Originally the First Presbyterian ... - The Home of Popeye
Antiques/Collectibles/Gifts/Home Accessories
Spinach Can Collectibles / 1001 State St. / 618-826-4567
Jodi’s Farm House / 639 State St. / 618-826-1870
Treasured Memories / 918 State St. / 618-826-2513
Carol’s Creative Cottage / 987 State St. / 618-826-2998
Coffey’s Creation / 1206 Swanwicik St. / 618-559-3482
Vintage Market / 1208 Swanwick St. / 618-826-4123
Auto Repair/ Parts Stores
Andy’s Auto Body Shop / 1207 Opdyke St. / 618-826-4512
Lochhead’s / 916 Lehmen Dr. / 618-826-3125
Bert’s Auto Service / 822 Lehmen Dr. / 618-826-4156
Napa Auto Tire & Parks / 802 Lehmen Dr. / 618-826-2305
Chester Chrysler/Plymouth / 803 Lehmen Dr. / 618-826-3213
Randy’s Service / 1630 High St. / 618-826-2132
1st Class Auto / 823 State St. / 618-826-2849
O’Reilly Auto Parts / 2230 State St. / 618-826-1525
R&R Automotive / 2404 State St. / 618-615-4491
Bakery/Deli/Grocery
Rozier’s Country Mart / 800 Chester Center / 618-826-4564
Pinky’s Sugarland (cake pops) / 618-713-5098
Jodi’s Farm House Café’/Bakery / 639 State St. / 618-826-1870
Barb’s Bounty Jams & Jellies / 832 Lehmen Dr. / 618-826-7600
Bait Shops
Casey’s / 1226 State St. / 618-826-9815
Banks
Buena Vista National Bank / 1309 Swanwick St.
Branch & ATM inside / 618-826-2331
Rozier’s Chester Center / 618-826-2332
Chester National Bank / 1112 State St. / 618-826-5038
First Bank / 2231 State St. / 618-826-2334
Beauty/Barber Shops/Tanning Salons
Charlotte’s Beauty Shop / 610 Solomon St. / .618-826-2929
Fashion Flair / 106 W. Stacey St. / 618-826-3181
Ronnie’s Cuts 7 Styles / 1203 High St. / 618-826-4745
Beauty/Barber Shops/Tanning Salons (cont.)
Split Decisions / 601 Erskine St. / 618-826-2625
Color’s Edge / 1406 Reichman St. / 618-826-2651
The Final Cut / 1206 Swanwick St. / 618-317-7980
Color Xpressions / 1209 Swnawick St. / 618-826-1505
Uptown Barbers / 104 W. Stacey St. / 618-615-1217
& 618-615-1072
Car Washes
Chester Car Wash State & Church St.
Quality Car Wash 2441 State St.
Churches
Chester's First Baptist Church / 719 State St. / 618-826-3918
Sunday Service 10:30 AM & 6:30 PM
Free Breakfast Sunday 8:00 AM
Sunday school for all ages 9:00 AM
Dr. Michael Fogerson, Pastor
First Christian Church of Chester / Located behind Courthouse
Sunday Service 10:30 AM
Sunday School 9:30 AM
618-826-3117
Family Worship Center / 1004 Opdyke St. / 618-826-4644
Sunday Worship 10:00 AM
Sunday school for all ages 9:00 AM
Tuesday Worship & Intercession 6:30 PM
Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 PM
First Presbyterian Church / 1750 State St. / 618-826-2235
Sunday Service 10:15 AM
Sunday School 9:00 AM
First Apostolic Pentecostal Church / 1701 High St. / 618-826-3092
Sunday Service 9:30 AM & 6:00 PM
Wednesday Service 6:00 PM
Phillip Keeton, Pastor
First United Methodist Church / 871 State St. / 618-826-2549
Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 AM
Sunday school for all ages 9:00 AM
St. Mary Help of Christians Church / 911 Swanwick St. / 618-826-2444
Saturday Service 5:00 PM
Sunday Services 8:00 AM &10:30 AM
Rev. Eugene Wojcik, Pastor
Grace Church Ministries / 2100 State St. / 618-826-4734
Sunday Service 9:30 AM
Wednesday Service 7:00 PM
Ron & Connie Coleman Co-Pastors
Churches (cont.)
