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Washington residents will get an opportunity to weigh in on a proposed $12 million amphitheater project on city property that would be built by a private foundation.
Courtesy of Tazewell County Deputy Sheriff John Shallenberger
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Tazewell County Deputy Sheriff John Shallenberger
Latest Washington News
- Washington will elect a new mayor in 2025, as 6-term incumbent Gary Manier declines to run again
- 'The Wizards of Winter' make a stop at Five Points Washington
- $12 million amphitheater proposed for '223' property in Washington
- Washington City Council sets speed limits for new Freedom Parkway extension
- Tazewell County resident dies from West Nile Virus
- Students told to leave backpacks at home due to 'safety risk' at Washington Community High School
Washington City Council
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Steve Stein/WCBUThe city of Washington and the Washington Fire Department have a new three-year contract. -
Steve Stein/WCBUThe Washington City Council should begin calling a banquet room at Five Points Washington home starting Nov. 4.
Latest News
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The Illinois Department of Transportation is resurfacing the roadway between Legion Road and Zinser Place. -
Superintendent Kyle Freeman told the school board on Tuesday the basketball coaches first pointed out "dead spots" on the wood floor back in July. -
Tazewell County is taking a multi-program approach to rooting out hunger in Central Illinois. -
Gardening is a thousand-year-old practice. For the past 100 of those years, growers in the Peoria area have turned to the Peoria Garden Club to flex their green thumbs. -
To get motorists ready for the opening, the new traffic signals at North Cummings Lane and Freedom Parkway will flash yellow on North Cummings Lane and red on Freedom Parkway starting Thursday, although Freedom Parkway will not be open yet. -
At the bottom of each vote-by-mail ballot is a perforated section that needs to be ripped off before the ballot is mailed. The section contains a ballot tracking number, and a website and QR code that can be used to track the ballot. -
Washington Mayor Gary Manier says the conclusions of several major projects are on the way. -
The Washington City Council changed its collective mind Monday, voting to approve a contract for the low bidder to paint one of the city's two water towers. -
The Washington Historical Society will unveil a gift to the city Sunday that's part of the organization's ongoing efforts to celebrate and promote the city's bicentennial in 2025. -
The vote came after Washington resident Tyler Shirley, representing the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Local 157 of Peoria, spoke against the low bidder, LC United of Sterling Heights, Mich.
