CHESTER - Carnival rides, food vendors and music were all present in Chester throughout the weekend to honor a spinach-eating sailor with enormous forearms. Chester celebrated its 30th annual Popeye ...

To those who love classic cartoon character Popeye and his entourage of Olive Oyl, Wimpy, Swee’Pea and others, the folks in Chester, Ill. have something to see. The sailor-themed town of Chester is ...

CHESTER, Ill. (AP) -- Fans of the spinach-eating comic hero Popeye will celebrate his 75th birthday with a picnic this weekend in the Mississippi River hometown of his creator. It's the 25th year of ...

CHESTER - Reality and fantasy will collide at this weekend's annual Popeye Picnic, as the classic cast of characters will visit present day Chester in the form of a new 32-page comic book. The new ...

Everybody knows Chester is the hometown of Popeye, right? The famous cartoon character was inspired by a young man from Chester, created by Chester-native Elzie Segar in 1929. Every year the town ...

CHESTER, Ill. (AP) -- Hundreds of die-hard fans of comic hero Popeye will again crowd into this Mississippi River town when they meet for their annual picnic and festival in September. City Council ...