Illinois County Courts
Illinois County Courts are another source for people search, criminal records and background checks. Search for personal and criminal records find people you are tyring to locate or find criminal history and get background check through county court records.
County courts usually oversee civil cases such housing, mortgage disputes, repayment, felonies, all cases of equity and eviction, reposession, personal injury cases, breach of contract, small claims, and divorces and adoptions, violations of county law and statues, traffic cases. Also land appropriations, guardianships, probate, involuntary hospitalization for mental institutes. Probate courts also rule over last testaments and wills. So whether you have a case you need to take to court or you want to research other cases or someones background county courts have a wealth of civil court cases to be researched most background checks include civil cases and document case numbers, offenses and judgements and convictions for felonies or any other matter.
If you are researching marriage and divorce county courts are the place to start your search of course you can try to save yourself time by getting an online report usually background checks and some people search reports include some of the information you search in courts but if you don't want to spend the money or have time to do the research yourself you can go to the court and request to see files and documents unless the case file is sealed by a judge for privacy.
Also County courts are where you can do searches for marriage records or to obtain marriage certificates if you are planning to get married.
Illinois County Court Records
Adams
Adams Recorder
507 Vermont St.
Quincy, IL 62301
Telephone: (217) 277-2158
Alexander
Alexander Clerk
2000 Washington Ave.
Cairo, IL 62914-1717
Telephone: (618) 734-7000
Bond
Bond Clerk
P.O. Box 407
Greenville, IL 62246-1088
Telephone: (618) 664-0449
Boone
Boone Clerk
521 North Main Street
Belvidere, IL 61008-2708
Telephone: (815) 544-2767
Brown
Brown Clerk
Courthouse Bldg
200 West Court, Rm 4
Mount Sterling, IL 62353
Telephone: (217) 773-3421
Bureau
Bureau Clerk
P.O. Box 366
Princeton, IL 61356-0366
Telephone: (815) 875-2014
Calhoun
Calhoun Clerk
P.O. Box 187
Hardin, IL 62047-0187
Telephone: (618) 576-2351
Carroll
Carroll Clerk
P.O. Box 152
Mount Carroll, IL 61053-0152
Telephone: (815) 244-0221
Cass
Cass Clerk
Courthouse
100 E. Springfield St.
Virginia, IL 62691
Telephone: (217) 452-7217
Champaign
Champaign Recorder
1776 E. Washington St.
Urbana, IL 61801
Telephone: (217) 384-3720
Christian
Christian Clerk
P.O. Box 190
Taylorville, IL 62568-0190
Telephone: (217) 824-4969
Clark
Clark Clerk
Courthouse
501 Archer Ave.
Marshall, IL 62441
Telephone: (217) 826-8311
Clay
Clay Clerk
P.O. Box 160
Louisville, IL 62858-0160
Telephone: (618) 665-3626
Clinton
Clinton Clerk's Office
P.O. Box 308
Carlyle, IL 62238
Telephone: (618) 594-2464
Coles
Coles Clerk
651 Jackson Ave., Rm 122
Charleston, IL 61920
Telephone: (217) 348-0501
Cook
Cook Clerk
P.O. Box 642570
Chicago, IL 60664-2570
Telephone: (312) 603-7790
Crawford
Crawford Clerk
P.O. Box 602
Robinson, IL 62454-0602
Telephone: (618) 546-1212
Cumberland
Cumberland Clerk
P.O. Box 146
Toledo, IL 62468-0146
Telephone: (217) 849-3871
DeKalb
DeKalb Clerk
110 E. Sycamore St.
Sycamore, IL 60178-1448
Telephone: (815) 895-9161
De Witt
De Witt Clerk
P.O. Box 439
Clinton, IL 61727-0439
Telephone: (217) 935-2119
Douglas
Douglas Clerk
P.O. Box 467
Tuscola, IL 61953-0067
Telephone: (217) 253-2411
DuPage
DuPage Clerk
421 North Farm Rd.
Wheaton, IL 60187-3978
Telephone: (630) 682-7035
Edgar
Edgar Clerk
115 West Court, Room J
Paris, IL 61944
Telephone: (217) 466-7433
Edgar
Edgar Clerk
Courthouse, 50 E. Main Street.
