Washington Park, Illinois

Washington Park is a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States.

Washington Park filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection in July 2009, citing assets of less than $50,000 and debt of more than $1 million.

[6] In 2010, the mayor of Washington Park, John Thornton, was found to have been fatally shot; he was discovered in his car injured on the morning of April 1, and died at a hospital at 6 AM.

[8] According to the 2010 census, Washington Park has a total area of 2.63 square miles (6.81 km2), all land.

[9] The city is served by Washington Park station on the St. Louis MetroLink light rail system.

Washington Park is a part of the East St. Louis School District.

Map of Illinois highlighting St. Clair County