Background Check Resources in the State of Illinois
Background checks are regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Most state laws concerning public records and background checks are very liberal and straightforward. In the State of Illinois, public documents are available for anyone who wants to get through appropriate channels official state agency. Background checks are essential to the ability of parties to enter into various legally binding and as such are always a great idea. Background checks typically require written permission before performing the investigation. Occasionally, you may obtain reports without permission, but the findings can lack in-depth details.
If the background check negatively affects the consumer, the party accessing public records must furnish a copy of the report and an overview of consumer rights set up by the FCRA, and allow the consumer fair time to challenge the report. Due to the increased threat of identity theft, some states (eg California), now can require the employer to provide a copy of background check to the consumer, regardless of its content.Call the numbers below (or visit the websites listed) to know how to access the specific background information you are seeking. Public information may be accessed online or by phone, mail or in person.
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Illinois Cities
Illinois Background Check Contact Information
Illinois State Information:
(217)782-2001
Illinois State Website:
www.state.il.us
State Archives
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
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
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
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
City-County Cross Index
Adams County
507 Vermont St.
Quincy, IL 62301
(217) 277-2100
ONLINE: Circuit Court Records
www.circuitclerk.co.adams.il.us
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
ONLINE: Circuit Court Index
www.bccirclk.gov/remote.htm
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
ONLINE: Circuit Court Records
www.judici.com/courts/index.jsp?court=IL008015J
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
ONLINE: Circuit Court
https://secure.jtsmith.com/clerk/clerk.asp
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
ONLINE: Circuit Court Records
www.judici.com/courts/index.jsp?court=IL015025J
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
Jasper 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
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
Tazewell 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
Woodford County
115 N. Main
Eureka, IL 61530-1293
(309) 467-3312
Illinois Criminal Records
Below are Illinois's Offenses Known to Law Enforcement as reported by the FBI in the year 2010
- Total All Classes: 145,657
- Violent Crime: 7,565
- Property Crime: 19,083
- Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter: 264
- Forcible Rape: 434
- Robbery: 2,594
- Aggravated Assault: 4,273
- Burglary: 2,721
- Larceny Theft: 13,185
- Motor Vehicle Theft: 3,118
- Arson: 59
- Other Assaults: 21,421
- Forgery and Counterfeiting: 246
- Fraud: 282
- Embezzlement: 1
- Stolen Property Buying Receiving Possessing: 47
- Vandalism: 4,041
- Weapons Carrying Possessing etc: 3,932
- Prostitution and Commercialized Vice: 2,525
- Sex Offenses Except Forcible Rape and Prostitution: 700
- Drug Abuse Violations: 42,934
- Gambling: 3,059
- Offenses Against the Family and Children: 377
- Driving Under the Influence: 3,966
- Liquor Laws: 1,256
- Drunkenness: 0
- Disorderly Conduct: 13,990
- Vagrancy: 141
- All Other Offenses Except Traffic: 19,806
- Suspicion: 0
- Curfew and Loitering Law Violations: 285
- Number of Agencies:
- Estimated Population:
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