Albion, IL 62806
Telephone: (618) 445-2115
Edwards
Edwards Courthouse Clerk and Recorder
50 E. Main St.
Albion, IL 62806
Telephone: (618) 445-2115
Effingham
Effingham Clerk
P.O. Box 628
Effingham, IL 62401-0628
Telephone: (217) 342-6535
Fayette
Fayette Clerk
221 South Seventh Street
Vandalia, IL 62471
Telephone: (618) 283-5000
Ford
Ford Office of Clerk and Recorder
IDPH Registrar of Vital Records
Room 101 Courthouse
200 West State Street
Paxton, IL 60957
Telephone: (217) 379-2721
Franklin
Franklin Clerk
202 W. Main
Benton, IL 62918
Telephone: (618) 438-3221
Fulton
Fulton Clerk
100 North Main
Lewistown, IL 61542-1409
Telephone: (309) 547-3041
Gallatin
Gallatin Clerk
P.O. Box 550
Shawneetown, IL 62984
Telephone: (618) 269-3025
Green
Green Clerk
519 N. Main St.
Carrollton, IL 62016
Telephone: (217) 942-5443
Grundy
Grundy Clerk
P.O. Box 675
Morris, IL 60450-2268
Telephone: (815) 942-9024
Hamilton
Hamilton Clerk
100 S. Jackson Street
McLeansboro, IL 62859
Telephone: (618) 643-2721
Hancock
Hancock Clerk and Recorder
Courthouse Square
P.O. Box 39
Carthage, IL 62321
Telephone: (217) 357-3911
Hardin
Hardin Clerk
Main St.
