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Find the right office in Alexander County. Court cases, deeds and parcels, sheriff and jail records, vital records and county filings, each linked to the office that keeps them.
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Circuit court
Circuit court for Alexander County: criminal, civil, family, probate and traffic cases heard in Cairo.
Open official site Alexander County Circuit Court, First Judicial CircuitCircuit court
The Circuit Clerk's online case index, searchable by name or case number.
Open official site Alexander County circuit court case search (Judici)Courthouse
Courthouse address, hours and judges listed by the Illinois Supreme Court.
Open official site Alexander County Courthouse, Illinois Courts directoryCounty office
Vital records, marriage licenses, elections and county board records.
Open official site Alexander County ClerkProperty records
Deeds, mortgages, liens and plats recorded in Cairo.
Open official site Alexander County RecorderProperty taxes
Parcel search with assessed values and tax bills.
Open official site Alexander County property tax inquirySheriff's office
Law enforcement for Alexander County from the office in Cairo.
Open official site Alexander County Sheriff's OfficeVital records
State office for birth, death, marriage and civil union records.
Open official site Illinois Department of Public Health vital recordsElections
Register to vote or check a registration with the State Board of Elections.
Open official site Illinois online voter registrationCounty office
County departments, county board and contact information.
Open official site Alexander County, IllinoisEverything else, organized
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County profile
Courts. Alexander County is part of the First Judicial Circuit, which covers the nine southernmost Illinois counties. The circuit court sits at the courthouse in Cairo and hears criminal, civil, family, probate, juvenile and traffic cases; its files are kept by the Alexander County Circuit Clerk. The case index is online through the Judici system, and copies come from the Circuit Clerk for a per page fee.
Property records. Deeds, mortgages, liens and plats are recorded by the Alexander County Recorder in Cairo. Assessed values, parcel data and tax bills can be searched through the county property tax inquiry, with assessments set by the Supervisor of Assessments and taxes collected by the Treasurer.
Sheriff and jail. The Alexander County Sheriff's Office in Cairo polices the county and serves civil process. People arrested in Alexander County are held under contract at the Tri-County Justice and Detention Center in Ullin, in Pulaski County, so custody information comes from the Sheriff. Cairo has its own police department for city cases.
Vital records. The Alexander County Clerk keeps birth, death and marriage records for events in the county and issues certified copies to eligible applicants; the Illinois Department of Public Health issues them for the whole state. Marriage licenses come from the County Clerk, and divorce decrees are part of the circuit court files kept by the Circuit Clerk.
Elections and county offices. The Alexander County Clerk is the election authority, registering voters and publishing results, with online registration through the Illinois State Board of Elections. County board agendas, departments and public records requests go through Alexander County in Cairo.
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Alexander County does not run its own jail; people arrested in the county are held at the Tri-County Justice and Detention Center in Ullin. Custody and booking information comes from the Alexander County Sheriff's Office in Cairo, and arrests made by the Cairo Police Department are documented by that department.
Statewide criminal history checks are run by the Illinois State Police, which offers name based and fingerprint based checks for a fee. For a specific Alexander County case, use the Circuit Clerk case search on Judici, which covers the circuit court in Cairo.
Use the Illinois State Police sex offender registry, which covers every county and can be searched by name, city or county. The Sheriff registers offenders living in the county and reports them to that registry.
Register through the Alexander County Clerk in Cairo, online at the Illinois State Board of Elections site with an Illinois driver license or ID card, or by mail. Regular registration closes 28 days before an election, and grace period registration with voting continues at the Clerk through election day.
Recorded documents such as deeds, mortgages and liens are kept by the Alexander County Recorder in Cairo. Assessed values, parcel data and tax bills are on the county property tax inquiry site, with questions about assessments going to the Supervisor of Assessments and about payments to the Treasurer.
The Alexander County Clerk issues certified birth and death certificates for events that occurred in Alexander County, in person and by mail, with valid photo identification. The Illinois Department of Public Health Division of Vital Records issues certificates for births and deaths anywhere in Illinois. Birth certificates are restricted to the person named, parents and others allowed by law.
Court records for Alexander County are kept by the Alexander County Circuit Clerk at the courthouse in Cairo. The case index can be searched online through Judici, and copies of filings are ordered from the Circuit Clerk for a per page fee. Juvenile and some family matters are confidential under Illinois law.
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