Two people are dead and at least five are injured after a tornado touched down in the northeastern part of Jefferson County on Sunday night. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker visited Jefferson County to survey damage from an EF-3 tornado that destroyed homes and killed two ...

The National Weather Service confirmed the presence of at least nine tornadoes in southern Illinois from Sunday's severe storms, including an EF3 tornado in Jefferson County that killed two and ...

A tornado with 140 mph winds tore through Jefferson County, Illinois, killing two women as survivors and volunteers began the recovery effort.

(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.

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County’s removal of a large Ten Commandments monument from the lawn of the county courthouse, the plaintiffs have withdrawn a lawsuit challenging the ...