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Clinton County Criminal Information
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Clinton County Property Assessor
Property assessment and other county real estate resources.
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Police & jail
Clinton County Sheriff's Office
The Clinton County Sheriff's Office is the county's law enforcement agency and holds its arrest records, incident and accident reports and the roster of people held in the county jail.
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Clinton County Coroner
Clinton County Coroner, the office that investigates deaths in the county, with the death investigation information and reports it publishes.
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Illinois State Archives information and recorded historic documents.
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Clinton County Census Information
Quick, easy facts about people, business and geography.
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Clinton County Circuit Judge
Fourth Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois.
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Clinton County Tax Information
Review and obtain property taxes and more.
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Breese Public Library
Breese Public Library is a public library in Clinton County, open to the public with its catalogue, its online databases and the local collections it holds.
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Illinois State Board of Elections Voter Registration
Check whether you are registered to vote in Illinois, register online, and read the rules for registering in person, by mail, at driver's license facilities or with a deputy registrar.
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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, Newspapers on Microfilm
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library at 112 N. Sixth St. in Springfield, phone 217-524-6358, keeps more than 5,000 Illinois newspaper titles on microfilm from all 102 counties, Clinton County included.
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More official Clinton County record sources
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- Clinton County DirectoryIndex of Clinton County's services and resources.
- Clinton County Birth and Death RecordsOfficial birth, death and other certificates from Clinton County.
- Clinton County Business InformationSearch for information for county businesses.
- Clinton County Driver's License & Motor Vehicle RegistrationGet driving license, ID card and vehicle license information.
- Clinton County Property Tax RecordsFind real estate tax information and payments.
- Clinton County SchoolsInformation for students and teachers.
- Clinton County MapsFind maps and roads of Clinton County.
- Clinton County Circuit Clerk's OfficeCivil Cases, records and information of General and Limited jurisdiction.
- Clinton County Probation DepartmentAdult and juvenile offenders.
- Clinton County Public DefenderCriminal defense.
- Clinton County State's Attorney's OfficeCriminal prosecution in the county of Clinton.
Local record guide
About public records in Clinton County
County profile
Clinton County at a glance
- State
- Illinois
- County seat
- Carlyle
- Population
- 36,899
- Area
- 503 sq mi
- Founded
- 1824
- Cities and towns
- 6
Clinton County offices and records
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Clinton County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in the unincorporated areas of Clinton County.
Police Departments. Law enforcement in Clinton County is provided by Clinton County Sheriff's Office and several municipal police departments, including those in Carlyle, Breese, and Trenton. Each city department handles law enforcement within its jurisdiction, while the Sheriff's Office manages rural areas and county-wide issues.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Clinton County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Clinton County, Illinois, with headquarters located at 1099 Commerce Drive, Carlyle, IL 62231. Clinton County Jail, operated by the Sheriff's Office, houses pretrial detainees and sentenced inmates. Visitors seeking inmate lookup information should contact the jail at the main Sheriff's Office number for current custody status, booking information, and visitation schedules. Arrest records in Clinton County are considered public records under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140/1 et seq.), which provides citizens the right to access public records maintained by government agencies.
Arrest Records. They are maintained by the arresting agency, primarily the County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Clinton County
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
What is on record in Clinton County
- Old mine sites
- 16
- Still producing
- 1
- Main minerals
- crushed stone; construction sand and gravel; Clay
- Holes drawn on the old survey maps
- 9
- Shafts and tunnels
- 0
- What they are
- quarry, gravel pit, sand pit, open pit mine or quarry
- Maps surveyed
- 1957 to 1969
- Sources
- USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features
Is an old working under a property here?
The mine records hold 17 named mine sites inside the county, 16 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 9 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are crushed stone; construction sand and gravel; Clay.
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 Clinton County (18 shown, 8 unnamed on the map)
- Knaus QuarryQuarry | Trenton map, 1957
- Jolliff Shale ExposureClay | Prospect
- Hoffman DredgeSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Laws Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Laws PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- New Memphis Sand PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Schafer Sand PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer
- Arthur QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Clinton Cty Hwy DeptStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Huelsman QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence
- Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence
- Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence
- Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence
- Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence
- Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence
- Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence
- Unnamed Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
Rows taken off the old survey maps open the USGS record of what sits at that spot, because no single feature on those maps has a page of its own. Rows from the mine records open their own USGS page.
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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Clinton County public-records FAQs
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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Clinton County, Illinois?
Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Clinton County Sheriff or a city police department in Clinton County. Ask that agency for its record. Under 815 ILCS 505/2QQQ, anyone who publishes criminal record information, including photographs, may not charge a fee to remove, correct or modify it. Under 5 ILCS 140/2.15(e), a law enforcement agency may not post booking photographs on its social networking site for civil, petty or business offenses or Class B and C misdemeanors, except to help find a missing person or a wanted person.
How do I get a criminal background check in Clinton County, Illinois?
The Illinois criminal history record comes from the Illinois State Police, Bureau of Identification. Under the Uniform Conviction Information Act, conviction information is public: request it by name with the UCIA name based request form or by fingerprints through a Live Scan vendor.
How can I look up sex offenders in Clinton County, Illinois?
Search the Illinois Sex Offender Registry (Illinois State Police), or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
How do I register to vote in Clinton County, Illinois?
Register with the county clerk, or the board of election commissioners where one exists (the local election authority) or through the Illinois State Board of Elections. You can also register online with the state online registration. Regular registration closes 27 days before Election Day and online registration 16 days before; grace period registration and voting run in person at designated sites from the 27th day before through Election Day.
How do I look up property records in Clinton County, Illinois?
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Clinton County are kept by the Clinton County Recorder of Deeds. Property values are set by the Township Assessor in township counties, or the County Supervisor of Assessments, and tax bills come from the County Treasurer, also called the County Collector. Source: official state page.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Clinton County, Illinois?
Certified birth and death certificates for Illinois come from the Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Vital Records. You may contact the county clerk where the event occurred. By mail with a check or money order payable to IDPH to Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Vital Records, 110 W Lawrence Ave., Springfield, IL 62704-2610, or through the county clerk where the birth occurred. Fee: $10 for a certified copy (or $15 for a certified copy with the information collected at birth); $2 for each additional copy requested at the same time.
How do I find business license records in Clinton County, Illinois?
Business entity filings are searched with the Illinois Secretary of State, Business Services. Sole proprietorships and general partnerships using a business name other than the owners' legal names register it with the county clerk under the Assumed Name Act; some municipalities and counties impose their own taxes.
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