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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Nobody was injured Sunday morning in a house fire in the Carriage Hills subdivision in Normal.
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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.
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OSF HealthCare using remote monitoring program honed during COVID-19 pandemic to manage RSV patientsOSF HealthCare has launched a remote patient monitoring program for people with RSV. It's similar to the model the hospital system leveraged during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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OSF HealthCare will only cover fertility treatments for married, opposite-sex workers. That's according to a new report from Bloomberg Law. Reporter Shira Stein says sexual orientation falls under federal anti-discrimination laws, but OSF's status as a religious employer adds some legal uncertainty.
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Reditus Labs CEO Aaron Rossi wants to sell two condo units he owns in Peoria as he awaits trial on federal tax fraud charges, and he’s seeking a judge’s permission.
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One person is dead and another injured after a single-vehicle rollover crash just east of East Peoria.