P.O. Box 187
Elizabethtown, IL 62931
Telephone: (618) 287-2251
Henderson
Henderson Clerk
Courthouse
P.O. Box 308
Oquawka, IL 61469
Telephone: (309) 867-2911
Henry
Henry Clerk
Courthouse
Cambridge, IL 61238
Telephone: (309) 937-2426
Iroquois
Iroquois Clerk
550 South Tenth
Watseka, IL 60970-1810
Telephone: (815) 432-6960
Jackson
Jackson Clerk
1001 Walnut St.
Murphysboro, IL 62966-2194
Telephone: (618) 687-7360
Jasper
Jasper Clerk
100 W. Jordan St.
Newton, IL 62448-1973
Telephone: (618) 783-3124
Jefferson
Jefferson Clerk & Recorder
100 S 10th St
Mount Vernon, IL 62864
Telephone: (618) 244-8020
Jersey
Jersey Clerk
201 W. Pearl St.
Jerseyville, IL 62052-1675
Telephone: (618) 498-5571
Jo Daviess
Jo Daviess Clerk
330 N. Bench St.
Galena, IL 61036
Telephone: (815) 777-0161
Johnson
Johnson Clerk
400 Court Sq
PO Box 96
Vienna, IL 62995
Telephone: (618) 658-3611
Kane
Kane Clerk
Vital Records
719 S. Batavia Ave, Building B
Geneva, IL 60134
Telephone: (630) 232-5950
Kankakee
Kankakee Clerk
189 E. Court St.
Kankakee, IL 60901
Telephone: (815) 939-8836
Kendall
Kendall Clerk
111 W. Fox St.
Yorkville, IL 60560
Telephone: (630) 553-4104
Knox
Knox Clerk
200 S. Cherry St.
Galesburg, IL 61401- 4912
Telephone: (309) 345-3121
Lake
Lake Clerk
18 N. St.
Waukegan, IL 60085-4364
Telephone: (847) 360-6670
Recording: 360-3609
LaSalle
LaSalle Clerk
707 E. Etna Rd Government Center
Ottawa, IL 61350
Telephone: (815) 434-8202
Lawrence
Lawrence Clerk
Courthouse
1100 State Street
Lawrenceville, IL 62439
Telephone: (618) 943-2346
Lee
Lee Clerk and Recorder
P.O. Box 329
Dixon, IL 61021
Telephone: (815) 288-3309
Livingston
Livingston Vital Records
112 W. Madison
Pontiac, IL 61764
Telephone: (815) 844-2006
Logan
Logan Clerk
P.O. Box 278
Lincoln, IL 62656-
Telephone: (217) 732-4148
Macon
Macon Clerk
141 S. Main St., Room 104
Decatur, IL 62523-1488
Telephone: (217) 424-1305
Macoupin
Macoupin Clerk's Office
P.O. Box 107
Carlinville, IL 62626
Telephone: (217) 854-3214
Madison
Madison Clerk
157 N. Main Street, Ste 109
Edwardsville, IL 62025
Telephone: (618) 692-7030
Marion
Marion Clerk and Recorder
101 E. Broadway, P.O. Box 637
Salem, IL 62881-0637
Telephone: (618) 548-3400
Marshall
Marshall Clerk
122 North Prairie
Lacon, IL 61540-1216
Telephone: (309) 246-6325
Mason
Mason Clerk
P.O. Box 90
100 North Broadway
Havana, IL 62644-0090
Telephone: (309) 543-6661
Massac
Massac Clerk
P.O. Box 429
Metropolis, IL 62960-0429
Telephone: (618) 524-5213
McDonough
McDonough Clerk's Office
Courthouse
1 Courthouse Square
Macomb, IL 61455
Telephone: (309) 833-2474
McHenry
McHenry Clerk
2200 N. Seminary Ave.
Woodstock, IL 60098
Telephone: (815) 334-4242
McLean
McLean Clerk
Rm 102 Court House
Bloomington, IL 61702
Telephone: (309) 888-5190
Menard
Menard Clerk
P.O. Box 465
Petersburg, IL 62675
Telephone: (217) 632-2415
Mercer
Mercer Clerk
100 SE 3rd
Aledo, IL 61231
Telephone: (309) 582-7021
Monroe
Monroe Clerk
100 S. Main St.
Waterloo, IL 62298-1322
Telephone: (618) 939-8681
Montgomery
Montgomery Clerk and Recorder
c/o The Original Courthouse
#1 Courthouse Square
Hillsboro, IL 62049-1196
Telephone: (217) 532-9530
Morgan
Morgan Clerk
300 West State Street
Jacksonville, IL 62650-2061
Telephone: (217) 243-8581
Moultrie
Moultrie Clerk
10 S. Main St., Suite #6
Sullivan, IL 61951
Telephone: (217) 728-4389
Ogle
Ogle Clerk
4th & Washington Streets
P.O. Box 357
Oregon, IL 61061
Telephone: (815) 732-1110
Peoria
Peoria Clerk
324 Main St. Rm 101
Peoria, IL 61602
Telephone: (309) 672-6059
Perry
Perry Clerk and Recorder
P.O. Box 438
Pinckneyville, IL 62274
Telephone: (618) 357-5116
Piatt
Piatt Clerk Recorder
101 W. Washington St., P.O. Box 558
Monticello, IL 61856
Telephone: (217) 762-9487
Pike
Pike Courthouse Clerk
100 E. Washington St.
Pittsfield, IL 62363
Telephone: (217) 285-6812
Pope
Pope Clerk's Office
P.O. Box 216
Golconda, IL 62938-0216
Telephone: (618) 683-4466
Pulaski
Pulaski Clerk
P.O. Box 218
Mound City, IL 62963-0218
Telephone: (618) 748-9360
Putnam
Putnam Clerk
120 N. 4th St., P.O. Box 236
Hennepin, IL 61327
Telephone: (815) 925-7129
Randolph
Randolph Clerk
1 Taylor Street, Rm. 202
Chester, IL 62233
Telephone: (618) 826-2712
Richland
Richland Clerk
Courthouse
103 W. Main St.
Olney, IL 62450
Telephone: (618) 392-3111
Rock Island
Rock Island Clerk's Office
1504 3rd Ave.
Rock Island, IL 61201
Telephone: (309) 558-3570
Saint Clair
Saint Clair Clerk
10 Public Square
Belleville, IL 62220-1623
Telephone: (618) 277-6600
Saline
Saline Clerk
Courthouse
Harrisburg, IL 62946
Telephone: (618) 253-7641
Sangamon
Sangamon Clerk
200 S. 9th St. Rm. 101
Springfield, IL 62701
Telephone: (217) 753-6700
Schuyler
Schuyler Clerk
P.O. Box 200
Rushville, IL 62681
Telephone: (217) 322-4734
Scott
Scott Clerk
35 E. Market
Winchester, IL 62694
Telephone: (217) 742-3178
Shelby
Shelby Clerk
Courthouse
301 E. Main St., P.O. Box 230
Shelbyville, IL 62565
Telephone: (217) 774-4421
Stark
Stark Clerk
130 W. Main, P.O. Box 97
Toulon, IL 61483-0097
Telephone: (309) 286-5911
Stephenson
Stephenson Circuit Clerk
15 N. Galena Ave.
Freeport, IL 61032-4348
Telephone: (815) 235-8289
Tazewell
Tazewell Clerk
Fourth and Court Streets
Pekin, IL 61554
Telephone: (309) 477-2264
Union
Union Clerk
P.O. Box H
Jonesboro, IL 62952
Telephone: (618) 833-5913
Vermilion
Vermilion Clerk
Courthouse Annex
6 N. Vermilion St.
Danville, IL 61832-5842
Telephone: (217) 431-2605
Wabash
Wabash Clerk
4th & Market St., P.O. Box 277
Mount Carmel, IL 62863
Telephone: (618) 262-4561
Warren
Warren Courthouse
Clerk and Recorder
100 W. Broadway
Monmouth, IL 61462-1797
Telephone: (309) 734-8592
Washington
Washington Clerk
101 E. St. Louis Street
Nashville, IL 62263
Telephone: (618) 327-3612
Wayne
Wayne Clerk
301 E. Main St., P.O. Box 187
Fairfield, IL 62837
Telephone: (618) 842-5182
White
White Clerk
301 E. Main St., P.O. Box 339
Carmi, IL 62821
Telephone: (618) 382-7211
Whiteside
Whiteside Clerk
200 E. Knox St.
Morrison, IL 61270
Telephone: (815) 772-5189
Will
Will Clerk
Will Office Building
302 N. Chicago Street
Joliet, IL 60432
Telephone: (815) 740-4638
Williamson
Williamson Clerk
200 W. Jefferson St.
Marion, IL 62959-3061
Telephone: (618) 997-1301
Winnebago
Winnebago Clerk
404 Elm St., Room #103
Rockford, IL 61101
Telephone: (815) 987-3050
Woodford
Woodford Clerk
115 N. Main
Eureka, IL 61530-1293
Telephone: (309) 467-2822