St. John Lutheran Church LCMS / 302 W. Holmes St. / 618-826-4345
Pastor Sims
Saturday Service 6:30 PM
Sunday Services 7:45 AM & 10:00 AM
Sunday school & Bible Class 9:00 AM
Phone Meditation 618-826-2135
Sunday 10 AM worship broadcast KBDZ 93.1 & KSGM 980 AM
Peace Lutheran Church ELCA / 125 Opdyke St. / 618-826-3140
Sunday Service 10:30 AM
Clothing
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Studio Salon Boutique / 1218 Swanwick St. / 618-826-2600
Carol’s Creative Cottage / 987 State St. / 618-2998
Convenience Stores
Casey’s General Store / 1226 State St. / 618-826-9815
Moto Mart / 435 W. Holmes St. / 618-826-4223
Dry Cleaners/Laundromats
Rub-A-Dub Laundromat / 100 Opdyke St. / 618-826-4044
& Dry Cleaning
Treasured Memories / 918 State St. / 618-826-2513
& Dry Cleaning/Clothing
Electronics
Chester Video / 1217 Swanwick St. / 618-826-3222
Russell Cellular / Chester Center / 618-826-2595
Discount Stores
Wal-Mart / 2206 State St. / 618-826-5041
Dollar General / 612 Chester Center / 618-826-5627
Hardware/Construction
Rowold True Value / 1300 Swanwick St. / 618-826-5061
Hardware/Construction (cont.)
Ace Hardware / 950 Chester Center / 618-826-3000
Construction Supply Company / 2229 State St. / 618-826-4502
Hotel
Best Western / 2150 State St. / 618-826-3034
Florists
Chester Greenhouse / 1309 Allendale Blvd. / 618-826-2014
Flooring/Furniture
Ochs Furniture / 619 State St. / 618-826-7300
Neal & Sons Flooring / 953 State St. / 618-826-1510
Locksmith
Schuchert's Lock Shop / 1400 Swanwick St. / 618-826-3391
Dental/Eyecare/Medical
Robert Platt Dental Office / 2321 Old Plank Rd. / 618-826-5416
Miller Family Practice / 1654 State St. / 618-826-5017
Family Pharmacy of Chester / 2323 Old Plank Rd. / 618-826-2511
(Victor Drugs)
Wal-Mart Pharmacy / 2206 State St. / 618-826-4898
Chester Clinic / 2319 Old Plank Rd / 618-826-2388
Drs. Krieg, Platt, Lowry-Rohlfing, Molnar & Witt
Memorial Hospital / 1900 State St. / 618-826-4581
Chester Eyecare / 425 W. Holmes St. / 618-826-4521
Marion Eye Center / 203 Van Zant St. / 618-826-5413
Chester Animal Hospital / 1616 State St / 618-826-5332
Thrift Stores
Etc. Thrift & Craft Shop / 100 W. Stacey St. / 618-826-2660
Church Thrift Shop / 3669 State Rt. 150 / 618-826-2106
Video Gaming
Lucy’s Place / 510 Chester Center / 618-826-1440
Misc.
S.I. Vapor / 106. W. Stacey St. / 618-826-7182
Whisper Vapes / 2449 State St. / 618-826-7141
Stephanie Rinehart Photography / 1222 Opdyke St / 618-559-5179
I Ink U / 1215 Swanwick St. / 618-826-3571
Welcome
The City of Chester welcomes you! We trust you will find this brochure helpful. Chester is a small town (pop 8,400 including Menard Correctional Center) but offers many services to our citizens and neighboring communities. Please do not hesitate to contact our Chamber of Commerce or City Hall for any information.
