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A new food truck festival is bringing a little bit of everything to a Washington parking lot once a month, all through the summer.
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Washington City Council
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Steve Stein/WCBUAfter the equipment arrives, meetings will be held in a Five Points Washington banquet room. -
Steve Stein/WCBUThe City Council voted unanimously Monday to approve the contract, which was ratified previously by union members. The contract went into effect May 1 and will continue through April 30, 2027.
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With everything from restaurants to shopping centers to the historic square, Business Route 24 is an identity-defining road for Washington. The city has been trying to improve the road for more than a decade. -
The cost of a proposed new evidence storage building for the Washington Police Department has soared past the $2 million mark. -
Here are 3 things to do for the weekend of May 31- June 2, 2023, curated by WCBU's Camryn Cutinello. You can find more coverage on our Out & About - Arts & Music page or by subscribing to WCBU's Weekend Fanfare email newsletter, which goes out every Friday. -
By 10-8 votes, the board rejected Catmint Solar's request for a two-year extension of a special use permit granted May 31,2023 for a 5 mega-watt solar farm on Eisele Road in Groveland Township, and Coyote Road Solar's request for a special use permit for a 150 mega-watt solar farm on 1,300 acres of prime farm land in Malone and Delevan townships near Tazewell County's borders with Mason and Logan counties. -
Much like pedaling along a hilly trail, bicycle shops around Central Illinois have experienced ups and downs in recent years. -
WCBU will expand local news coverage in Washington and Pekin launching this summer thanks to grant funding from a partnership between the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) and the Google News Initiative (GNI). -
Here are 3 things to do for the weekend of May 17-19, 2023, curated by WCBU's Camryn Cutinello. You can find more coverage on our Out & About - Arts & Music page or by subscribing to WCBU's Weekend Fanfare email newsletter, which goes out every Friday.
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Brownfield made the announcement in front of about 40 friends and family members outside the south entrance to Five Points Washington. -
"Politics sometimes becomes a blood sport in the public sector," the city administrator said. "These agreements make sure our department heads aren't exposed politically." -
City Administrator Jim Snider and Police Chief Mike McCoy are the only other city employees with similar agreements.
