Wayne County

County Seat: Fairfield

Wayne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 16,179. Its county seat is Fairfield. It is located in the southern portion of Illinois known locally as Little Egypt.

Source: Wikipedia - Wayne County, Illinois (excerpt, CC BY-SA)

Federal Agencies Serving The County → State Agencies Serving The County → The County Agencies → County Employees →

County Board → View Profile Here

BOARD OFFICERS

Daryl Hargrave

Board Chair

Gene Kollak

Vice Chair

Kyle Ellis

Board Counsel

618/842-3433

emailsa@waynecountyil.gov

County Courthouse → View Profile Here

County Seat: Fairfield

Courthouse and county-seat description lands with the extract.

JUDGES

Associate Judge

Denton Aud

618.847.8801

Circuit Judge

Matt E. Vaughn

618.847.8801

PRETRIAL SERVICES

Probation Office → View Profile Here

Chief Probation Officer

Brian Keck

618/842-7839

probation@waynecountygovil.com

Probation Officer

Jennifer Vaughan

618.842.7839

Probation Officer

Janaye Vaughan

618.842.7839

State's Attorney's Office → View Profile Here

State’s Attorney

Kyle Ellis

618/842-3433

emailsa@waynecountyil.gov

Public Defender's Office → View Profile Here

Public Defender

Heidi Hoffee

618.847.5000

Elected County Officials → View Profile Here

Circuit Clerk

Georgiana Fletcher

618/842-7684

gfletch@waynecountyil.gov

County Clerk

Liz Ann Woodrow

618/842-5182

waycoclerk@waynecountyil.gov

Treasurer

Yvette Anderson

618/842-5087

countytreasurer@waynecountyil.gov

Sheriff

Christopher Otey

618/842-6096

sheriffotey@gmail.com

Coroner

Carrie Jo Dagg

618-516-5272

coroner@waynecountyil.gov

Appointed County Officials → View Profile Here

Animal Control Warden

On file soon

Animal Control Administrator

On file soon

Zoning Administrator

On file soon

County Highway Engineer

EMA Coordinator

911 Coordinator

Assessment

Health Department Administrator

Nicole Schoenborn

FOIA Officer

Kyle Ellis

Regional Superintendent

Beth Rister

County Employees & Staff →

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Ronnie Paul : September 21, 2026 at 10:43 am
Wayne and White is the test bed counties for how this site is being developed.

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Ronnie Paul : September 21, 2026 at 3:02 pm
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