Patti Carter, City of Chester Recreation Director CHESTER – The City of Chester has a full schedule for the 2025 Fall Festival to be held October 16-19. The weekend has something for everyone to enjoy. We are pleased to announce that Swyear Amusements will returning with their wonderful rides. Armbands will be available every […]
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CHESTER – The minutes of the last two meetings of the Chester Community Unit School District No. 139 have been released. The meetings included the regular meeting on August 21 and a special meeting on August 23. CHESTER COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.139 BOARD OF EDUCATION Regular Meeting August 21, 2025 The
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CARBONDALE, Ill. – Southern Illinois University Carbondale is welcoming 42 new tenure-track faculty to campus for the 2025-2026 school year. Sheryl A. Tucker, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, said she is looking forward to learning about their scholarly and creative activities and how they will contribute in the classroom. “We are excited about the
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CHESTER – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest report of arrests: 55-year-old Tracy L. Jany of Chester, September 15, 2025 by Chester Police on a Randolph County warrant for retail theft and unlawful possession of methamphetamine. Incarcerated. 28-year-old Marcos Atsin-Leonides of Chester September 17, 2025 by Chester Police for home
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CARBONDALE, Ill. — The Yellow Moon Gyroid Concert Series kicks off its second season on Friday, Sept. 26, featuring recent Southern Illinois University Carbondale master’s degree graduate João Vitor. The free, public program, “Classical Guitar,” will also feature guitar student Alexandria Alyse Cutting, a Carbondale Community High School freshman who studies guitar with Vitor. The
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — More than 800 students from 19 area high schools will meet faculty and staff to get a closer look at resources and academic programs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale during SIU Day from 9:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24. After the welcome, students will take part
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CARBONDALE, Ill. — Francis J. Gavin, a professor at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies and director of the Henry Kissinger Center for Global Affairs, will join Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute for a virtual conversation on Wednesday, Sept. 24. Gavin and John Shaw, institute director, will discuss Gavin’s new book, “Thinking Historically
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RED BUD – Illinois State Representative David Friess says two years of SAFET-Act is no happy anniversary. Two years after the no-cash bail system fully took effect in September 2023, Illinoisans continue to suffer the consequences while criminals walk free. Friess said last week the two-year mark is certainly not a “happy”
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28 students recognized for showing Respect, Responsibility, Safety, and/or Empathy By Jim Beers CHESTER – On Friday September 19, 2025, Chester Grade School presented its 2nd set of “HIVE” awards for the 2025-2026 school year. These awards are presented twice each month throughout the year and students in grades Kindergarten through 8th Grade are eligible
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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — If you’re an entrepreneur with a great idea to launch or grow a business in Southern Illinois, check out the Southern Illinois 2025 Business Plan Competition Powered by Regions, where more than $20,000 in cash and in-kind services are up for grabs. Finalists in the 2024 business plan competition meet
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