This is an excellent article on the Illuminati. You will see how this is carrying over to our day. We don't know EXACTLY who the Illuminist are today, but we sure can make some good guesses!
Next time someone questions whether there really are secret combinations outside the Book Of Mormon, you can tell them that George Washington talked about one such group.
http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php ... opean/1228