WCHS crowns its first ever team state champion when the boys football team takes the 4A title.
Pleasant View crowns its first state champions when Todd Foster wins the pole vault and 110yd hurdles, while Erika Grogg won the high jump at the IESA state track meet.
George Patterson became the first cross country runner in WCHS history to achieve all-state recognition.
Caroline Martini and Henry Esser were the 1985 recipients of the Washingtonian Award.
It is first reported that both John Bearce and Gary Uftring are considering moving their car dealerships to East Peoria.