1982

Sentimental Journey opened in its current location, starting a renaissance of craft-related businesses on the square to replace the general retail that had moved elsewhere in the city.

WCHS began play in the Mid-Illini Conference during the 1982-83 school year, ending ten years of instability.

Monicals Pizza opened in the Cherry Tree Shopping Center.

When the Caterpillar strike decimated Sunnyland businesses in an already poor economy, both Kroger and Hornsby's closed within a week in Sunnyland Plaza sending it on a slow decline.

Jim Maddock pitched in ten games for the Braves out of the Gulf Coast League in 1982, becoming Washington's first professional baseball player in decades.

Sharon Kampmeier and Dr. Phillip Baer are the 1982 recipients of the Washingtonian Award.

Towanda Brown became the first Black graduate in the history of Washington High School, class of 1982.

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