by occupation category Employers - Manufacturers and distributor Employers - Retailers Employers - Services and institutions Education Beverly Manor Middle School (District 50) Central Primary School (District 51) Central Intermediate School (District 51) John L. Hensey Elementary School (District 50) Lincoln Grade School (District 52) Washington Middle School (District 52) Washington Community High School District 308 St. Patrick School (Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria) Tazewell County has a joint special education service, the Tazewell-Mason Counties Special Education Association (TMCSEA). Annual events 9-11 Memorial Walk Good Neighbor Days, previously called the Cherry Festival Memorial Day Parade Take Pride in Washington Day Veterans Day Parade Washington Fine Arts Festival Notable people Mark Dennis, offensive tackle for the Miami Dolphins, Cincinnati Bengals and the Carolina Panthers; alumnus of Washington High School; member of the Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame Doug Lee, shooting guard and small forward with the Houston Rockets, New Jersey Nets, and Sacramento Kings; grew up in Washington; member of the IBCA and Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame Alec Peters, basketball player, second-round selection in 2017 NBA draft; born in Washington Colton Underwood, former NFL player and star of ABC's The Bachelor, attended Washington Community High School Fred Taral, Hall of Fame jockey and trainer, raised in Washington until he was 14. See also Ronald Reagan Trail References External links City of Washington Washington Chamber of Commerce Washington Park District Washington District Library Washington Historical Society Washington Rewind Cities in Tazewell County, Illinois Cities in Illinois Ronald Reagan Trail Peoria metropolitan area, Illinois Populated places established in 1834 1834 establishments in Illinois