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News in Chester · 4 sources

Chester in the news, from 4 sources

1 story about Chester in the past 90 days, plus the town’s own sources and 1 game on the schedule. Latest: “Bridge over Mississippi River in Chester, IL demolished” from wandtv.com, Sep 28.

Latest about Chester

The newest stories with Chester in the headline, one per story.

✨ This week in Chester

It's been a quiet week in Chester, with no major events to report. The Chester Community Golf Club and Chester Country Club have been active in the community.

An automatic summary of this week’s headlines and posts, written by the TownRatings AI. Check the stories themselves for details.

Straight from the source

From the schools and the library

Notices, meetings and news from Chester’s own institutions, on their own sites.

Town Hall page →
SchoolsChester Community Unit School District 139
chester139.com ↗
Latest notices
  1. Registration News!

    It's about that time!!! The following link provides general information regarding the 2026-2027 school year registration. Various information is being added to the website, a...

    Jul 13
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Who’s covering Chester

Chester was in the news from 2 outlets in the past 90 days, led by wandtv.com with 1 story about Chester. Stories with Chester in the headline come first; every one opens on its publisher’s site.

Game day

Next up: Wesclin vs Chester

Friday, Jan 8 · Boys Junior Varsity Basketball. Streams on the NFHS Network.

Coming up
Jan8Wesclin vs ChesterBoys Junior Varsity BasketballWatch ↗
From the sports pages
On the market

Homes listed in Chester

Listed in the past 60 days. Check each listing for the current price and availability.

Housing market →
1924 High StRealtor.com · Sep 21 ↗7 Greenbriar LnRedfin · Sep 16 ↗5108 Palestine RdZillow · Sep 13 ↗
Nearby

Headlines from next door

Chester’s own feed is quiet, so here’s news from the towns around it.

From neighbors

The news that never makes the paper: what Chester is posting.

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TT Weaver · Sep 23

Chester High School Pride

Headlines come from the outlets that cover Chester, found through Google News; stories with Chester in the headline come first, and outlets or places that aren’t Chester, IL are left out. Articles belong to their publishers and aren’t independently verified; every story links to the publisher who wrote it. Topics are sorted automatically from each headline’s words. Notices, meetings and events come from the town, school district and library websites, read every morning and linked to the page that posted them. Game listings come from the NFHS Network.