WASHINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) — Local communities are grappling with how to address the loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue from the state grocery tax. The Illinois General Assembly repealed the one percent grocery tax in the budget for fiscal year 2025, but community leaders have more than a year to figure out […]
WASHINGTON Eighteen Washington liquor license holders are getting a financial break from the city when they most need it.
They won t have to pay for their license when they renew it for the 2021-22 fiscal year.
They can thank Lori Peifer, owner of Lori s Kitchen Store, for the city s gesture.
Peifer has a BYOB (bring your own beer and wine) license from the city for cooking classes held at her store. The license cost her $350 for the 2020-21 fiscal year, which began May 1 and will continue through April 30.
During normal times, Peifer holds about two cooking classes a week. Because she s abided by the state s COVID-19 restrictions and closures, she said, she s had only 23 classes this fiscal year.
WASHINGTON Ground was broken several weeks ago on a groundbreaking business along U.S. Business Route 24, one of the city s main streets.
A Beck s fuel center and convenience store is being built on a 4.56-acre property. It could open as early as May.
The project is on the site of a former restaurant building that was originally a Taco Bell and most recently True Taste of Italy, and a former Shell gas station that became a used car lot after it closed.
After resisting for years allowing video gaming in businesses other than bars and restaurants that have a liquor license for on-site consumption, the Washington City Council last year added truck stops to the list of places that could offer video gaming.