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Alderpersons Brandon Moss (left) and Bobby Martin III chat before Monday's Washington City Council meeting. Each was part of a council discussion of a plan to hire a new city administrator.
Steve Stein
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WCBU
Local News
'Team Washington' will help recruit a new city administrator
Steve Stein
, 19 minutes ago
A consultant and “Team Washington,” made up two city employees and Mayor Lilija Stevens, will recruit Washington's next city administrator.
Houses are pictured in Springfield’s East Side neighborhood that are part of an affordable housing development for low-income residents. A development in the area was awarded a federal tax credit in 2025.
(Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
State News
Federal housing credit expansion could increase affordable rental units in Illinois: report
Ben Szalinski
, 35 minutes ago
Stephen Voss
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NPR
NPR News
NPR news chief announces she's leaving days after Congress kills federal funding
David Folkenflik
, 3 hours ago
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  1. Peoria gears up for $10M road rehab project on MacArthur Highway
  2. Unusually quiet Morton School Board meeting as Sander becomes district's leader
  3. 'Now we have clarity': WCBU and public media look to chart a new path after federal funding cuts
  4. PPS superintendent Kherat to step down after the upcoming school year
  5. Washington's Ben Franklin store getting a $50K business improvement grant from the city
  6. New Medicare program brings some relief to unpaid Peoria caregivers
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