The Third Annual St. Jude Washington Kids’ Run had about 157 runners during the June 9 event.

DeWayne Bartels was posthumously awarded two first-place plaques at the annual Illinois Press Association awards ceremony.
Bartels, the former editor of the East Peoria Times-Courier, won in Division B in both original column and headline writing.

SPRINGFIELD -- An unusual surge in tax collections coming into the state in April allowed Illinois to make substantial payments to a number of vendors, including social-service agencies, but the state comptroller is warning officials not to get...

Washington was hot at the beginning and at the end of the 2013 baseball season.
But a cold spell in the middle contributed to the Panthers falling short of expectations in the Mid-Illini Conference.

The owners of Washington’s new furniture store are familiar names in the central Illinois furniture sales business.

The American Pickers’ trip through Washington aired Monday on the History Channel.

GRANVILLE -- Closing the doors of a 43-year local institution was not something that longtime independent pharmacy owner Marlin Weekley of Metamora wanted to be doing last month.

The American Pickers' trip through Washington will air 8 p.m. June 10.

Notre Dame broke open a tie game May 28 and derailed the Washington softball team.
The Irish claimed the Class 3A Washington Regional championship with a 10-2 victory at Jan Smith Field.

While the rain stayed away from Cherry Fest for Wednesday night, scattered thunderstorms rolled through routinely dowsing festival go-ers.

PEKIN —Special-use permits are being sought to allow chickens on residential property and the construction of a soccer facility on farmland in rural Washington.