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Changes could be coming to the busy intersection of West Jefferson and Bondurant streets during student arrival and pickup times at Washington Community High School. -
A capital campaign seeks to raise $3 million to enable the Five Points Washington community center to bolster its aquatics, performing arts and gathering spaces. -
A Washington bar will receive a $34,000 grant from the city to help pay for a project to replace its doors and renovate its parking lot. -
Washington is establishing a Business Development District. The City Council has approved the district, which runs along Washington Road from Washington Plaza to Wilmor Road. -
![The Get Yourself Motivated [GYM] facility at the Cherry Tree Shopping Center is moving to a nearby location. The move will lead to the opening of a 25,000-square-foot vacant space at Cherry Tree that can be used by a future retailer.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3f8b77b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4030x2245+0+323/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbe%2F20%2F9f300be74adfbe1546f6a6f3d660%2Fcherry-tree.jpg)
The owners of the Cherry Tree Plaza shopping center will get their $50,000 Washington business property improvement grant in equal installments if they meet the city's requirements. -
Washington's push to revive Washington Plaza is likely getting a monetary shot in the arm. The city council has given its initial approval to establish the city's first Business Development District. -
![The Tazewell County Consolidated Communications [TC3] call center is located in a nondescript building on Koch Street in Pekin.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3f42ee2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3473x1935+0+407/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F91%2Fe0%2F58db49dc4e9f9ba3e93fc4a39559%2Ftc3.jpg)
Tazewell County dispatchers want a raise. They'll have to get it through their union and collective bargaining. That was the essence of what TC3 governance board chair John Kahl told them at a board meeting. -
The City of Washington has awarded a $2,500 tourism grant to the committee that's organizing this year's Sept. 11 Remembrance Ceremony. The grant will help offset the cost of bringing in the guest speaker. -
A commercial building improvement grant of more than $45,000 for the Cherry Tree Plaza shopping center in Washington is back on the table, after the city council previously rejected the request. -
Washington plans to join the crowd when it comes to creating a Business Development District. Several area towns including East Peoria, Morton and Pekin have the economic development tool in place.
![The Get Yourself Motivated [GYM] facility at the Cherry Tree Shopping Center is moving to a nearby location. The move will lead to the opening of a 25,000-square-foot vacant space at Cherry Tree that can be used by a future retailer.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/225e4fe/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4030x2245+0+323/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbe%2F20%2F9f300be74adfbe1546f6a6f3d660%2Fcherry-tree.jpg)
![The Tazewell County Consolidated Communications [TC3] call center is located in a nondescript building on Koch Street in Pekin.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ba45353/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3473x1935+0+407/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F91%2Fe0%2F58db49dc4e9f9ba3e93fc4a39559%2Ftc3.jpg)
