Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHESTER, IL (KTVI) – It was an emotional day in Chester Illinois as family and friends said their final goodbyes to a ...

CHESTER, Illinois — The overnight storms Monday night caused extensive damage in parts of Illinois. Strong winds blew several power lines down and left many in the dark, including The Manor at ...

CHESTER, IL (WSIL) -- The Missouri Department of Transportation has selected a new team to replace the Chester Bridge spanning over the Mississippi River from Perry County, Missouri, to Randolph ...

CHESTER, IL (WSIL) -- The Illinois National Guard will commemorate 300 years of service on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, near the site of the first Illinois militia muster. The public is encouraged to ...

World War II-era Chester Bridge, a continuing truss span connecting Perryville, Missouri, and Chester, Illinois, over the Mississippi River, is due to be replaced no later than 2026. According to ...

Chester, Illinois, is a city on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River about 70 miles south of St. Louis, Missouri. What began as a ferry town on the Mississippi eventually became a major ...

The greater Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois region has had some experience with a bridge collapse. The truss bridge that crosses the Mississippi River from rural Perry County to Chester ...

Frank "Rocky" Fiegel was a longtime resident of Chester, Illinois, and was certainly not a sailor. But at 5'11" and 175 pounds, many locals believed Rocky could have been a champion boxer if he ...