Illinois, Cook County
Where Berwyn's records are kept. Berwyn has its own city government, police department and clerk's office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Berwyn's own offices, along with State of Illinois offices; the Cook County offices are on our Cook County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
The City of Berwyn, Illinois site, with the City Clerk and hearing notices, the department directory, building permits and business licensing, utility bill payment, city record requests and community events.
Open official site City of BerwynPolice & jail
The Berwyn Police Department site, with patrol, K-9, criminal and youth investigations, community policing, crash report and records requests, citation payment, crime stats, annual reports and a crime tip hotline.
Open official site Berwyn Police DepartmentCity records
Illinois FOIA requests for Berwyn Police Department records go through an online form or a printed form delivered in person or mailed to 6401 W. 31st Street, with a posted fee chart for copies.
Open official site Berwyn Police FOIA Records RequestCity records
The Berwyn City Clerk is FOIA Officer for all city departments except police, taking record requests in person at City Hall, 6700 W. 26th Street, or by mail, email or fax.
Open official site Berwyn Request a City Record (FOIA)City records
The Berwyn City Clerk at 6700 West 26th Street posts ordinances, resolutions and meeting notices, keeps the code of ordinances, serves as Berwyn Township clerk and local election authority under the Cook County Clerk.
Open official site Berwyn City ClerkPolice & 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 CorrectionsFederal
FBI wanted posters, from the Ten Most Wanted list to fugitives, terrorism suspects, kidnapped and missing persons, bank robbers and seeking information cases; tips go to tips.fbi.gov.
Open official site FBI Most WantedVital 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 RecordsState records
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDsCounty court
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
Open official site PACER Case LocatorProperty records
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Unclaimed MoneyVital records
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
Open official site Social Security Survivor BenefitsPolice & jail
U.S. Department of Justice search of public sex offender registries from every state, territory and many tribes by name or ZIP code; address radius searches cover only states that send coordinates.
Open official site Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsiteProperty records
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter RegistrationCounty court
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
Open official site PACER Find a CaseState records
Holds Illinois state and local government records of lasting value for the Secretary of State, with online indexes and genealogy guides; research in Springfield or at seven regional depositories.
Open official site Illinois State ArchivesCounty court
Northern Illinois federal bankruptcy court with clerk's offices in Chicago and Rockford, open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; the site links PACER, electronic filing, unclaimed funds, online payments and a volunteer attorney panel.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of IllinoisEverything else, organized
17 more Berwyn sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Useful local context without burying the official record links above.
Local profile
Berwyn, a place of 57,250 people, is in Cook County, whose county seat is Chicago. Court and property records sit with Cook County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Illinois. Berwyn's own offices are in the cards above, and our Cook County page lists each county office.
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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 registration where Illinois offers it, polling places and the local election office for Berwyn.
Deeds for property in Berwyn are recorded by the Cook County office that records deeds, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Cook County page lists the county offices.
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.