(WSIL) -- On February 14th, 2022, the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association recognized Jefferson County Officer David A. May as their “Deputy of the Year” award winner at its Sheriff’s Winter Conference.

One person is dead after a crash between a vehicle and a pedestrian in Jefferson County, Illinois, on Wednesday night, May 20 ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ill. (WSIL) -- One person is dead after a crash between a vehicle and a pedestrian Wednesday night. The incident happened in the 8300 block of North Illinois Highway 148. Jefferson ...

WALTONVILLE, Ill. (KFVS) - A 29-year-old Mount Vernon man was arrested in connection with an arson investigation in Jefferson County, Illinois. Jory L. Brown is charged with arson and criminal damage ...

Data is from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hospitalization data is a daily average of Covid-19 patients in hospital service areas that intersect with Jefferson County, an area which ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ill. – A group of Jefferson County, Illinois taxpayers have filed a lawsuit in a push to remove a Ten Commandments monument from the lawn of the county’s courthouse, citing concerns ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ill. — Following Jefferson County’s removal of a large Ten Commandments monument from the lawn of the county courthouse, the plaintiffs have withdrawn a lawsuit challenging the ...

An emergency housing facility at the center of court case that led to the state’s Department of Children and Family Services director being held in contempt of court was the subject of 161 service ...