Former Peoria County Sheriff Mike McCoy, who served as Washington Police Chief for eight years, announced his retirement from ...

After decades in law enforcement, Washington Police Department Chief Mike McCoy is retiring. McCoy's four-year contract with ...

McCoy has spent the last eight years as the city’s Chief of Police, appointed in May 26,2017, by outgoing Mayor Gary Manier.

WASHINGTON ( 25News Now) - Washington has become the latest Central Illinois community to approve a 1% local sales tax on ...

Washington's bicentennial celebration later this year will include a 4-foot tall bust of George Washington, thanks to an intergovernmental loan approved Monday by the city council. Peoria offered ...

Pritzker and the Illinois General Assembly moved last ... Already, cities including East Peoria, Washington and Pekin have implemented their own grocery tax. Now it is the Peoria City Council's ...

In partnership with several community organizations, the Peoria Historical Society has launched a project devoted to preserving Southtown's history.