Union County Table of Contents Page

Welcome To Union County Illinois

Contents

Assessor	Circuit Clerk	Clerk	General Assistance	Highway Dept	States Attorney	Sheriffs Dept	911	Ambulance	Treasurer
Angela Adams	Lorraine Morland	Bobby Toler	Ashley Roach	Kevin Grammer	Tyler Edmonds	David Livesay			Bobby Myers

Established:		January 2, 1818 (Territorial Laws, 1817–1818, p. 15)

Origin of the name of the county:
	Named for the federal union of the American States.

Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in:
	1812–1818	Johnson
	1795–1812	Randolph
	1790–1795	St. Clair

County Seat:
	1818–	Jonesboro

History of county governing board:
	1818–1819	Justices’ Court
	1819–1849	County Commissioners’ Court
	1849–1873	County Court
	1873–	Board of County Commissioners

Township Government
	Union county has never adopted township form of government. The county has been divided into precincts.