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The race to see who will be Washington's next mayor has grabbed most of the attention in the city in the runup to the April 1 election, but voters will be making several other decisions.
Latest Washington News
- Should Washington allow backyard chickens? Council will discuss the possibility again
- Proposed Washington amphitheater isn't music to opponents' ears
- Concerns and competition are topics of conversation at Washington amphitheater open house
- Washington amphitheater open house promises the 'latest updates and newest developments'
- Surprise! Washington teacher wins national award — and $25,000
- Washington explores options for repainting ‘eyesore’ railroad bridge
Washington City Council
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Steve Stein/WCBUOfficials from the Washington Chamber of Commerce and Discover Peoria each made a pitch Monday to the Washington City Council for continued city funding. -
Steve Stein/WCBUWashington City Council began its discussion about possibly adopting a 1% local grocery tax Monday. An ordinance must be approved and a certified copy of the ordinance sent to the Illinois Department of Revenue by Oct. 1 for a local grocery tax to go into effect Jan. 1.
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No date has been announced for the restaurant's opening. The original 2021 redevelopment agreement was amended by the council in 2022, but hasn't been changed since then. -
One person is dead after a vehicle struck a pedestrian Thursday night in Washington. -
Holiday cheer is in full swing in Tazewell County! -
A proposed $12 million amphitheater on city property wasn’t on the Washington City Council’s agenda Monday night, but it was the subject of two major council decisions. -
The Washington Park District board is facing a monumental decision about the future of the its aging pool, located on the north side of Westgate Road in the Devonshire Estates subdivision. -
The second draft of the Dee Amphtheater feasibility study presented to the Washington City Council on Monday had drastically different — and decidedly more negative — net operating income projections. -
The developers of a proposed $12-million, 5,000-seat amphitheater on 20 acres of city-owned farmland in Washington made another pitch for the project Monday in front of about 100 residents who packed the City Council's meeting room at Five Points Washington. -
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. -
A divided Tazewell County Board on Wednesday approved a guaranteed maximum price agreement with construction manager P.J. Hoerr for the construction of the county's Justice Center Annex. -
The health department's new Pekin campus at 1800 Broadway Road opened before Thanksgiving.
