Randolph County News

SPRINGFIELD – As we head into the holiday season, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is issuing updated guidance to help people celebrate more safely as we continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. “Last year, many people held off getting together with family and friends during the holiday season due to the pandemic,” said […]

CHESTER — A Building and Grounds Committee Meeting of the Chester Community Unit School District 139 Board of Education will be held at 5 p.m. Wednesday, November 3, 2021 in the Chester High School Family and Consumer Science Room, located at 1901 Swanwick Street, Chester. The tentative agenda: Chester Building and Grounds Committee

CHESTER – The Chester City Council will meet Monday at 6 p.m. in the municipal building, 1330 Swanwick Street in Chester. The meeting is open to the public. The tentative agenda: CHESTER, ILLINOIS CITY COUNCIL AGENDA November 1, 2021         I.            CALL TO ORDER      II.            ROLL CALL   III.            PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE READING OF

CHESTER – The Illinois Department of Transportation Thursday announced that Illinois Route 3 from Illinois Route 150 to one mile south of Pleasant Hill Road and Illinois Route 150 from Illinois Route 3 to Murphysboro will be restricted to one lane beginning Monday, November 1, 2021, weather permitting.  This work is necessary to complete pavement

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — In late-night floor action Wednesday the Illinois House of Representatives voted and passed SB1169, a bill to change language in the Health Care Right of Conscience Act. The changes were drafted in response to an increased call for vaccine mandates in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. State Representative David Friess (R-Red Bud) had

CHESTER — The Randolph County Health Department reported 10 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death as of Wednesday.   There are 24 active cases with no one in the hospital.   There have been 5,631 cases since the pandemic began in March 2020. There have been 5,507 recoveries and 100 deaths.   The

WOODSTOCK, Ill. — Gary Rabine, Republican candidate for Illinois Governor, issued the following statement Wednesday regarding Gov. J.B. Pritzker admission that his COVID-19 vaccine mandates are illegal and violate the state’s Right of Conscience Act: “J.B. Pritzker has long mocked and derided anyone opposing his illegal COVID-19 vaccine mandate, claiming that as governor he has

RED BUD, Ill. — In July 2021 ComWell and Chester Memorial Hospital joined forces to combine their quality care initiatives to bring Randolph County and surrounding areas a more comprehensive and effective approach to behavioral health care. As the need for mental health and substance misuse services continues to increase, Chester Memorial Hospital and ComWell

CHESTER – Memorial Hospital in Chester has released its October 2021 Newsletter “The Lamp”.   In this quarter’s issue of The Lamp:   COVID-19: What we Know & Antibody Treatments Rural Health Clinics News Therapy & Sports Rehab Center News Welcome New Providers Sleep Lab Re-Accreditation COVID-19Vaccinations and BoostersQ&A Taking Steps to Reduce Falls Breast

RED BUD, Ill. — ComWell and Sparta Community Hospital are expanding psychiatric service accessibility by partnering to contract two psychiatric care providers through a shared staffing model. This collaborative solution came after closely monitoring “Access to Care” data that reflected room for improvement of increased access to care by decreasing the wait time for Randolph