Shabnam Danesh

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Tis the season for the scams! A local credit union is receiving an increased number of reports from customers who say they were contacted by scammers.

WASHINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) — The bitter cold on Thursday didn’t stop the Washington community from welcoming the Christmas season. Led by a youth choir wearing Santa hats, at least 50 peop…

EAST PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — More than 400 people decked out in red packed the Par-a-Dice Hotel for the 10th annual Red Hot Christmas event.

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A local high school marching band is headed across the pond for a New Year's Eve performance.

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — If you’ve been shopping for a home lately, there are few to choose from in the middle-income price range. Gov. JB Pritzker (D-Ill.) announced a statewide effort to…

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Two recent fires involving portable heaters and those living in tents in and near Downtown Peoria have led the city's fire chief to one conclusion.

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Li Arellano, former Dixon mayor and State Senator-Elect (R-Dixon), is expressing his frustration with President Biden’s commutation of the woman convicted of the l…

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) — Two school boards are set to vote on adding a tax referendum question on next year’s ballot which could lead to a potential property tax cut. The “Count…

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — With less than five days to go until Christmas, last-minute shoppers braved the cold as they hunted for presents in packed shopping centers.

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — About three-quarters of registered voters in Peoria County and McLean County cast their ballots in this year’s presidential election, according to local election c…