Illinois Free Background Check Resources

Here's how to contact public records for each state and county:

 

State InformationCounty Information
ILLINOIS STATE INFORMATION:
(217) 782-2001 

ILLINOIS STATE WEB SITE: 
www.state.il.us 


Criminal Records
Illinois State Police
Bureau of Identification
260 N. Chicago St.
Joliet IL 60432
(815) 740-5216 x5184
(815) 740-5215 (fax)
www.isp.state.il.us

Department of Corrections 

 

Driving Records
Driving Analysis Section
Drivers Services Department
2701 S Dirksen Parkway
Springfield IL 62723
(217) 782-2720
(fax number not provided)
www.sos.state.il.us

 

Vehicle Ownership Information 
Vehicle Services Department
Vehicle Record Inquiry
408 Howlett Building
Springfield IL 62756
(217) 782-6992
(217) 524-0122 (fax)
www.sos.state.il.us

 

Vital Statistics
(birth, death, divorce) [no marriage certificates]
State Department of Health
Division of Vital Records
605 W. Jefferson St.
Chicago IL 60601
(217) 782-6554
(217) 782-6553 (fax)
www.idph.state.il.us/vital/vitalhome.htm

Genealogical Marriage Index (1763 to 1900)
 

Business/Corporate Records 
Department of Business Services
Corporate Department
Howlett Building
Springfield IL 62756
(217) 782-7880
(217) 782-9521 (fax)
www.sos.state.il.us

 

Corporations and LLC's
 

Workers Compensation Information
Industrial Commission
100 W. Randolph, 8th Fl
Chicago IL 60601
(312) 814-6611
(fax number not provided)
www.state.il.us/agency/iic
 

UCCs and Federal Tax Liens
(state tax liens available only at county level)
Secretary of State
UCC Division
Howlett Building, Room 030
Springfield IL 62756
(217) 782-7518
(fax number not provided)
www.cyberdriveillinois.com



Adams County
507 Vermont St.
Quincy, IL 62301
(217) 277-2100 


Alexander County
2001 Washington Ave.
Cairo, IL 62914-1717
(618) 734-0107 


Bond County
203 West College
Greenville, IL 62246-0407
(618) 664-3208 


Boone County
601 N. Main St., Suite 202
Belvidere, IL 61008-2609
(815) 544-0371 


Brown County
200 W. Court, Room 4
Mount Sterling, IL 62353
(217) 773-2713 


Bureau County
700 S. Main St.
Princeton, IL 61356-2037
(815) 872-2001 


Calhoun County
P.O. Box 187
Hardin, IL 62047
(618) 576-2451 


Carroll County
301 North Main St., P.O. Box 152
Mount Carroll, IL 61053
(815) 244-0230
 

Cass County
County Courthouse
100 E. Springfield St.
Virginia, IL 62691-1599
(217) 452-7225 


Champaign County
1776 E. Washington
Urbana, IL 61802
(217) 384-3725
 

Christian County
P.O. Box 647
Taylorville, IL 62568-0647
(217) 824-4966 


Clark County
501 Archer Ave.
Marshall, IL 62441
(217) 826-2811 


Clay County
P.O. Box 160
Louisville, IL 62858-0160
(618) 665-3253 


Clinton County
County Courthouse
Carlyle, IL 62231-1840
(618) 594-2464 


Coles County
651 Jackson Ave., Rm 122
Charleston, IL 61920-0227
(217) 348-0516


Cook County
P.O. Box 642570
Chicago, IL 60664-2570
(312) 603-7586 [criminal]
(773) 869-3140 [Circuit Court]

 

.Crawford County
1 Courthouse Square
Robinson, IL 62454
(618) 544-3512 


Cumberland County
Courthouse Square
P.O. Box 146
Toledo, IL 62468-0146
(217) 849-3601 

 

De Witt County
P.O. Box 439
Clinton, IL 61727
(217) 935-2195 


DeKalb County
110 E. Sycamore St.
Sycamore, IL 60178
(815) 895-7131 


Douglas County
401 S. Center St.
P.O. Box 467
Tuscola, IL 61953
(217) 253-2352 


Du Page County
505 N County Farm Rd
Wheaton, IL 60187
(630) 682-7100
  
Edgar County
115 West Court, Room J
Paris, IL 61944-1739
(217) 466-7447 

 

