Illinois, background checks
Illinois background checks through 19 verified official sources, including the Illinois State Police, the Illinois courts and the Illinois Department of Public Health.
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Police & jail
Illinois Background Checks Criminal Records, with the criminal case, warrant and offender information the agency publishes.
Open official site Illinois Background Checks Criminal RecordsPolice & jail
Illinois Criminal History Records, with the criminal case, warrant and offender information the agency publishes.
Open official site Illinois Criminal History RecordsState records
Learn how to be fingerprinted for employment or licensing, get a copy of your own Illinois criminal history, check a name search made through CHIRP, and ask how to expunge or seal records.
Open official site Illinois State Police Bureau of IdentificationPolice & jail
Illinois State Police, with the incident reports, record requests and contacts the department publishes.
Open official site Illinois State PoliceCriminal history
Search the Illinois state police database of registered offenders by name or location from the State Police.
Open official site Illinois Sex OffendersCriminal history
Find the location and release information of individuals incarcerated with the Illinois Dept of Corrections.
Open official site Illinois Inmate and Offenders SearchCriminal history
The Illinois Department of Corrections publishes its Wanted Fugitives list of escapees and parole absconders, alongside its search for individuals in custody and its parolee sex registrant search.
Open official site Illinois Most WantedState records
The Illinois Attorney General is the state's chief legal officer, working on consumer fraud, crime victim services and environmental protection. Court files are kept by the Circuit Court Clerk in each Illinois county.
Open official site Office of the Illinois Attorney General Kwame RaoulState records
Find corporations, search business entity by name to lookup Certificate of Good Standing with the Illinois Secretary of State.
Open official site Illinois Business And Corporation SearchCity records
Find a certificate of existence for a business or corporate entity with the Illinois Secretary of State.
Open official site Illinois Fictitious Business Names FilingsState agencies
Search by name, license number, or business to verify a professional license filed with the state of Illinois.
Open official site Illinois License LookupState records
Illinois Department of Natural Resources: Hunting licenses, fishing licenses, law enforcement and more.
Open official site Illinois Department of Natural ResourcesEverything else, organized
7 more Illinois sources not listed above.
Guide
Criminal history: statewide criminal history checks come from the Illinois State Police.
Court records: case files stay with the clerk of the court that heard the case; start with the Illinois courts.
Vital records: certified birth and death certificates come from the Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Vital Records.
Licenses, businesses and property: the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation keeps professional license records.
Employment, tenant, credit or insurance decisions: use a consumer reporting agency that follows the FCRA. PublicRecordCenter.com is a directory of official sources, not a consumer reporting agency; your rights are on the Background Check Help page.
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Use official government sources whenever you need certified or admissible records. Fees, response times, identity verification, and access rules can vary by agency. For employment, tenant screening, credit, insurance, or other FCRA-covered uses, verify compliance with applicable law and agency rules before relying on any search results.
PublicRecordCenter.com is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Records found through these sources may not be used for employment, tenant, credit or insurance decisions; for those use a compliant screening provider, and know your rights on the Background Check Help page.
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Start with the statewide source listed first on this page, Illinois Background Checks Criminal Records, then use the court, vital records and license offices in the cards for the specific record you need. Every link goes to the agency that keeps the record.
Not directly. PublicRecordCenter.com is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Employment, tenant, credit and insurance decisions require a compliant screening provider that follows the FCRA and Illinois law.
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