Illinois, Cook County
Where Hazel Crest's records are kept. The Village of Hazel Crest has its own village government and police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Hazel Crest's own offices, along with the Cook County and State of Illinois offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
The Hazel Crest Police Department: records requests, local background checks, firearms permits, crime statistics and investigations for the village.
Open official site Hazel Crest Police DepartmentCity records
The Village of Hazel Crest site: the village clerk, the police department, board agendas and minutes, the village code and ordinances, Freedom of Information Act requests, bids and online bill payment.
Open official site Village of Hazel CrestVital records
The Cook County Clerk registers assumed business names for firms using a name other than the owners', online or at 118 N. Clark, Chicago, with a public search by name, owner or number.
Open official site Cook County Clerk, Assumed Business Name RegistrationPolice & jail
The Cook County Sheriff's Office: the Cook County Jail inmate locator and visitation, warrants, civil process and evictions, sheriff's sales and FOIA requests.
Open official site Cook County Sheriff's OfficeVital records
The Cook County Clerk keeps death records for Chicago and suburban Cook County; relatives or people with a financial interest can order certified copies online, by phone or by mail.
Open official site Cook County Clerk, Death CertificatesCounty court
Online case information from the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County: the electronic docket of civil, criminal, traffic, chancery, probate and domestic relations cases, with certified copies from the clerk.
Open official site Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court recordsProperty records
The Cook County Assessor's Office: property values, exemptions and appeals for every parcel in the county, with the property search, the certificate of error process and bill downloads.
Open official site Cook County AssessorPolice & jail
People wanted by the Cook County Sheriff's Office on outstanding warrants, with photographs and how to report information.
Open official site Cook County Sheriff most wantedVital records
Birth, death and marriage certificates for Cook County from the County Clerk: certified copies ordered online, by mail or at the downtown and suburban offices, with fees and identification rules, and genealogical copies of older records.
Open official site Cook County Clerk vital recordsPolice & jail
The Illinois Sex Offender Registry from the Illinois State Police: registered offenders by name, city, county or zip code, with photos and addresses.
Open official site Illinois sex offender registryPolice & jail
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.
Open official site Illinois Department of Corrections Individual in Custody SearchPolice & jail
The Bureau of Identification of the Illinois State Police: statewide conviction record checks by name or fingerprint under the Uniform Conviction Information Act, for a fee.
Open official site Illinois criminal history record checkState courts
Illinois circuit court records are kept by the clerk of the circuit court in each county. The Illinois Courts site lists every circuit clerk with links, plus the Supreme and Appellate Court case search.
Open official site Illinois court recordsVital records
Illinois birth and death certificates from 1916 and marriage and divorce verifications from the Department of Public Health Division of Vital Records, ordered online, by mail or in person. Certified marriage copies come from the county clerk.
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The Illinois Secretary of State business entity search: corporations, LLCs and partnerships by name or file number, with status, agent and filing history.
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I-Cash, the Illinois State Treasurer unclaimed property search: dormant accounts, uncashed checks, safe deposit box contents and other property, claimed online by name.
Open official site Illinois unclaimed property searchEverything else, organized
Local record guide
Local profile
The Village of Hazel Crest, a place of 13,382 people, is in Cook County, whose county seat is Chicago. Court and property records sit with Cook County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Illinois. Hazel Crest's own offices are in the cards above, and our Cook County page lists each county office.
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Deeds for property in Hazel Crest are recorded by the Cook County office that records deeds, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Cook 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.
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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.