Illinois, Madison County
Where Alton's records are kept. Alton has its own city government, clerk's office and police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Alton's own offices, along with State of Illinois offices; the Madison County offices are on our Madison County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
Illinois' state prison agency, with links to the Individual in Custody Search, victim notification, wanted fugitives, sex offender information and Freedom of Information Act requests.
Open official site Illinois Department of CorrectionsState records
The Illinois State Archives in Springfield keeps state government records and offers online databases, digital collections and research visits for historical and genealogy work.
Open official site Illinois State ArchivesCounty court
Covers southern Illinois from the Melvin Price Federal Courthouse in East St. Louis and a second office in Benton, posting opinions, court calendars, local rules, general orders and forms.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of IllinoisCounty court
Official site of the Illinois Judicial Branch, with Supreme and Appellate Court news and opinions, a Find Your Court guide to each county, e-FileIL information and Re:SearchIL for documents filed through eFileIL.
Open official site Illinois CourtsVital records
Handles mailed requests for Illinois birth and death records, which take about 12 weeks; death records go only to people with a personal or property interest, and marriage copies come from county clerks.
Open official site Illinois Department of Public Health Division of Vital RecordsPolice & jail
Keeps Illinois criminal history records tied to more than five million fingerprint files; people review or challenge their own record through a Live Scan Access and Review request, and the Joliet office requires appointments.
Open official site Illinois State Police Bureau of IdentificationPolice & jail
Names people wanted on fugitive warrants issued at the request of the Illinois Department of Corrections; tips about where they are go to a toll free line, and information from the public stays confidential.
Open official site Illinois Department of Corrections Wanted FugitivesPolice & jail
Under 730 ILCS 152/115 the Illinois State Police keep a statewide sex offender database on the internet; the registry's public search covers people who must register in the state.
Open official site Illinois State Police Sex Offender RegistryFederal
U.S. Census Bureau fact table for Alton city, Illinois: 25,013 people estimated for July 2025 and 25,676 counted in 2020, plus figures on households, home values, income, schooling and employers.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsCity records
Alton's city website: the city clerk with birth and death certificates and FOIA requests, building permits and code enforcement, the city council and ward meetings, fire, planning and the city code.
Open official site City of AltonCity records
Administration of public records 101 E Third Street Alton, IL 62002 Ph: 618.463.3522 Fax: 618.463.3520
Open official site Alton City ClerkPolice & jail
Law enforcement services 1700 E Broadway Alton, IL 62002 Phone: (618) 463-3505 Fax: (618) 462-3797
Open official site Alton Police DepartmentEverything else, organized
11 more Alton sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Alton, a place of 25,676 people, is in Madison County, whose county seat is Edwardsville. Court and property records sit with Madison County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Illinois. Alton's own offices are in the cards above, and our Madison County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 6 mine sites inside the city or town limits: 4 past producers, now closed, 2 sites producing when the record was made; the old survey maps add 10 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; Clay; crushed stone.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. The Illinois Mine Subsidence Insurance Fund is a not for profit created by statute, not a state agency; the cover is bought through the homeowner insurer.
Alton sits over the Eastern Region coal field and the coal there is medium and high volatile bituminous, worked underground in many places. The two federal files record a shaft, an adit or a deposit where one was drawn on a survey sheet or catalogued as a site; neither file carries the outline of the workings, so the counts above are not the measure of what was mined under this town. The record that shows it is the mine map, held by ISGS Coal Mines in Illinois Viewer (ILMINES) and linked below.
Illinois abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 36 investigations with a Alton address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $175,920 in back wages agreed for 278 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, LLC | 1 | $31,551 | 11 |
| ConAgra Foods, Inc. | 1 | $25,725 | 28 |
| Bravo Care of Alton, Inc | 2 | $24,745 | 51 |
| Mayan Enterprises, Inc. | 1 | $18,525 | 14 |
| Alton BP, Inc. | 1 | $16,237 | 4 |
| Residential Options, Inc. | 1 | $10,276 | 8 |
| Quality Assured Industrial Coatings, LLC | 1 | $9,138 | 9 |
| PMT Management, Inc. | 1 | $8,756 | 1 |
| Sailormen, Inc. | 2 | $5,772 | 10 |
| Alton KG Management, LLC | 1 | $5,542 | 7 |
| William M. BeDell Acheivement Center | 1 | $5,100 | 94 |
| Level Up, LLC. | 1 | $3,935 | 5 |
| Gentelin's on Broadway Inc | 1 | $3,621 | 5 |
| Shogun Japanese Steak House Alton Inc. | 1 | $2,753 | 11 |
| Tony's Lounge, Inc | 1 | $1,673 | 2 |
| Bill Simon Equipment, Inc. | 1 | $1,318 | 4 |
| Saint Anthony's Heath Center | 1 | $504 | 1 |
| Atlantis Pools, Inc. | 1 | $224 | 3 |
| VNA Tip Home Care | 1 | $197 | 1 |
| Chez Marilyn, Inc. | 1 | $167 | 3 |
| Fast Eddies Bon-Air, Inc. | 1 | $159 | 6 |
| American Water Works Service Company, Inc. | 3 | $0 | 0 |
| Alton Mental Health Center | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Con Agra Foods, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Bold Enterprises, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 29 whose address on the record is in Alton; 8 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 4 more with smaller records are on the Illinois wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.
Straight answers
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Voter registration in Illinois is run by the Illinois State Board of Elections and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Alton.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Illinois come from the state vital records office, Illinois Division of Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Businesses that operate in Alton register with the Illinois Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Alton requires one, comes from the town or Madison County.
Same county
Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.