Shabnam Danesh

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) — It’s is the ultimate day for kids who love tractors and other heavy equipment. The 20th annual Day of the Dozer is bigger and better than years past. It featu…

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Transporting service dogs to training sites and the vet will be much easier for a local service dog training organization, thanks to the generosity of three local organi…

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Peoria 1st District Councilwoman Denise Jackson will run for a second term. Jackson, a school teacher and former news reporter, made her announcement Sunday night, sayin…

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Two new adjoining exhibits opening Saturday at the Peoria Riverfront Museum are combining imagination with history.

PEKIN, Ill. (WMBD) — A new play at Pekin High School is telling the untold story of a Pekin native who rose to one of the highest offices of the land to a younger generation. ‘The Honor…

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — The only competitive Congressional district race in the state is right here in Central Illinois.

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Two Peoria natives with years of legal experience are vying to become Peoria County’s next resident circuit judge. It’s a decision Peoria County voters will …

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — The Illinois Report Card out Wednesday shows ten of 13 elementary schools in Peoria are considered among the lowest-performing schools in the state.

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Most of the elementary schools in Peoria did not get the best grades in this year's Illinois Report Card, but we're now learning how some of them have actually improved since last year.

PEKIN, Ill. (WMBD) — Pekin residents will soon have closer access to the Tazewell County Health Department. The new location on Broadway Street in Pekin will be home to the Tazewell County He…