Chester
A city in Randolph County, Illinois — population 8,145 as of 2020.
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Hoyt Frederick Sanders
Hoyt Frederick Sanders, 69, of Red Bud, passed away Monday, Feb. 9, 2026 at his residence in Red Bud. A celebration of life will be [...]
ObituariesAt their August meeting, the Sparta School District Board discussed the idea of consolidating the district’s two elementary schools – Evansville Attendance Center and Sparta [...]
EducationNorah Wagner, a junior at Red Bud High School, was honored prior to the Musketeer’s victory over the Panthers on Sept. 1 for reaching 1,000 [...]
Local SportsRecently it was announced that Corbyn Legendre was selected to serve as a member of the Illinois State Board of Education’s Student Advisory Council. Legendre, [...]
EducationHARD AT WORK–Despite there being some extremely hot temperatures recently, over the past few weeks crews have been hard at work doing tuckpoint work on [...]
Government & CivicVOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR–Rich Dependahl is pictured receiving the IDNR Volunteer of the Year Award from Illinois Department of Natural Resources interim Director Renée Snow. [...]
Community Groups & OrganizationsIn and around Chester
See & do
- Breezy Hill RC Flying Club
- Chester Elementary School
- Chester Illinois Riverside
- City Steps
- Main Event Catering
Eat, drink & stay
- Asia Garden
- Benson's Wine Bar
- St. Nicholas Landmark
- Barb's Bounty Restaurant, Jams, and Jellies
- Bernasek's
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Chester by the numbers
- Area
- 5.77 sq mi (14.95 km²), 0.02 sq mi water
- Median age
- 43.5
- Households
- 1,827
- Persons per household
- 2.2
- Median household income
- $80,625
- Median house value
- $111,700
- Office
- CITY CLERK
- Address
- 1330 SWANWICK ST, CHESTER, IL 62233