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Washington City Hall Building in Washington, Illinois.
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Local News
After two decades, Washington plans to change Bondurant Street to two-way during busy high school hours
Steve Stein
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.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker shakes Pope Leo XIV’s during a meeting in Vatican City on Nov. 19, 2025.
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State News
New biography tracks Pope Leo's road from Illinois to Rome
Ben Singson
2026 Illinois State Fair Queen Krista Phillips, of Effingham, speaks at the State Fair ribbon cutting in August.
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Illinois state fairs attracted over 1 million visitors for second year in a row
Maggie Dougherty
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