Originally the First Presbyterian Church built in 1846 ...



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 Cottage 1511 Swanwick St.

618-615-1870

573-270-8941

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

1sst 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

Grocery Store, Bakery & Deli

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

(Banks Continued)

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 Barber Shop, 1203 High St….…….....618-826-4745

Laura Vasquez, 805 Opdyke St…………………618-826-3731

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. Stacy St. …………….618-615-0569

Car Washes

Chester Car Wash State & Church St.

Quality Car Wash 2441 State St.

Churches

Chester's First Baptist Church 719 State St.

Sunday Service 7:30 & 10:30 AM & 6:30 PM

Free Breakfast Sunday 8:00 AM

Sunday School for all ages 9:00 AM

Dr. Michael Fogerson, Pastor 618-826-3918

First Christian Church of Chester Located behind Courthouse

Sunday Service 10:30 AM

Sunday School 9:30 AM

618-826-3117

Family Worship Center Assembly of God 1004 Opdyke St

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

618-826-4644

First Presbyterian Church 1750 State St.

Sunday Service 10:15 AM

Sunday School 9:00 AM

618-826-2235

First Apostolic Pentecostal Church 1701 High St.

Sunday Service 9:30 AM & 6:00 PM

Wednesday Service 6:00 PM

Phillip Keeton, Pastor 618-826-3092

(Churches Continued)

First United Methodist Church 871 State St.

Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 AM

Sunday School for all ages 9:00 AM

618-826-2549

St. Mary Help of Christians Church 911 Swanwick St.

Saturday Service 5:00 PM

Sunday Services 8:00 AM &10:30 AM

Rev. Eugene Wojcik, Pastor 618-826-2444

Grace Church Ministries 2100 State St.

Sunday Service 9:30 AM

Wednesday Service 7:00 PM

Ron & Connie Coleman Co-Pastors 618-826-4734

St. John Lutheran Church LCMS 302 W. Holmes St.



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

Sunday Service 10:30 AM

618-826-3140

Clothing

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Studio Salon Boutique 1218 Swanwick St.

618-826-2600

Convenience Stores

Casey’s General Store 1226 State St.

618-826-9815

Casey’s General Store 2431 State St.

618-826-1501

Moto Mart 435 W. Holmes St.

618-826-4223

Dry Cleaners / Laundromats

Rub-A-Dub Laundromat & 100 Opdyke St.

Dry Cleaning 618-826-4044

Treasured Memories 918 State St.

618-826-2513

Electronics

Chester Video 1217 Swanwick St.

618-826-3222

Bening Communications 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

Stallman’s 1300 Swanwick St.

618-826-5061

Ace Hardware 950 Chester Center

618-826-3000

Construction Supply Company 2229 State St.

618-826-4502

Florists

Chester Greenhouse 1309 Allendale Blvd.

618-826-2014

Locksmith

Schuchert's Lock Shop 1400 Swanwick

618-826-3391

Medical

Family Pharmacy of Chester 2323 Old Plank Rd.

(Victor Drugs) 618-826-2511

Wal-Mart Pharmacy 2206 State St.

618-826-4898

Chester Clinic 2319 Old Plank Rd

Drs. Krieg, Platt, Lowry-Rohlfing, 618-826-2388

& Molnar

Memorial Hospital 1900 State St.

618-826-4581

Chester Animal Hospital 1616 State St

618-826-5332

Thrift Stores

Etc. Thrift & Craft Shop 100 W. Stacey St.

T-Sat 9:00 AM 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 1206 Swanwick St.

618-559-5179

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 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

Saturday - Chicken

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.

(meals to go, lunches, dinners) 618-826-7600

Mon-Fri

Sweet Pea’s (Seasonal) 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

Rough House 1217 Swanwick St.

Open Daily Lunch/Dinner 618-826-4687

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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 2016

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