ALEDO -- Security at the Mercer County courthouse could be beefed up by the end of the year, under a proposal that would have part-time deputies staffing a new checkpoint. The county board's finance ...

PRINCETON – Consolidating two voting precincts is on the Mercer County Commission’s agenda today while the county clerk’s office prepares for new voter photo identification requirements coming into ...

PRINCETON — Mercer County's registered voters went to the polls Tuesday and cast ballots in local races for circuit court judges, family judges, county commissioners, the sheriff, prosecuting attorney ...

ALEDO, Ill. — After launching in late 2023, Mercer County's specialty Drug Court Program marked a milestone last month with its very first graduate. “This was the best day of my entire career,” said ...

Mercer County election officials went to court Thursday to gain access to the tabulator machines that figured in a countywide failure of its voting system to determine if any ballots were ...