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Chester is a city in and the county seat of Randolph County, Illinois, United States, [3] on a bluff above the Mississippi River. The population was 7,640 at the 2020 census. [ 4 ] It lies 61 miles (98 km) south of St. Louis, Missouri .
Chester K. Stranczek (November 19, 1929 – September 5, 2015) was an American businessman, politician, and former Minor League Baseball player who was the mayor of Crestwood, Illinois, for 39 years, from 1969 to 2007. He drew national attention during his tenure for cutting expenses in part by privatizing city services, and for refunding ...
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In 2003, NBC aired a spin-off called National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2 which featured Cousin Eddie's family on a Christmas vacation in the South Pacific. Randy Quaid, Miriam Flynn, and Dana Barron reprise their roles from the previous Vacation films alongside series newcomers Jake Thomas, Edward Asner, Sung Hi Lee, and Fred Willard.
Randolph County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 30,163. [1] Its county seat is Chester. [2] Owing to its role in the state's history, the county motto is "Where Illinois Began." It contains the historically important village of Kaskaskia, Illinois's first capital.
Prior to that the position had been that of Mayor of Chester. [2] The Lord Mayoralty was given to Chester in recognition of its historical and economic importance. [3] In 2009 the role of Lord Mayor of Chester was combined with that of Chairman of Cheshire West and Chester Council, but the two roles were separated again in 2015. [4]
The Randolph County Courthouse is a government building in central Chester, the county seat of Randolph County, Illinois, United States. Built in 1972, it is the latest of several buildings to serve as the seat of government in Illinois' oldest county, and the second erected in Chester after the relocation of county government from Kaskaskia in ...