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The largest by land area is McLean County, while the smallest is Putnam County. Illinois's FIPS state code is 17 and its postal abbreviation is IL. What is now Illinois was claimed as part of Illinois County, Virginia, between 1778 and 1782.
Washington is a city in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. Washington is on U.S. Route 24 and Illinois Route 8, northeast of East Peoria. The population was 16,071 at the 2020 census, a 48.2% percent increase over 2000. [3] It is a suburb of Peoria and is part of the Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area.
B.B. King's Live in Cook County Jail album features a live recording of a concert that he performed for the jail's inmates on September 10, 1970. A live album Concert: Friday the 13th - Cook County Jail featuring performances by jazz musicians Jimmy McGriff and Lucky Thompson was released on the Groove Merchant label in 1973)
Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 census , it had a population of 13,761. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Nashville . [ 2 ]
The Historic Washington County Jail is a log, one-room jail previously used in Oregon.It was built in 1853 and was used until 1870. In 1986, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and is preserved by the Washington County Museum in Washington County, Oregon, United States and is exhibited outside of the museum near its entrance.
FCI Pekin is located approximately 10 miles south of Peoria, Illinois, 180 miles southwest of Chicago, and 180 miles northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. [1] It is located within the city limits of Pekin, Illinois. Kathy Kelly, who had been incarcerated in the Pekin complex, wrote the book Other Lands Have Dreams: From Baghdad to Pekin Prison. [2]
Covington Township is located in Washington County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 418 and it contained 193 housing units. As of the 2010 census, its population was 418 and it contained 193 housing units.
The population increased rapidly beginning in 1817, prompting the territorial legislature to form Washington County in 1818. [ 1 ] : 17 Its first county seat was Covington , in the center of the county, but the creation of Clinton County in 1824 left Covington on the county's northern fringe. [ 2 ]