(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.

The Jefferson County Commission discussed selling an old building, $14 million in projects, and hospital funding.

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ill. (WSIL)-- Some Jefferson County residents are speaking out about a stretch of highway near Belle Rive, Illinois that can be dangerous. This warning comes after a crash involving ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ill. — An 18-year-old was killed after a van struck the horse-drawn buggy she was riding in in Jefferson County, Illinois. According to Jefferson Co. Sheriff Jeff Bullard, the crash ...

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County’s removal of a large Ten Commandments monument from the lawn of the county courthouse, the plaintiffs have withdrawn a lawsuit challenging the ...

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 ...