quarter 2021 results from Caterpillar drove shares up 3% in premarket trade on Wall Street early Thursday morning.
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Two U.S. senators are investigating whether former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr improperly interfered with a federal probe into Caterpillar's tax...
