Newcomer Gregg Jeffords was voted to the position during the Consolidated Election on Tuesday, April 1. Of the 1,089 votes cast for the office, Jeffords had 746, or 68.5% of the vote. Incumbent Mayor ...

Gregg Jeffords, who owns an insurance agency and serves on the southern Illinois city’s planning commission and zoning board of appeals, won the mayoral election with nearly 70% of the vote. Jeffords ...