CHESTER – The Chester Police Department would like to introduce K9 Freddy and veteran handler Officer Laramore to the citizens of Chester. Freddy is a one-year-old German Shepherd imported from the Czech Republic. He’s a dual purpose patrol dog certified in narcotics detection, tracking, apprehension and handler protection. They graduated the six-week basic K9 […]
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CHESTER – The Randolph County Sheriff has released its latest reports. Savion S. Shemar 23, Chester, arrested July 11, 2022 by Red Bud Police for unlawful possession of firearm & unlawful possession of firearm without FOID. Is incarcerated. Joshuwa A. Derousse 36, Homeless, arrested July 11, 2022 by Sparta Police for domestic battery
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CHESTER – Randolph County States Attorney Jeremy Walker has obtained arrest warrants for Jacob Reeder of Campbell Hill, Illinois and Taylor Collins most recently of Fayetteville, Illinois for their involvement in last week’s burglary on Eden Road in rural Randolph County. Both Collins and Reeder have each been charged with one count of Burglary
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WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) has introduced legislation to establish the Prairie du Rocher French Colonial National Historical Park. The park would include sites in Prairie du Rocher, Kaskaskia, and Fort de Chartres. Southern Illinois is blessed to have a rich history that began long before the founding of our nation. That
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JEFFERSON CITY — A man and a woman from Red Bud were seriously injured in a traffic crash on I-44 in St. Louis County Sunday morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 75-year-old James Cowell and 70-year-old Joanne Cowell were taken to Mercy Hospital St. Louis by the Eureka Fire Protection District. According
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SAINT LOUIS, Mo. — Anthony Wiseman of Anna, Ill., won the 2022 APA Junior Pool Championship last weekend in Saint Louis. The 15-year-old was one of 256 kids to compete in the pool championship conducted by the American Poolplayers Association (APA), the governing body of amateur pool. The finals match was live-streamed and can
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CHESTER – The tentative agenda for Monday’s meeting of the Chester city council has been released. CHESTER, ILLINOIS CITY COUNCIL AGENDA July 18, 2022 CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING CORRESPONDENCE REPORTS Mayor City Treasurer City Clerk Approve raffle licenses
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CHESTER – A regular meeting of the Chester School District Board of Education will be held July 21, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. in the High School Family & Consumer Science Classroom located at 1901 Swanwick Street, Chester, IL. AGENDA 1. Call to Order and Roll Call – 6:00 p.m.2. Executive Session 2.1 For the Appointment,
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CHESTER – The Chester Police and Fire Commission will meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday in the municipal building, 1330 Swanwick Street. The public notice and tentative agenda for the meeting: OPEN MEETINGS ACT NOTICE CITY OF CHESTER POLICE & FIRE COMMISSION BY ORDER OF THE POLICE & FIRE COMMISSION
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CHESTER – The Chester Fire Department and Public Safety Committee will meet 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Chester municipal building, 1330 Swanwick Street in Chester. The tentative agenda: OPEN MEETINGS ACT NOTICE CITY OF CHESTERFIRE DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT & PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF CHESTER, ILLINOIS, WILL MEET
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