Randolph County News

CHESTER – The Mississippi Valley Art Guild is hosting a Meet the Artists Open House on Saturday, July 19, from 1- 4 pm at 611 State Street. Many of the art guild members will be demonstrating their talents such as woodworking, stained glass, jewelry design, along with painting using alcohol inks and acrylic paints.  It’s

CHESTER – The Chester City Council will meet Monday at 6 p.m. in regular session. The meeting will be held in the Chester Municipal Building, 1330 Swanwick Street, Chester.   The tentative agenda for the meeting:            CHESTER, ILLINOIS CITY COUNCIL AGENDA July 21, 2025   CALL TO ORDER   ROLL CALL   PLEDGE

CHESTER – The Chester Cemetery and Finance Committee will meet in special session Monday at 5 p.m. at the Chester Municipal Building, 1330 Swanwick Street, Chester.   NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING   CITY OF CHESTER CEMETERY AND FINANCE COMMITTEE       Notice is hereby given that the Cemetery and Finance Committee of the City

MODOC, Ill.— The Jerry F. Costello Lock and Dam on the Kaskaskia River will be closed again for maintenance. This time it be for the upstream miter gates from August 1, 2025, with an anticipated reopening date of September 30, 2025. During this time frame the Lock chamber will be closed to all traffic including industry and recreational vessels. Several repairs to the Lock will be ongoing throughout this timeframe to

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) has released the 2025 prevailing wage rates for construction trades for all counties in the State. The updated rates, which took effect Tuesday, July 15, are the result of IDOL’s annual statewide survey conducted under the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act. RANDOLPH COUNTY PREVAILING WAGES The Act requires that workers

CHESTER – The City of Chester will hold a public hearing on its appropriation ordinance Monday, July 21, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. in the Chester Municipal Building, 1330 Swanwick Street.   ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHESTER, ILLINOIS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held at the hour of 5:30 p.m.

STE. GENEVIEVE – A regular meeting of the Chester School District Board of Education will be held on July 17, 2025, at 7 p.m. at the Chester Community High School Juergens Gym located at 1901 Swanwick Street, Chester, IL.   The tentative agenda for the meeting:   CHESTER SCHOOL BOARD

CHESTER – The Chester Beautification/Tourism Commission meets July 17 at city hall at 6:30 p.m.   Chester Beautification/Tourism Commission Agenda July 17, 2025   Pledge of Allegiance   Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes-Melissa Gross   Treasurer’s Report-Linda Rader/Brenda Owen   Public Petitions & Correspondence             Standing Committee Reports Take Pride Award-JoAnn Simmons/Linda Rader Planters –