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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The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is naming McGraw, a retired judge, to its Young Guns program. It provides mentorship and other support to candidates in districts deemed competitive. -
Many Illinois Democrats say they are trying to coalesce rapidly around Vice President Kamala Harris as the new nominee for president following Joe Biden's decision to get exit the race. Republicans say they see an opportunity. -
A man is injured after a shooting just after midnight Saturday in Normal. -
The parishes in the Catholic Diocese of Peoria will undergo a massive reorganization and consolidation through 2027, as the church grapples with falling attendance and a growing priest shortage. -
Woodford County Coroner Tim Ruestman said in a news release Victoria Nguyen, 44, was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash happened about two miles east of Carlock at about 8:07 a.m. -
The Catholic Diocese of Peoria is asking parishioners to weigh in on potential models for restructuring. The Diocese says there are too few priests to staff the 150 parishes, and in about a decade, almost a third of the priests in the diocese will be age 70 or older. -
Former state representative and Secretary of State candidate Dan Brady says he's considering a run for Congress. He would run in the central and western Illinois district held by first-term Democrat Eric Sorensen. -
Electric automaker Rivian has a big order to fill for Amazon. So when the assembly of one component began to create a chokepoint in the entire production process, the electric vehicle manufacturer with a plant in Normal outsourced the job to a not-for-profit called Peoria Production Solutions. -
Nobody was injured Sunday morning in a house fire in the Carriage Hills subdivision in Normal. -
Authorities in Peoria, Ill., continue to investigate an attack on a Planned Parenthood facility that occurred two days after the state's governor signed abortion protections into law.
