Illinois Police Records

Our Illinois pages for county sheriffs, criminal records, wanted lists and the sex offender registry.

• Illinois County Sheriff DirectoryCounty sheriff offices with links to their sites
• Illinois Criminal RecordsSearch arrest records, criminal background checks, court convictions, and statewide criminal history resources for Illinois
• Illinois Most Wanted & FugitivesView active wanted-person bulletins, fugitive alerts, and most-wanted lists published by Illinois law enforcement agencies
• Illinois Sex Offender RegistrySearch the official Illinois sex-offender registry for offender addresses, photographs, conviction details, and registry status

Police records stay with the agency that made them, such as a city or town police department, a sheriff's office or the state police. What each agency releases, and how fast it answers, differs from place to place.

Under the Uniform Conviction Information Act the Illinois State Police releases only conviction information to the public. Other State Police records are requested under FOIA, 5 ILCS 140.

• ISP Crash ReportsFile or get a copy of an Illinois State Police crash report
• ISP FOIA RequestsHow to submit a FOIA request to the State Police
• ISP Background ChecksConviction information from the Bureau of Identification

Continue your research with these related Illinois record categories.

• Illinois Public Records HubBrowse the full Illinois public-records directory
• Illinois Court RecordsState and county court case lookups
• Illinois Inmate SearchState and county inmate locators and parole status
• Illinois Background ChecksPre-employment, tenant, and personal background-check resources