Edwards County 
50 E. Main St.
Albion, IL 62806
(618) 445-2016 


Effingham County
P.O. Box 628
Effingham, IL 62401-0628
(217) 342-4065 


Fayette County
P.O. Box 401
Vandalia, IL 62471-0401
(618) 283-5009 


Ford County
200 W. State St., Room 101
Paxton, IL 60957
(217) 379-2461 


Franklin County
P.O. Box 607
Benton, IL 62812-0607
(618) 439-2011 


Fulton County
100 N. Main St.
P.O. Box 152
Lewistown, IL 61542-0226
(309) 547-3041 


Gallatin County
P.O. Box 550
Shawneetown, IL 62984-0550
(618) 269-3140 


Greene County
519 N. Main St.
Carrollton, IL 62016
(217) 942-3421 


Grundy County
111 E. Washington St.
P.O. Box 675
Morris, IL 60450-0675
(815) 941-3256 


Hamilton County
Public Square
McLeansboro, IL 62859-1489
(618) 643-3224 


Hancock County
Courthouse Square
P.O. Box 39
Carthage, IL 62321-0039
(217) 357-2616 


Hardin County
Main St.
P.O. Box 187
Elizabethtown, IL 62931
(618) 287-2735 


Henderson County
County Courthouse
P.O. Box 308
Oquawka, IL 61469
(309) 867-3121 


Henry County
100 S. Main
Cambridge, IL 61238
(309) 937-3572

Iroquois County
1001 E. Grant
Watseka, IL 60970
(815) 432-6950

Jackson County Clerk
1001 Walnut St.
Murphysboro, IL 62966
(618) 687-7300

asper County
100 W. Jourdan St.
Newton, IL 62448
(618) 783-2524 


Jefferson County
County Courthouse, Room 105
100 South Kent St.
Mount Vernon, IL 62864
(618) 244-8008 


Jersey County
201 W. Pearl St.
Jerseyville, IL 62052
(618) 498-5571 


Jo Daviess County
330 N. Bench St.
Galena, IL 61036
(815) 777-2295 


Johnson County
P.O. Box 96
Vienna, IL 62995-0096
(618) 658-4571 


Kane County
County Clerk
719 S. Batavia Ave.
Geneva, IL 60134
(630) 232-3413 

Kankakee County
189 E. Court St.
Kankakee, IL 60901-3997
(815) 937-2905 


Kendall County
111 W. Fox St.
Yorkville, IL 60560
(630) 553-4183 


Knox County
200 S. Cherry St.
Galesburg, IL 61401
(309) 345-3817 


Lake County
18 N. County St.
Waukegan, IL 60085
(847) 360-6680 


LaSalle County
P.O. Box 430
Ottawa, IL 61350
(815) 434-8671 

Lawrence County
County Courthouse
1100 State Street
Lawrenceville, IL 62439
(618) 943-2815 


Lee County Clerk and Recorder
P.O. Box 329
Dixon, IL 61021
(815) 284-5234

Livingston County
112 W. Madison St.
Pontiac, IL 61764
(815) 844-20602 


Logan County
P.O. Box 278
Lincoln, IL 62656-0278
(217) 735-1163

Macon County Clerk
141 S. Main St., Room 104
Decatur, IL 62523-1488
(217) 424-1454

Macoupin County
County Courthouse
P.O. Box 107
Carlinville, IL 62626
(217) 854-3211 


Madison County
County Clerk
157 N. Main St., P.O. Box 218
Ewardsville, IL 62025
(618) 692-6240 


Marion County
Clerk and Recorder
101 E. Broadway, P.O. Box 637
Salem, IL 62881-0637
(618) 548-3856 


Marshall County
P.O. Box 328
Lacon, IL 61540-0278
(309) 246-6435 


Mason County Clerk
County Courthouse
P.O. Box 77
Havana, IL 62644
(309) 543-6619


Massac County
P.O. Box 429
Metropolis, IL 62960-0429
(618) 524-9359 


McDonough County
County Courthouse
1 Courthouse Square
Macomb, IL 61455
(309) 837-4889


