1955

District 50 Superintendent John L. Hensey died suddenly in June.

WCHS drops out of the Illinois Conference to join the Corn Belt Conference.  Other schools in the league in 1955 were Clinton, Pontiac, Normal, Trinity, and Normal U-High.

Reed's Supermarket opened in Sunnyland at 2376 Washington Road.

The new Sunnyland Christian Church is dedicated at the corner of Washington Road and Doris Street.

Jim Small constructs a brick structure and opens Jim's Drive Inn on the east side of town.  The building would later hold a laundry and Ron's Donuts.

The First Baptist Church was built on Peoria Street.