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The 40th annual Christmas Home Tour presented by the Washington Historical Society features a first — an Airbnb home.
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Latest Washington News
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File photo/City of WashingtonOnce a new city administrator is hired in Washington, how important in the process of hiring a new finance director should that person become? -
Steve Stein/WCBUNow that all the vacancies have been filled on Washington city boards and commissions, the city is taking action to discourage the poor attendance that plagued some of those bodies in the past.
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The Washington City Council launched its search for a new city administrator Monday. The overriding theme of a recruitment kickoff meeting was finding a city administrator who will stay for several years. -
For the second time this year, the Washington City Council signed the Illinois Municipal League's Civility Pledge for elected officials. Four new alderpersons weren't able to sign the pledge earlier. -
Former Washington Mayor Gary Manier, the city's longest-serving mayor, was honored Monday with at a city council meeting. Manier did not attend the meeting because of another commitment. -
A nearly $600,000 bid to repair the historic Candlewood Bridge in Washington has been rejected by the city and the project will be rebid. -
Business building and property improvement grants for Countryside Banquet & Catering and Sleep Inn were approved Monday by the Washington City Council. -
A consultant and “Team Washington,” made up two city employees and Mayor Lilija Stevens, will recruit Washington's next city administrator. -
The Washington City Council this week gave the owner of a future Ben Franklin store its thumbs up to receive a $50,000 grant from the city that will help cover the cost of renovation expenses. -
The Washington City Council gave the city the go-ahead Monday to begin legal proceedings that most likely will result in the demolition of a blighted home at 121 S. Elm St. -
The City of Washington is asking residents to steer clear of Farm Creek after a raw sewage leak. -
A large shopping center near Washington's busy east-west commercial corridor is up for auction.
