Mercer County County Court Cases
Find your Mercer County case information online.About the County: Mercer County, Illinois was founded in 1825. The county was named after Hugh Mercer (1726-77), British officer in the Seven Years’ War and general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. The Mercer County court complex is located in the county seat city of Aledo.Formed from portions of Schuyler County, the county has a reported population of 16434 residents and comprises a total area of 561 square miles within the state of Illinois. In 2016, there was a reported unemployement rate of 8.9% in Mercer County. A total of 7928 tax returns were filed in 2015.
Mercer County Crime Case Data
The following cases of crime were recorded in the county in 2015:
- Homicide/Murder: 0
- Sexual Assault/Rape: 0
- Battery & Assault: 0
- Burglary: 21
- Theft: 60
- Vehicle Theft: 1
- Arson 0
- Drug-Related Cases / Offenses: 2
Mercer County Civil Cases
In 2013, the county processed at total of 79 marriages, and 24 divorce cases.