Where Auburn's records are kept. Auburn has its own city government, police department and public library; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Auburn's own offices, along with State of Illinois offices; the Sangamon County offices are on our Sangamon County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
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Police & jail
Illinois Department of Corrections
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.
The Illinois State Archives in Springfield keeps state government records and offers online databases, digital collections and research visits for historical and genealogy work.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of Illinois
Holds bankruptcy cases for central Illinois at offices in Springfield, Peoria and Urbana; check case status on PACER or the VCIS phone line, or request a free PDF of a discharge order by email.
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.
Illinois Department of Public Health Division of Vital 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.
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.
Illinois Department of Corrections Wanted Fugitives
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.
Illinois State Police search of registered sex offenders and of murderers and violent offenders against youth, by name, city, ZIP code or county, with filters for homeless, jailed, out of state and missing registrants.
Census Bureau profile of Auburn city, Illinois on data.census.gov: 4,574 people at the 2020 Census, $81,411 median household income, and tables on education, jobs, housing, health coverage and families.
Auburn city government, about 15 miles southwest of Springfield, with a staff directory, police and department pages, building permits, city ordinances, the fine and fee schedule and online payments.
Auburn, a place of 4,574 people, is in Sangamon County, whose county seat is Springfield. Court and property records sit with Sangamon County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Illinois. Auburn's own offices are in the cards above, and our Sangamon County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Coal ground under Auburn
What the records show here, and the office that holds the mine maps.
Auburn sits over the Eastern Region and the coal there is medium and high volatile bituminous, worked underground in many places. The USGS coal fields map is drawn at a small scale, so it shows the ground, not a parcel.
Nothing at all is on record inside the town limits: no mine, no shaft, no adit and no pit. That is what the files say, and it is not a clearance. Those files record a working only where one was catalogued or drawn on a survey sheet, and on coal ground the sheets are thin: the maps that show the rooms and the pillars are held by ISGS Coal Mines in Illinois Viewer (ILMINES) and that office is where to ask for them.
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
Wage and hour cases in Auburn, Illinois
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 2 investigations with a Auburn address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $0 in back wages agreed for 0 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.
Investigations closed
2
Back wages agreed
$0
Workers due back wages
0
Civil money penalties
$0
Employers on the record
2
Employer
Cases
Back wages
Workers
Eastland Retirement Community, LLC
1
$0
0
Auburn Nursing & Rehab Center, LLC
1
$0
0
Every employer whose address on the record is in Auburn, by back wages agreed; 0 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Illinois wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
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Auburn public-records FAQs
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How do I register to vote in Auburn, Illinois?
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 Auburn.
How do I look up property records in Auburn, Illinois?
Deeds for property in Auburn are recorded by the Sangamon County office that records deeds, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Sangamon County page lists the county offices.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Auburn, Illinois?
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.
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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.