Tim Shelley
Tim Shelley is the Assignment Editor and Digital 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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Bradley University will pay a higher interest rate and need to have more money on hand to cover debt after violating the bond covenants on some $17.1 million worth of borrowing last year. -
Bradley University has finalized the controversial academic cuts that have loomed over the campus all semester. -
The National Weather Service says an EF-3 tornado ran north of Lewistown and through the village of Bryant on Tuesday night. -
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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A researcher's new look at the Marquis de La Salle's letters suggests the fort lends credence to a theory that LaSalle actually built his fort much further down the river. -
As newspaper circulations plummet, does the not-for-profit model offer a solution to stave off printCirculation counts for central Illinois newspapers appear to be on a precipitous downward decline. -
The state's largest solar project to date could be up and running just south of Canton in Fulton County by 2025. -
OSF HealthCare's insurance policy bars LGBTQ employees from fertility treatment coverage. -
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. -
Electric vehicle users will eventually need to ante up their fair share for road maintenance as more motorists make the switch away from gasoline. But exactly how EV drivers will pay is still an open question in Illinois.
