Year Appointed: 2024 Years in Law Enforcement: 27
Executive Assistant: Tammy Winter
Chief Deputy: Klaus Kretschmer
Jail Administrator: Klaus Kretschmer
County Population: 22289
Square Miles: 618
County Jail Address: 330 North Bench Street, Galena, Illinois 61036
Number of Jail Beds: 27
Jail Directions: From the east to west - U.S. 20 into Galena. Turn right at the traffic light onto Main Street. Take Main Street to Franklin Street. Turn left on Franklin, go one block and turn right onto Bench Street. Office is on the left behind the courthouse.
Special Instructions: N/A
Sheriffs Elected From This County
From 1928 (Year ISA Established) To Present This list includes only those Sheriffs elected to a 4 year term |
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1928-1930 A. L. Hathaway | 1930-1934 Robert Bainbridge | 1934-1938 Bruce Stewart |
1938-1942 Percy Hutchinson | 1942-1946 Leland E. Lloyd | 1946-1950 Percy Hutchinson |
1950-1954 Lawrence G. Grebner | 1954-1958 Emma M. Grebner | 1958-1962 Richard C. Bingham |
1962-1966 Allen P. Specht | 1966-1970 Marlo A. Specht | 1970-1974 Allen P. Specht |
1974-1978 Marlo A. Specht | 1978-1982 Marlo A. Specht | 1982-1986 Steve Allendorf |
1986-1990 Steve Allendorf | 1990-1994 Steve Allendorf | 1994-1998 Steve Allendorf |
1998-2002 Steve Allendorf | 2002-2006 Steve Allendorf | 2006-2010 Leo Hefel |
2010-2014 Kevin Turner | 2014-2018 Kevin Turner | 2018-2022 Kevin Turner |