Illinois, McLean County
Where Bloomington's records are kept. Bloomington 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 Bloomington's own offices, along with State of Illinois offices; the McLean County offices are on our McLean County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
The City of Bloomington, Illinois site, with offices at 115 E. Washington St., The Hub, utility billing, permits and fees, property maintenance, police, FOIA requests, crime data and city department pages.
Open official site City of BloomingtonPolice & jail
The Bloomington Police Department at 305 S. East St., with patrol, criminal investigations, cyber crimes, K-9 and traffic units, police and crash reports, crime statistics, fines, fingerprinting, FOIA requests and officer complaints.
Open official site Bloomington Police DepartmentPolice & jail
The Bloomington Police Records Division processes Illinois FOIA requests for police records, in writing through the JustFOIA online portal, by email, by mail to 305 S. East Street or in person at The Hub.
Open official site Bloomington Police FOIACity records
The Bloomington City Clerk Department handles city FOIA requests through JustFOIA, email, fax, mail or in person at The Hub, 115 E. Washington Street, and suggests checking the city transparency portal first.
Open official site Bloomington Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) RequestsCity records
The Bloomington City Clerk Department, in The Hub at the Government Center, 115 E. Washington Street, Suite 103, prepares council agendas and meeting notices, maintains public records and processes liquor and regulated business licenses.
Open official site Bloomington City Clerk DepartmentPolice & 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 CorrectionsPolice & jail
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 WantedState 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 ArchivesVital 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 LocatorFederal
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 WebsiteFederal
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
Quick search for missing children near Bloomington Illinois.
Open official site Center for Missing & Exploited Children, IllinoisFederal
U.S. Census Bureau fact table for Bloomington city, Illinois: current population estimates plus age, sex, housing, income and business figures drawn from the 2020 Census, American Community Survey and Economic Census.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsEverything else, organized
11 more Bloomington sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Bloomington, a place of 78,680 people, is in McLean County. Court and property records sit with McLean County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Illinois. Bloomington's own offices are in the cards above, and our McLean 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 4 named mine sites inside the city or town limits, 2 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 2 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The mineral the records name is construction sand and gravel.
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.
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.
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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 Bloomington.
Deeds for property in Bloomington are recorded by the McLean County office that records deeds, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our McLean 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.
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.