Illinois, McHenry County
Where Crystal Lake's records are kept. Crystal Lake has its own city government, police department and fire department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Crystal Lake's own offices, along with State of Illinois offices; the McHenry County offices are on our McHenry County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & 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 CorrectionsState records
Illinois State Archives genealogy and historical records for Crystal Lake.
Open official site Crystal Lake Illinois Archives and GenealogyCounty 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 IllinoisCounty court
Official site of the Illinois Judicial Branch, with Supreme and Appellate Court news and opinions, a Find Your Court guide to each county, e-FileIL information and Re:SearchIL for documents filed through eFileIL.
Open official site Illinois CourtsVital 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 RecordsPolice & jail
Keeps Illinois criminal history records tied to more than five million fingerprint files; people review or challenge their own record through a Live Scan Access and Review request, and the Joliet office requires appointments.
Open official site Illinois State Police Bureau of IdentificationPolice & jail
Names people wanted on fugitive warrants issued at the request of the Illinois Department of Corrections; tips about where they are go to a toll free line, and information from the public stays confidential.
Open official site Illinois Department of Corrections Wanted FugitivesPolice & jail
Illinois State Police offender registration records show each registered sex offender's address on a map that refreshes hourly, along with murderer and violent offender against youth registrants; adjudicated juveniles are excluded.
Open official site Illinois State Police Sex Offender RegistrationCity records
Crystal Lake residents can pay water and other bills online, get boat and vehicle stickers, check trash pickup and commuter parking, and find city codes, minutes, licenses and permits. City Hall: 100 W. Woodstock Street.
Open official site City of Crystal LakeCity records
Government and municipal administration 100 W. Woodstock Street Crystal Lake, IL 60014 Phone: (815) 459-2020
Open official site Crystal Lake City StaffPolice & jail
Law enforcement services 100 W Woodstock St Crystal Lake, IL 60014-4212 Phone: (815) 459-2020
Open official site Crystal Lake Police DepartmentPolice & jail
Fire prevention and safety 1713 Highway 176 Crystal Lake, IL 60014-2253 Phone: (815) 455-1559 Phone: (815) 356-3640
Open official site Crystal Lake -- Nunda Rural Fire Protection DistrictEverything else, organized
11 more Crystal Lake sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Crystal Lake, a place of 40,269 people, is in McHenry County. Court and property records sit with McHenry County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Illinois. Crystal Lake's own offices are in the cards above, and our McHenry 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 1 mine site inside the city or town limits: 1 site producing when the record was made; the old survey maps add 10 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels.
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.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 39 investigations with a Crystal Lake address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $88,577 in back wages agreed for 156 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village Squire North, Inc. | 1 | $16,713 | 11 |
| Cedar State LLC. | 2 | $14,364 | 6 |
| F. Espinoza Landscaping, Inc. | 1 | $11,158 | 3 |
| Strelcheck Chiropractic Clinic, LTD. | 1 | $6,575 | 6 |
| Fire Bar Inc. | 1 | $6,130 | 16 |
| Ben Arvidson & Sons, Inc. | 1 | $5,054 | 13 |
| Knv Fire & SECURITY, INC | 1 | $4,510 | 2 |
| Jim M'Lady Oldsmobile, Inc | 1 | $3,980 | 19 |
| Northern Illinois Foot&Ankle Specialists,Ltd. | 3 | $3,841 | 35 |
| Advanced Allergy and Asthma Assoc. S.C. | 1 | $3,636 | 13 |
| Liberating Solutioins | 1 | $2,915 | 1 |
| Let's Dent, Inc | 1 | $2,608 | 1 |
| Crystal Lake Xpress Lube | 1 | $778 | 10 |
| ServiceMaster by Pletz | 1 | $616 | 4 |
| Havoline Xpress Lube, Crystal Lake, Store 106 | 1 | $360 | 3 |
| Joseph Antolak, DDS | 1 | $321 | 1 |
| NCS Data Systems, Inc. | 1 | $216 | 1 |
| Flagco Gift Inc | 2 | $0 | 0 |
| Dalzell & Company, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Cafe Olympic Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Regal Cinemas, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Barnes Enterprises, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Althoff Industries, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Liberating Solutions, Corp. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 31 whose address on the record is in Crystal Lake; 8 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 6 more with smaller records are on the Illinois wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.
Straight answers
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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 Crystal Lake.
Deeds for property in Crystal Lake are recorded by the McHenry County office that records deeds, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our McHenry 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.