Mayor Tom Page
City Services
Chester City Hall/City Clerk’s Office 618-826-2326
Chester Mayor’s Office 618-826-5114
Water Treatment Plant 618-826-3315
Sewer Treatment Plant 618-826-2414
Gas Utility Department 618-826-1849
Water Utility Department 618-826-1849
Maintenance Department 618-826-3712
Police Department 618-826-5454
Fire Department 618-826-2211
Evergreen Cemetery 618-826-2666
911
Park/Recreation
Patti Carter, Rec. Director 618-826-1430
Breezy Hill Model Airplane Club
Cohen Recreational Complex
Cole Memorial Park
Cohen Memorial Home - c/o Allison Blechle 618-615-1548
Chester Riverfront/Smith’s Landing
City Steps (located behind Court House)
Chester Square Gazebo
Farmers Market (located near Welcome Center)
Other Services
Chester Public Library 618-826-3711
Chester Municipal Band 618-826-4275
Chester Post Office 618-826-2233
J.U.L.I.E. (Call before digging) 811 or 1-800-892-0123
Visit for more info
History
Sitting on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River, Chester is rich in history and beauty. It is located in beautiful Southern Illinois 65 miles south of St. Louis and 30 miles north of the Shawnee National Forest.
Chester was named after the founder, Samuel Smith’s wife, Jane Thomas’, hometown of Chester, England, which is now Chester’s sister city.
Chester's early chief commodity was castor oil which was used as a lubricant. It lost its importance as the petroleum industry was developed and flourished. There were castor bean presses in other area towns; however, Chester had the advantage due to river transportation shipments to St. Louis, New Orleans, and as far away as England. By 1830, the settlement increased and along the river front were an iron foundry, machine shop and several large stores. The old wood-burning steamboats did a brisk business at Chester.
Chester was a favorite stopping place for the river men and boat passengers. Charles Dickens and his wife stayed here on April 11, 1842. Mark Twain was a pilot on the Mississippi from 1857 to the Civil War and, supposedly, on several occasions stopped at the Cliff House, which was a fine river hostelry.
In 1832-33, a cholera epidemic took many lives. South of the present site of the Con Agra Mill a few stones on the hillside mark the graveyard of those who died on steamboats and were buried there.
Today Chester’s primary employers are Ardent Mills (flour), Menard Correctional Center (860), Chester Mental Health Center (530) and Gilster-Mary Lee Corp. headquarters and manufacturing (food processor) (450).
The Chester Bridge (built 1942) is the only one crossing the Mississippi River between St. Louis and Cape Girardeau. A major storm destroyed a large center portion of the bridge in 1944; it was re-dedicated in 1946. The Mississippi River at Chester is the narrowest from shore to shore between St. Louis and New Orleans.
Restaurants/Eateries
Bernasek’s 501 Buena Vista St.
Pizza, wings, apps 618-826-3155
Tequila's Mexican Restaurant Chester Center
618-826-1343
Reid's Harvest House Smorgasbord 2440 State St.
Closed Mondays 618-826-4933
Jodi’s Farm House Café & Bakery 639 State St
Closed Tuesday 618-826-1870
Subway Sandwiches 1027 State St.
618-826-3191
Al’s (5:15 AM-8:30 PM) McBride, MO
Closed Sunday 573-547-5656
Knights of Columbus Hall 209 Church St.
Lunch Monday 618-826-3316
Eagles Club 402 Hacker St.
Lunch & Dinner Mon-Fri 618-826-3933
McDonald’s 2208 State St
618-826-2898
Hardee’s / Red Burrito 217 W. Holmes St.
618-826-4020
V.F.W. Hall 939 State St.
Lunch on Wednesdays 618-826-3411
Limited menu Mon - Thurs / Friday - Fish
Domino’s Pizza Chester Center
618-826-2020
Asia Garden Chester Center
618-826-3333
Barb’s Bounty Jams & Jellies 832 Lehmen Dr.
(pickup/delivery, lunches, dinners) 618-826-7600
Mon-Fri
Sweet Pea’s (May to Oct.) 125 E. Stacey St.
Open daily (Ice Cream only) 618-559-4152
Benson’s Win Bar (Snacks) 1308 Swanwick St.
Thur, Fri & Sat 618-826-1000
Salty Dawg 2005 State St.
618-826-5900
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Compliments of:
The City of Chester
City Hall
1330 Swanwick Street
Chester, Illinois 62233
(618) 826-2326
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Chester Chamber of Commerce
(Located in Welcome Center)
10 Bridge By-Pass Road
Chester, Illinois 62233
(618) 826-2721
Revised June 2017
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