Tim Shelley

After nearly 100 years, CBS News Radio is being dissolved, per a note from Bari Weiss and Tom Cibrowski to CBS staff today

New: Tension at the Associated Press over use of AI. One of the AP newsroom leaders leading the company's AI initiatives told staff that many editors preferred an AI-written article to a human one, and told them when it comes to using AI in the newsroom "resistance is futile."

Weger Evidentiary Hearing Day 1: A packed courtroom for the start of a ‘mini trial’ or evidentiary hearing regarding the possible exoneration of 86-year-old Chester Weger. The man convicted in the ‘Starved Rock Murders’ is not in attendance.

The Eureka St. & Adams St. intersection will close for about a month on May 6 for drainage and concrete work. The improvements are part of the McClugage project, eventually connecting the multi-use path on the bridge to Peoria’s Rock Island Greenway trail. prez.ly/Rvkd

North American bird populations are shrinking most rapidly in the very areas where they are still most abundant, according to a new study in Science. The findings reveal both urgent threats and potential opportunities for targeted conservation and recovery. scim.ag/4jWTcQ6

In this age of instability, its plucky presence reminds of a time when technology was unabashedly built to last, an example of survival even in the most turbulent of times. Behold the Centennial Bulb, still glowing after 124 years. @reisthebault washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/03…

Tornado Warning continues for Peoria IL, Pekin IL and East Peoria IL until 3:15 PM CDT

Jaden Pappenheim has a confirmed tornado near Peoria with a secondary tornado near Peoria as well confirmed by spotters…

.@bradleyu names retired federal judge and board member James Shadid as next president bradley.edu/offices/presid…

Food carts are playing in downtown Peoria again for the first time since Covid. facebook.com/reel/374081905…

NEWS: Ruth Marcus has resigned from the Washington Post as columnist and associate editor, citing publisher Will Lewis' decision to kill her column over owner Jeff Bezos's plans to overhaul the opinion pages to focus on his libertarian priorities. Coverage forthcoming.

First national analysis finds America's butterflies are disappearing at 'catastrophic' rate ctvnews.ca/climate-and-en…

US supreme court weakens rules on discharge of raw sewage into water supplies theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m…

An automaton fuelled by tomes of newly available knowledge sweeps away the old society. No, not a self-portrait by ChatGPT in the style of a Georgian satirical print, but one of several “March of Intellect” cartoons published ca. 1828: publicdomainreview.org/collection/mar…

New: Jeff Bezos emails staff at the Washington Post announcing that the Post opinion pages going forward are largely going to focus on personal liberties and free markets. Current opinion section editor David Shipley is out.

All precincts reporting: Tiffany Henyard: 12% Jason House: 88% @WGNNews

Meanwhile in Peoria @USPS ? wcia.com/news/champaign…

How the mighty have fallen . . . WIN: Preservation Chicago Rescues Chicago Tribune Archival Material Before Freedom Center Demolition preservationchicago.org/win-preservati… via @PRESERVATION CHICAGO

Rivian reports big net loss in Q4 and issues a sobering forecast #Echobox=1740090337" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">chicagobusiness.com/manufacturing-…

The keynote speaker is Everley Davis from @PeoriaMuseum. Other panelists include RaShaun Haynes of @25NewsWEEK, Demarcus Hamilton of FM 90.9, and Agbara Bryson

I'm at @peoriacounty lunch and learn. This month's theme is Black History Month.