1) Illinois Warrants and Most Wanted Directory. Search for criminal wants and warrants in Illinois.
1) Free searches - listed below. The Circuit Courts of Illinois handle all criminal cases, and most Circuit Courts provide free databases online. Thus if you know the counties where your subject has resided, then a free criminal background search is easy to obtain. Use the resources below for Circuit Court databases in each county. Also available are county inmate databases, and databases for statewide Department of Corrections inmates; Federal Bureau of Prisons inmates; violent offenders against youth; registered offenders; Methamphetamine manufacturers; and federal criminal court records (the inexpensive PACER system).
2) Illinois State Police. Another option is to use the resource below titled “Criminal Histories” for information from the Illinois State Police (ISP) on how to order a statewide criminal conviction check. Non-fingerprint searches are $16. Fingerprint searches are $20. Results are returned by mail. This does not include U.S. Federal Records, so we recommend a PACER search, and a check of federal inmates as well.
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| Child Murderers & Violent Offenders Against Youth Use this Illinois State Police service to search for child murderers and offenders convicted of violent offenses against youths. |
| Court Records | U.S. District PACER Illinois Pay Site Search regional U.S. District Courts of Illinois PACER civil, criminal, and bankruptcy court records. |
| Criminal Court Records Use this Judici service to access criminal court records from 64 courts in Illinois. From their page, select the county at the top menu. |
| Criminal Histories (information) Information from the Illinois State Police on how to order criminal history searches under the provisions of the Uniform Conviction Information Act. |
| Inmates and Parolees | Department of Corrections Inmate & parolee search from the Illinois Department of Corrections. |
| Methamphetamine Manufacturers in Illinois Use this Illinois State Police service to search for persons convicted for manufacturing methamphetamines. Search by last name, county of conviction, and/or conviction date. |
| Registered Offenders Statewide sex offender database from the Illinois State Police. |
| Adams County Inmates Use this Adams County, Illinois Sheriff's Office service to browse the inmate population roster. |
| Bureau County Criminal Court Bureau County Circuit Court criminal records. |
| Champaign County | Court Records Court record search from the Champaign County Circuit Clerk. |
| Chicago | Prostitution Patron Arrests Chicago Police Department searchable index of recent prostitution solicitor arrests. |
| Cook County Inmates Search the Cook County Sheriff's Office inmate records by name or jail number. |
| Crawford County Inmates - Jail Roster The sheriff's office of Crawford County, Illinois provides this daily jail roster, with information including inmate name, bond amount and holds. |
| DuPage County DUMEG Most Wanted DuPage County Illinois Metropolitan Enforcement Group (DUMEG) list of most wanted fugitives. |
| DuPage County Inmates | SIRIS DuPage County, Illinois Sheriff's Inmate Reference Information System (S.I.R.I.S.). Search by name for current inmates or view inmate photos. |
| Jersey County Court Records - Circuit Search the Jersey County, Illinois database for circuit court civil, criminal, probate, and traffic filings, or daily dockets. |
| Joliet Convict Register Browse this Illinois Trails listing of transcripts from the Joliet, Illinois prison convict registers. |
| Kane County Imates Kane County Sheriff's Office Adult Justice Center inmates search. |
| Kane County Indictments The State's Attorney's office of Kane County, Illinois provides these daily listings of indictments, with information including suspect name, DOB, address, arresting agency and charges. |
| Kendall County Pay Site Kendall County court record from eMagnus. Requires subscription. |
| LaSalle County Criminal Court Records Pay Site Search the LaSalle County, Illinois Court system by name, address, date, etc. for recorded documents. Requires registration with the Jano Justice System. |
| Logan County Court - Criminal Index 1857-1945 Search Illinois State Archives database of Logan County, Illinois Circuit Court Criminal Case Files for the period 1857-1945. |
| Macon County Criminal court filings and daily dockets in Macon County. |
| Macon County Inmate Records Search for inmates in Macon County, Illinois. |
| Madison County | Criminal Court Madison County felony, DUI, misdemeanor, and traffic court records. |
| McHenry County Criminal Court Records Find criminal and traffic filings from the McHenry County Circuit Court. Search by name, case number, or ticket number. Also includes civil, small claims, and family law records. |
| McLean County | Court Records McLean County Circuit Clerk criminal and traffic court records. |
| Moultrie County Inmates Moultrie County Detention Center inmates. |
| Peoria County Peoria County criminal and traffic court records, inmates, and jail bond records. |
| Peoria County | Indictments Felony criminal indictments from the Peoria County Grand Jury. |
| Pittsfield Arrests Browse a list of recent arrests made by the Pittsfield, Illinois Police. Tip: Click on "Arrests" at bottom of page. PDF format. |
| Rockford Arrest Log Browse the Rockford, Illinois Police arrest log for the past 7 days. Tip: Scroll to bottom of page and click on "Arrest Log". PDF format. |
| Sangamon County Criminal and Traffic Court Records Search Sangamon County, Illinois Circuit Clerk criminal and traffic court records and dockets. Search by name, case number, drivers license number or traffic ticket number. |
| Will County Inmates Use this service from the Will County, Illinois Sheriff's office to search for inmates by name or CIMIS number. |
| Will County | Court Records Will County Clerk of the Circuit Court online criminal court records and hearing schedule. |
| Winnebago County Civil, criminal, and traffic case records from the Winnebago County 17th Judicial Circuit Court. |
| Winthrop Harbor Arrests Browse the police department of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois arrest listings, with information including arresting officer, suspect, charges, bond amount and incident date, location and details. |
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