Mayor Lilija Stevens

Mayor Lilija Stevens On May 5, 2025 I was sworn in as the Mayor of Washington. Refer to the City’s website and FB page for official City information.

Washington firefighters were called to a structure fire (an apartment building behind Casey’s on School Street) on Sunda...
05/31/2026

Washington firefighters were called to a structure fire (an apartment building behind Casey’s on School Street) on Sunday morning, May 31, 2026….a second structure fire within 24 hours in Washington.

We are exceptionally fortunate the City of Washington is served by a highly trained and dedicated volunteer fire department.

Firefighters were called about 9:30 p.m. Saturday, May 30, 2026 to Chapters Supportive Living (formerly Moehle Assisted ...
05/31/2026

Firefighters were called about 9:30 p.m. Saturday, May 30, 2026 to Chapters Supportive Living (formerly Moehle Assisted Living) on Newcastle Road in Washington, IL.

👉🏼 All forty residents were safely evacuated from the three-story building. Residents were taken to a nearby facility for temporary shelter.”
👉🏼”When we showed up we had flames up on all three stories on the exterior of the building, starting to get into the attic space.” Quotes from WFD Fire Chief Tyler Gee as per news reports.
👉🏼The State Fire Marshal was on the scene to investigate the cause.

THANK YOU to our Washington Fire Department……AND firefighters from East Peoria, Morton, Eureka-Goodfield, Germantown Hills who provided mutual aid AND our Washington Police Department ‼️

Recap of the Tuesday, May 26, 2026 Special City Council meeting held for the purpose of considering the reimbursement re...
05/27/2026

Recap of the Tuesday, May 26, 2026 Special City Council meeting held for the purpose of considering the reimbursement request submitted by Marlene Miller regarding her property at 114 Walnut Street as a result of costs associated with the Grist Mill/Tangled Roots redevelopment project.

Here’s the link from the City’s FB page🔻
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Co9ZXz6H8/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Here’s the link to watch the video of the 05-26-3026 Special City Council meeting🔻
https://www.youtube.com/live/4foN4SYgjI0?feature=shared

City of Washington GFL customers ——> Collection Services will be delayed by ONE day THIS week beginning the day of the h...
05/25/2026

City of Washington GFL customers ——>
Collection Services will be delayed by ONE day THIS week beginning the day of the holiday Monday, May 25th Memorial Day.

Link to the GFL calendar on the City’s website 🔻
https://www.ci.washington.il.us/egov/documents/1767640137_31688.pdf

Memorial Day 2026
05/25/2026

Memorial Day 2026

Monday, May 25th ➖ Washington’s Memorial Day parade and Ceremony at Glendale Cemetery ➖ the parade begins at 10 a.m. at ...
05/22/2026

Monday, May 25th ➖ Washington’s Memorial Day parade and Ceremony at Glendale Cemetery ➖ the parade begins at 10 a.m. at Main & Jefferson ➖ some participants enter the parade lineup from Heartland Bank ➖to see all the parade participants, I recommend seating beginning at the bank….then anywhere along S. Main to Oakwood, along Oakwood ending at Glendale Cemetery ➖ for the Memorial Day Ceremony at the Veterans Memorial 🇺🇸

———-> UPDATE after the Monday May 18, 2026 Washington City Council meeting…..👉🏼 Agenda Item 13 A. - Motion to approve th...
05/17/2026

———-> UPDATE after the Monday May 18, 2026 Washington City Council meeting…..
👉🏼 Agenda Item 13 A. - Motion to approve the Special Use Request to Allow an Adult-Use Dispensary passed with a vote of 5 yes votes and 3 no votes. I have added two screenshots to this post from tonight’s video with voting information.
👉🏼 Here’s the link to watch tonight’s (5-18-2026) meeting:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pxS9o_ekzc

Questions❓ Suggestions❓Concerns ❓I hope to see you at the Washington District Library meeting room at Five Points this S...
05/13/2026

Questions❓ Suggestions❓Concerns ❓

I hope to see you at the Washington District Library meeting room at Five Points this Saturday May 16, 2026 at 11 a.m.

👉🏼Please note——> FB is not conducive for conversation. I look forward to in-person conversations about topics brought up in the comment section. If this month doesn’t work for your schedule(s) to attend Let’s Talk Washington, I hold this event each month and hopefully a future LTW will fit into your schedule(s)🤞🏼

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