Ware is an unincorporated community in Union County, Illinois, and is located near Jonesboro.

The earliest inhabitants of the area around Ware were of Late Woodland and Mississippian cultures.

Because of floating ice the Cherokee were unable to cross the Mississippi River and camped along Dutch Creek.

[4] As of Census 2000, the population is 3,422[5] It is named for politician and farmer Jesse Ware.

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