Ribbon cutting ceremony planned for new Mississippi River bridge at Chester

The bridge connects Perryville, Missouri, and Chester, Illinois, by carrying Missouri Route 51/Illinois Route 150 over the ...
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Man accused in 2016 slaying in Chester, IL found guilty of involuntary manslaughter

CHESTER, IL (KFVS) - A man accused of murdering another man in Randolph County, Illinois back in June 2016 has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. London Williams was found guilty after a ...
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Environmental study being conducted on the Chester, IL Bridge

CHESTER, IL (KFVS) - The Missouri Department of Transportation's Southeast District, and The Illinois Department of Transportation, along with the Federal Highway Administration, is conducting an ...
Fox2Now St. Louis

Chester, Illinois sees significant damage from Sunday’s tornado

CHESTER, Ill. – Sunday night’s tornado hopped from Missouri right over into Illinois. FOX 2’s Meteorologist Jaime Travers was in the Woods Basement System Storm Runner Monday morning taking a look at ...
WSIL-TV

Ames Team selected to replace Chester Bridge

CHESTER, IL (WSIL) -- The Missouri Department of Transportation has selected a new team to replace the Chester Bridge spanning over the Mississippi River from Perry County, Missouri, to Randolph ...
KSDK

'This is a real big setback for us:' Strong winds cause power outages in Chester, Illinois

CHESTER, Illinois — The overnight storms Monday night caused extensive damage in parts of Illinois. Strong winds blew several power lines down and left many in the dark, including The Manor at Craig ...
Fox2Now St. Louis

Iconic Chester landmark destroyed in tornado

CHESTER, Ill. – The tornado that pummeled Chester, Illinois did major damage to a home where 95-year-old Ralph Kipp has lived his entire life. Kipp took shelter in his first-floor bedroom when the ...
WSIL-TV

Crews make progress on Don Welge Memorial Bridge in Chester, Illinois

CHESTER, Ill. (WSIL) -- Construction on the new Don Welge Memorial Bridge is progressing, but Missouri transportation officials say there is still significant work to be done before it can replace the ...
Sports Illustrated

Maroa-Forsyth at Chester — Playoff preview (1 p.m. Central, Nov. 1)

Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/illinois/football/games/5917722-maroaforsyth-vs-chester Team pages: Maroa-Forsyth Trojans — https://scorebooklive.com/illinois ...
U.S. News & World Report

Chester Community Unified School District 139

Chester Community Unified School District 139 contains 2 schools and 968 students. The district’s minority enrollment is 20%. Also, 36.1% of students are economically disadvantaged. The student body ...
The Southern Illinoisan

Flooding forces closure of Illinois 3 in Alexander County, Chester bridge could reopen Saturday

Illinois Department of Transportation announced Friday morning that Illinois 3 near McClure and Illinois 146 in East Cape Girardeau would close at 7 p.m. because of high water from continuing flooding ...