McHenry County Clerk
2200 N. Seminary Ave.
Woodstock, IL 60098
(815) 334-4307

McLean County
P.O. Box 2400
Room 704
Bloomington, IL 61702
(309) 888-5301 

Menard County
P.O. Box 465
Petersburg, IL 62675-0465
(217) 632-2615 


Mercer County
P.O. Box 66
Aledo, IL 61231-0066
(309) 582-7122

Monroe County
100 S. Main St.
Waterloo, IL 62298-1322
(618) 939-8681 


Montgomery County
#1 Courthouse Square
Hillsboro, IL 62049-1196
(217) 532-9546


Morgan County
P.O. Box 1286
Jacksonville, IL 62651-1387
(217) 243-5419 


Moultrie County Clerk
10 S. Main St.
Sullivan, IL 61951
(217) 728-4622 


Ogle County
Clerk and Recorder
P.O. Box 357
Oregon, IL 61061-0357
(815) 732-1130

Peoria County
324 Main St. #101
Peoria, IL 61602
(309) 672-6953 

Perry County
Clerk and Recorder
P.O. Box 438
Pinckneyville, IL 62274
(618) 357-6726 


Piatt County
101 W. Washington St., P.O. Box 558
Monticello, IL 61856
(217) 762-4966 


Pike County Courthouse Clerk
100 E. Washington St.
Pittsfield, IL 62363
(217) 285-6612 

Pope County
Clerk's Office
P.O. Box 216
Golconda, IL 62938-0216
(618) 683-3941 


Pulaski County
P.O. Box 118
Mound City, IL 62963-0109
(618) 748-9300 


Putnam County
120 N. 4th St., P.O. Box 236
Hennepin, IL 61327
(815) 925-7016 


Randolph County
1 Taylor St., P.O. Box 309
Chester, IL 62233
(618) 826-5000 


Richland County Clerk
Courthouse
103 W. Main St.
Olney, IL 62450
(618) 392-2151 


Rock Island County
210 15th St.
PO Box 5230
Rock Island, IL 61204
(309) 786-4451 

Saint Clair County
10 Public Square
Belleville, IL 62220
(618) 277-6832

Saline County
10 E. Poplar St.
Harrisburg, IL 62946
(618) 253-5096 


Sangamon County
200 S. 9th St.
Springfield, IL 62701
(217) 753-6674 


Schuyler County
102 S. Congress St., P.O. Box 200
Rushville, IL 62681
(217) 322-4633 


Scott County
101 E. Market St.
Winchester, IL 62694
(217) 742-5217 


Shelby County Courthouse
301 E. Main St., P.O. Box 230
Shelbyville, IL 62565
(217) 774-4212 


Stark County
130 W. Main, P.O. Box 97
Toulon, IL 61483
(309) 286-5941 


Stephenson County
15 N. Galena Ave.
Freeport, IL 61032
(815) 235-8266 

azewell County
11 S. 4th St.
Mc Kenzie Building
Pekin, IL 61554-4298
(309) 477-2214 


Union County
Box H
Jonesboro, IL 62952
(618) 833-5913 

Vermilion County
6 N. Vermilion St.
Danville, IL 61832-5806
(217) 554-7700 


Wabash County
4th & Market St., P.O. Box 277
Mount Carmel, IL 62863
(618) 262-5362 


Warren County Courthouse
100 W. Broadway
Monmouth, IL 61462-1797
(309) 734-5179 


Washington County
101 E. Saint Louis St.
Nashville, IL 62263
(618) 327-4800


Wayne County
301 E. Main St., P.O. Box 187
Fairfield, IL 62837
(618) 842-7684 


White County
301 E. Main St., P.O. Box 339
Carmi, IL 62821
(618) 382-2321 


Whiteside County
200 E. Knox St.
Morrison, IL 61270
(815) 772-5188 

Will County
14 W. Jefferson St.
Joliet, IL 60432
(815) 727-8592 

Williamson County
200 W. Jefferson St.
Marion, IL 62959
(618) 997-1301 
 

Winnebago County
404 Elm St., 
 Room #104
Rockford, IL 61101
(815) 987-3144