Illinois, Will County
Where Joliet's records are kept. Joliet has its own city government and police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Joliet's own offices, along with State of Illinois offices; the Will County offices are on our Will County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
Joliet, Illinois city government site: Mayor's Office and City Council pages, FOIA requests, online bill payment, an address Resource Lookup and news, with City Hall at 150 W. Jefferson Street.
Open official site City of JolietPolice & jail
The Joliet Police Department runs a main station at 150 W. Washington St and a West Station on Caton Farm Road, with online police and crash reporting, records information and Crimestoppers of Will County.
Open official site Joliet Police DepartmentPolice & jail
The Joliet Police Records Section, part of Technical Services, staffs front desks at the main station and West Sub-Station, takes police reports, prepares FOIA information and issues towed vehicle releases.
Open official site Joliet Police Records SectionCity records
Freedom of Information Act requests for City of Joliet records go through the City Clerk's online FOIA portal, though the city also accepts a legible written request giving the requester's name, address and phone.
Open official site City of Joliet FOIA RequestsCity records
Community Development at City Hall, 150 W Jefferson St., covers Building and Inspections with residential and commercial permits, Neighborhood Services with rental inspections and vacant property, and Planning and Zoning with historic preservation.
Open official site City of Joliet Community DevelopmentPolice & 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 CorrectionsPolice & jail
FBI wanted posters, from the Ten Most Wanted list to fugitives, terrorism suspects, kidnapped and missing persons, bank robbers and seeking information cases; tips go to tips.fbi.gov.
Open official site FBI Most WantedVital 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 RecordsVital records
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDsCounty court
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
Open official site PACER Case LocatorFederal
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Unclaimed MoneyVital records
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
Open official site Social Security Survivor BenefitsPolice & jail
U.S. Department of Justice search of public sex offender registries from every state, territory and many tribes by name or ZIP code; address radius searches cover only states that send coordinates.
Open official site Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsiteFederal
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter RegistrationCounty court
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
Open official site PACER Find a CaseState records
The Illinois State Archives in Springfield keeps state government records and offers online databases, digital collections and research visits for historical and genealogy work.
Open official site Illinois State ArchivesCounty 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 IllinoisEverything else, organized
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Local record guide
Local profile
Joliet, a place of 150,362 people, is the seat of Will County. Court and property records sit with Will County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Illinois. Joliet's own offices are in the cards above, and our Will County page lists each county office.
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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 Joliet.
Deeds for property in Joliet are recorded by the Will County office that records deeds, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Will 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.