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Ford County Public Records Directory
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About Ford County, Illinois
Ford County is located in the east-central part of the state of Illinois. It is part of the Champaign-Urbana metropolitan area and is bordered by Iroquois, Vermilion, Livingston, McLean, and Champaign counties. The county seat is Paxton. Ford County was formed in 1859 out of Iroquois and Vermilion counties.
The county government is composed of a board of commissioners, a county clerk, a sheriff, a treasurer, a state's attorney, and other elected officials. The county board is responsible for setting policy and overseeing the county's budget.
The county is served by two school districts: Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10 and Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5.
The economy of Ford County is largely agricultural, with corn, soybeans, and wheat being the primary crops. Other industries include manufacturing, retail, and health care.
The county government is composed of a board of commissioners, a county clerk, a sheriff, a treasurer, a state's attorney, and other elected officials. The county board is responsible for setting policy and overseeing the county's budget.
The county is served by two school districts: Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10 and Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5.
The economy of Ford County is largely agricultural, with corn, soybeans, and wheat being the primary crops. Other industries include manufacturing, retail, and health care.
Ford County Public Records
Ford County Criminal Information
County law enforcement.
Ford County Directory
Index of Ford county's services and resources.
Ford County Birth, Death and Marriage Records
Official birth, death, marriage and other certificates from Ford county.
Ford County Property Tax Search
Search for information for county land.
Ford County Census Information
Quick, easy facts about people, business and geography.
Ford County Driver's License & Motor Vehicle Registration
Get driving license, ID card and vehicle license information.
Search for Ford County Records
Illinois State Archives information and recorded historic documents.
Ford County Official Public Records Search
County clerk recorder information and recorded documents.
Ford County Library
Get information held in libraries.
Ford County Property Assessor
Property assessment and other county real estate resources.
Ford County Property Tax Records
Find real estate tax information and payments.
Ford County Tax Information
Review and obtain property taxes and more.
Ford County Schools
Information for students and teachers.
Ford County Chamber of Commerce
Business information and directory.
Ford County Voter Registration
Registered voters and information.
Ford County Courts
Ford county courts and the majority of cases in Illinois are heard in county Circuit courts, they are also the custodians of a great number of requested records. Legal professionals as well as individuals can access a number of requested civil and criminal case files, civil unions, divorces, dockets, calendar and status of proceedings.
Ford County Criminal and Civil Court Records
Criminal records, divorces and other civil cases and filings
Ford County Circuit Clerk's Office
Civil Cases, records and information of General and Limited jurisdiction.
Ford County Probation Department
Adult and juvenile offenders.
Ford County State's Attorney's Office
Criminal prosecution in the county of Ford.
Ford County Circuit Judge
Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois.
Ford County Coroner
County death investigation.