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Morgan County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026

County Board meets: Every Monday at 9:00 a.m. (moves to Tuesday if Monday is a holiday).
Meeting location: Commissioners' Office, Morgan County Courthouse, 300 W. State St., Jacksonville, IL 62650.
County Clerk: Sherry Sills · 217-243-8581 · ssills@morgancounty-il.gov
Agendas posted at: https://morgancounty-il.com/departments/commissioners/
Chairman, Board of Commissioners: Morgan County Board of Commissioners (non-township commission form) — no leadership previously on file. Three commissioners elected countywide at-large. Chairman: Michael Wankel.

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Other Known Local Governments Here

These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.

Cities (2)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Villages (8)

Chapin
Concord
Franklin
Lynnville
Meredosia
Murrayville
South Jacksonville (official website, opens in a new tab)
Woodson

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

School districts (5)

Franklin CUSD 1
Jacksonville SD 117
Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11
Triopia CUSD 27
Waverly CUSD 6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Special districts · Airport (1)

Jacksonville Airport Authority