Monroe-Randolph County Enterprise Zone Incentives.
Designated Chester properties are within the Monroe-Randolph County Enterprise Zone and may qualify for state and local tax incentives after site and project certification.
Overview
What it does.
Chester is a participating unit of government, but eligibility is parcel-specific and benefit-specific. The local zone administrator must confirm the address and issue required certificates before purchases or other qualifying activity.
Best for: A Chester commercial renovation, construction, or qualifying industrial investment located inside the mapped zone.
Eligibility
Who and what may qualify.
Eligible applicants
- Businesses and project owners with qualifying activity at an address inside the designated zone boundary
Applicants excluded by the source
- Projects outside the mapped zone or failing the applicable investment and certification rules
Eligible uses
- Qualifying building materials
- Certain qualifying manufacturing or pollution-control property
- Other state and local incentives applicable to the certified project
Application
How to start.
- Contact the Monroe-Randolph County Enterprise Zone administrator before purchasing building materials or beginning the project.
- Confirm that the exact project address is within the zone.
- Submit the local application and obtain required certification before claiming an exemption.
Timing: Certification must occur at the required stage before exempt purchases or claims.
Planning notes
Limits to account for.
- Participation by the City does not make every Chester address eligible.
- Benefits require advance certification and vary by project type.
Coordinate Enterprise Zone, EDGE, construction-jobs credits, and local incentives before project commitment.
Evidence
Official sources.
- Illinois Enterprise Zone ProgramIllinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity · accessed 2026-07-10
- Monroe-Randolph County Enterprise Zone Process GuideCity of Chester and Monroe-Randolph County Enterprise Zone · accessed 2026-07-10