2018

Wallethub.com ranked Washington the 4th best place in Illinois to raise a family.

On March 20, Washington voters decided to make future city elections nonpartisan by a 73-27% margin.

WCHS christens its Hall of Fame with an inaugural class consisting of Tom Adams, James Ashbrook, Goldie Babcook, Matthew Chaney, Mark Dennis, Charlie Fuller, Ken Holford, Doug Lee, Jim Linsley, Jan Smith, Jack Stromberger, Gene Thrailkill, Ray Torry, Dave Van Dyck, Dick Van Scyoc, John Venturi, Brian Wisher, the 2007 baseball team, 1985 football team, 1977 softball team, and the 1909 basketball team.

Tom Brecklin was the recipient of the 2018 Washingtonian Award.

Washingtonian Colton Underwood stars on the television show "The Bachelor."

Former Washingtonian Tom Levenick publishes his book "Buckeyes for Life: Insider Views of the Most Elite Program in College Athletics" about his experience as an Ohio State University football player.

Washingtonians Sara Bailey and Ernie Pierantoni were inducted into the Bradley University Hall of Fame.

Fire guts the Uftring Chevrolet building on Washington Road, necessitating a complete rebuild.  Uftring would spend a year using a nearby building as its temporary site, recently purchased by Connect Church.

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