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Karen Beverlin (left) and Lindsay Winter chat Wednesday before a special meeting of the Washington Community High School board. Winter is the high school's administrator for instructional data and research.
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Washington High graduate named the school's next superintendent
Steve Stein
History was made Wednesday night at Washington Community High School. Assistant superintendent Karen Beverlin was hired by the District 308 School Board to be the district's next superintendent. She'll replace the retiring Kyle Freeman on July 1, 2027.
Tim Shelley
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WCBU
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East Peoria approves spending $1.7M on annual road maintenance
Joe Deacon
House Minority Leader Tony McCombie, center, R-Savanna, is joined by Reps. Ryan Spain, R-Peoria, and Norine Hammond, R-Macomb, at a news conference Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, following Gov. JB Pritzker’s budget address.
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Democrats offer muted praise of Pritzker’s speech, Republicans dismiss ‘campaign’ rhetoric
Brenden Moore, Jenna Schweikert and Nikoel Hytrek
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