Jersey County News

Gov. Rod Blagojevich ordered state lawmakers today to return from summer break and get back to work on the state budget.

Despite few signs that the political logjam is loosening, Gov. Rod Blagojevich Wednesday called on lawmakers to return to the Capitol next week for another go-around on the state budget.

While Grafton waits for the Mississippi River to crest, it tries to carry on and sustain itself.

A Jersey County sheriff deputy on routine patrol early Tuesday morning spotted a man allegedly in the act of burglarizing Casey's South General Store on State Street.

Floodwaters are creeping toward several buildings in the Jersey County village of Hardin.

Congressman John Shimkus took a walking tour of one of the communities within his 19th congressional district Monday Monring before he flew back to Washington D.C. Shimkus, a Republican of Collinsville, ...

The river is still rising in hard-hit Grafton, and the latest forecasts push back the predicted crest to Wednesday.

A small community included on the National Registery of Historic Places is in danger of flooding.

By transforming an existing downtown building into her future home, Barbara Tracy is preparing for a life of luxury and saving green space in Jersey County.

" Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich today added Winnebago county to a state disaster declaration to help respond to and recover from recent severe storms and the threat of flooding.

The Telegraph Rising floodwaters and the threat of more to come began shutting down roads, ferries and events around The Telegraph area Thursday.

Adam Proctor carefully tips the round mesh net over a white tray and watches as a few dozen chilled female Culex mosquitoes and a stream of wings, legs and other mangled detached body parts fall out.

Two Jerseyville residents are facing burglary charges for allegedly breaking into a garage in the 2700 block of North Rodgers Avenue in Alton on April 17.

An area school is now clear of bees, but that wasn't the case earlier this week.

Wet, cool weather has delayed the 2008 corn-planting season throughout Illinois, leaving some Telegraph area farmers anxious to get into the fields.

Despite a small group turnout, city officials and business professionals in Jerseyville hope Thursday's meeting was a step toward solving parking problems along State Street.

Under the new law, a person is automatically assumed to be driving recklessly if traveling more than 20 mph over the posted speed limit or driving drunk through a school or construction zone.

Spring has sprung and bees are buzzing. Brighton Illinois beekeeper Gene Reilley spends a lot of time hunting for swarms of bees.

The Illinois Department of Agriculture has announced its list of county fairs, which usually feature pageants, tractor and truck pulls and livestock exhibits.

The total construction budget for a new Jersey County Jail, including a 15 percent contingency, is $3,026,500. The Jersey County Board this week heard the latest update on its ongoing jail renovation project, ...