Adams County Illinois

Adams County Paramedics report 12 people treated so far this month for suspected heroin overdoses.

With the major storm moving through northeast Missouri and western Illinois Monday night, there are a number of closings and cancellations to report, along with local businesses and agencies providing help for those affected by the storm.

As far as hunger goes in the Adams County, we are making progress. Residents faced with hunger in Adams County dropped 2.2% from 8,370 to 6,900. Even with this progress, one in ten of Adams County residents still struggle with hunger. To help, The United Way of Adams County has a unique way to feed the hungry by hosting an event to assemble ready-to-prepare meals to distribute to Adams County pant

Adams County officials have announced a new emergency notification system that is available to the public free of charge. This system uses a text based notification platform called NIXLE that, when activated by public safety authorities will send a text message and/or email to registered users. The purpose of this system is to give local officials the ability to rapidly send emergency alert messag