A man from a rural Illinois town outside of Mt. Vernon is facing charges of grooming and child porn possession.

On Friday, December 13 just before 8 p.m., deputies with the Jefferson Co. Sheriff’s Office arrested 30-year-old Christopher ...

The first bout of winter weather brought measurable snow to the northern counties in the southern Illinois region. This includes Jefferson County. According to the Illinois Department of ...

DIX, Ill. (WSIL) -- One southbound lane reopened just after 7 p.m. on I-57 in Jefferson County after a semi-truck and trailer caught fire on Tuesday evening. The Illinois State Police (ISP ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS ... The judge accepted the plea and sentenced him to a total of 57 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.

A $34 million spending plan was approved by the County commissioners Tuesday morning with the adoption of the 2025 budget.

Jefferson County is ditching Waste Management of Arkansas like yesterday's trash -- which, residents complain, wasn't being ...