Washington Park, IL

Washington Park is a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. The 2020 census counted 2,592 residents. 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. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Pamela Pepper threw out the filing in December 2010 after finding there was no state law enabling a municipality to declare bankruptcy. Avant Elementary School is located in Washington Park. Washington Park's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider Illinois setting. The local scoop is how Washington Park's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. The city is served by Washington Park station on the St. Louis MetroLink light rail system.