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Village of Cambridge
The Village of Cambridge publishes its board meetings, its notices and the contacts for the village office.
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Most requested Cambridge records
As a small town, Cambridge relies on Henry County for its court cases, deeds and other public records. The cards below are the county and state offices that keep them. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
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Illinois Attorney General
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.
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County court
Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts
See an alphabetical by county listing of the circuit court clerks of Illinois and find the clerk listed in your county.
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County court
State of Illinois Office of the Illinois Courts
Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts contains Supreme, Appellate and Circuit Court information, including judges, and the opinions of the Supreme and Appellate Courts.
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Police & jail
Illinois Department of Corrections Individual in Custody Search
Illinois Department of Corrections search for individuals in its custody, alongside links to wanted fugitives, sex offender information, parolee sex registrant search, visitation rules and victim services.
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Illinois State Police Sex Offender Registry
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.
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Illinois Most Wanted
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.
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Illinois State Police
Illinois State Police site with troop patrol areas, crash reports, FOIA requests, the Office of Firearms Safety, criminal investigation zones, ALPR transparency and agency news.
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Henry County Sheriff's Office
The Henry County Sheriff's Office operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week to provide law enforcement services to the citizens of Henry County.
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Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification Fee Schedule
Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification fee schedule for fingerprint and name based criminal history checks, seal and expungement orders and subpoenas. A state only fingerprint check costs $20 on paper, $15 electronic.
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Cambridge public safety
The Village of Cambridge sets out its public safety services and the contacts for police and fire.
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Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification
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.
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Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Illinois Department of Natural Resources site for state parks and camping reservations, state historic sites, hunting and fishing licenses, watercraft registration, conservation programs and IDNR jobs. Phone 217-782-6302.
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Local record guide
About public records in Cambridge
What we hold on Cambridge, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Cambridge at a glance
- County
- Henry County
- County seat
- Cambridge
- Population
- 2,086
- Henry County population
- 49,284
- Local records
- Henry County offices
- ZIP codes
- 61238
About Cambridge public records
Cambridge, a place of 2,086 people, is the seat of Henry County, so most county offices are in Cambridge itself. The town keeps its own council and business records. See our Henry County page for every county office.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Cambridge
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
What is on record in Cambridge
- Old mine sites
- 1
- Main minerals
- Stone
- Sources
- USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features
Is an old working under a property here?
The mine records hold 1 named mine site inside the city or town limits, 1 of them worked out or abandoned. The mineral the records name is 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.
Illinois mine map and abandoned mine records
- ISGS Coal Mines in Illinois Viewer (ILMINES)Map of known underground and surface coal mines and underground industrial mines with an underground mine proximity area, built to show how close coal mines are to a home or business; links to the county coal map series, mine directories and coal mine maps.
- Illinois DNR Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation DivisionThe state program that reclaims pre law coal mine land and investigates subsidence; One Natural Resources Way, Springfield; the homeowner subsidence guide is at https://dnr.illinois.gov/mines/aml/subsidence.html.
- ISGS web applications (ILMINES, PLSS address lookup)The survey's interactive tools: ILMINES with coal company, mine name, mine number, years of operation and mine locations relative to homes, and a PLSS lookup that gives the township, range and section for an Illinois address.
- Illinois DNR subsidence guide and the Illinois Mine Subsidence Insurance FundThe homeowner guide on pit and sag subsidence (over 800,000 acres undermined for coal) says to contact the AML division and file a claim with the homeowner insurer, which notifies the Illinois Mine Subsidence Insurance Fund, the statutory reinsurer behind the cover.
Named workings recorded in Cambridge
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.
Straight answers
Cambridge public-records FAQs
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Are Cambridge public records free?
Inspecting records is free under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, the first 50 black and white pages are free and later pages cost 15 cents each. Circuit clerk case searches are free, a certified Illinois birth certificate costs $15 from IDPH or about $16 from a county clerk, and a certified death certificate is $19.
How do I request a Cambridge police report?
Ask the Cambridge police department records division for incident and accident reports if the town has its own force; otherwise the Henry County Sheriff's Office keeps reports for the area. Crashes worked by the Illinois State Police are bought online or by mail from the ISP, and reports are released in redacted form under FOIA.
Where can I search Cambridge court cases?
Cases filed in Henry County are heard by the circuit court for the county, and the Henry County Circuit Clerk runs the case search and sells copies. The Illinois Courts website covers the Supreme and Appellate Courts.
Where do I find property deeds, ownership and tax records?
Deeds and mortgages are recorded by the Henry County Recorder of Deeds, a duty of the county clerk in many counties. Property is assessed by the township assessor or the county supervisor of assessments, and the Henry County Treasurer mails and collects the tax bills.
Who issues Cambridge birth, death and marriage certificates?
The Henry County Clerk issues certified birth, death and marriage certificates for events in the county, usually over the counter. The Illinois Department of Public Health Division of Vital Records in Springfield also issues birth and death certificates by mail, which takes about 12 weeks.
Can I search another person’s Illinois criminal history by name?
Yes. The Illinois State Police offers name-based criminal history checks of conviction information through its CHIRP system for a fee, and fingerprint checks for full records. Circuit clerk case searches also show criminal cases by name.
How quickly must an Illinois agency respond to a public-records request?
Illinois agencies must respond within five business days under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140, and may extend that once by five more business days with written notice. Requests for commercial purposes get 21 business days.