CHESTER – The city council of Chester will meet at 6 p.m. Monday in the Municipal Building, 1330 Swanwick Street, Chester. The meeting will follow the 5:30 p.m. Cemetery and Finance Committee. Both meetings are open to the public. The tentative agenda for the city council meeting: CHESTER, ILLINOIS CITY COUNCIL […]
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SAUGET – The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that Illinois Rt 3 from North of Monsanto Avenue to Ruby Street in Cahokia will be intermittently restricted to one lane in each direction beginning Monday, March 21, 2022, weather permitting. This work will take place daily between the hours of 6:00 PM and 6:00 AM. Traffic
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Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER – Months of preparation and overcoming numerous obstacles have brought the Chester High School Drama Club’s stage play, “Tuck Everlasting” ready for Thursday night’s opening. The curtain will open at 7:00 p.m. on CHS Juergen’s Gymnasium stage. CHS Drama Club Director, Rana Hodge, observes a rehearsal for the upcoming CHS
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WATERLOO, Ill. – Republican candidate for governor Paul Schimpf says the LaSalle Veterans’ Home tragedy is the result of failed leadership and a lack of accountability following the recent filing of lawsuits in LaSalle County that allege negligence and wrongful death, in what amounts to systemic failure. Schimpf says the loss of 36 Illinois veterans
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Transportation would like to alert motorists traveling in the Cairo area that the US 60/62 bridge over the Mississippi River will be closed to all traffic. The closures are scheduled to begin on Monday, March 28th at 8 a.m. extending through Thursday, March 31, at 12 p.m. and Monday,
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EVANSVILLE, Ill. – Christ Our Savior Lutheran High School hosted the Shamrock Shootout archery tournament on March 12. The COSL archery team. Isaac Luebkeman with his third place medal. Isaac Luebkemann took third place in high school boys. The tournament was for elementary, middle school and high school archers. There were four flights of archers
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EVANSVILLE – The Christ Our Savior Lutheran High School FFA chapter participated in the Horticulture CDE at SWIC on Monday, March 14. The members were required to identify plants, rank plants based on structure and looks and take a horticulture test.
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BY JIM BEERS Contributing Writer CHESTER – Chester High School Band and Choral students competed in the 2022 IHSA Class B Solo and Ensemble Contest Saturday March 5 at Murphysboro. Steve Colonel, CHS Band and Choral Director and his CHS music students had a record-high number of entries in this year’s contest with a
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CHESTER – The Chester Beautification/Tourism Commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 17 in the municipal building at 1330 Swanwick Street, Chester, Illinois. March 17, 2022 AGENDA Pledge of Allegiance Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes-Donella Butler Treasurer’s Report-Linda Rader Public Petitions & Correspondence Standing Committee Reports
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RED BUD — A ground breaking for the new Business Development Seminar in Red Bud will be held next month. Illinois State Representative David Friess is spearheading an interactive hands-on seminar to introduce our district business leaders to benefits and services available through the State of Illinois, as well as private funding and professional
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