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Livingston County Correctional Facility
Livingston County Correctional Facility, the custody facility for the county, with inmate information and visiting rules as the facility publishes them.
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Dominy Memorial Library
Dominy Memorial Library in Fairbury is a public library in Livingston County, open to the public with its catalogue, its online databases and the local collections it holds.
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Illinois Public Defender Directory
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Livingston County Circuit Clerk's Office
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Livingston County Circuit Judge
Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois.
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- Livingston County Birth, Death and Marriage RecordsOfficial birth, death, marriage and other certificates from Livingston County.
- Livingston County Driver's License and Motor Vehicle RegistrationGet driving license, ID card and vehicle license information.
- Search for Livingston County RecordsIllinois State Archives information and recorded historic documents.
- Livingston County Property AssessorProperty assessment and other county real estate resources.
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Livingston County at a glance
- State
- Illinois
- County seat
- Pontiac
- Population
- 35,815
- Area
- 1,046 sq mi
- Founded
- 1837
- Cities and towns
- 15
Livingston County offices and records
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Livingston County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement in the unincorporated areas of Livingston County.
Police Departments. In addition to Livingston County Sheriff's Office, several municipal police departments operate within Livingston County.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Livingston County Sheriff's Office, located at 844 W. Lincoln Street, Pontiac, IL 61764, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Livingston County. Inmate information can be obtained by calling the jail directly at or through the Sheriff's Office website, which may provide an inmate roster with booking information, charges, and bond status. Arrest records in Livingston County are considered public records under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140/1 et seq.), and citizens may request copies of arrest reports, booking logs, and incident reports by submitting a FOIA request to the Sheriff's Office or the relevant municipal police department.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Livingston County are maintained by Livingston County Sheriff's Office.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Livingston County are taken and retained by Livingston County Sheriff's Office during the booking process. These booking photos are part of the arrest record and can be accessed by the public through the Sheriff's Office website or by submitting a formal request.
The jail provides an inmate lookup service where you can inquire about current detainees. You can visit the jail in person at 844 W. Lincoln Street, Pontiac, IL, or call them at (815) 844-5774 for more information about recent arrests and inmate status.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Livingston County
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
Livingston County mine record counts
- Named mine sites in the mineral file
- 15
- Worked out or abandoned
- 9
- Still producing
- 5
- Main minerals
- crushed stone; Clay; Stone
- Mine features on the topographic sheets
- 42
- Shafts, adits and tunnels
- 0
- Kinds mapped
- quarry, gravel pit, clay pit, quarry - limestone
- Sheets surveyed
- 1983 to 2001
- Sources
- USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features
Is an old working under a property here?
The USGS mineral file records 15 named mine sites inside the county, 9 of them worked out or abandoned; the USGS topographic mine features add 42 features mapped inside the county, 0 of them shafts, adits or tunnels, digitised from the old survey sheets. The minerals the records name are crushed stone; Clay; Stone.
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 mine map and abandoned mine records
- ISGS Coal Mines in Illinois Viewer (ILMINES)Map of known underground and surface coal mines and underground industrial mines with an underground mine proximity area, built to show how close coal mines are to a home or business; links to the county coal map series, mine directories and coal mine maps.
- Illinois DNR Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation DivisionThe state program that reclaims pre law coal mine land and investigates subsidence; One Natural Resources Way, Springfield; the homeowner subsidence guide is at https://dnr.illinois.gov/mines/aml/subsidence.html.
- ISGS web applications (ILMINES, PLSS address lookup)The survey's interactive tools: ILMINES with coal company, mine name, mine number, years of operation and mine locations relative to homes, and a PLSS lookup that gives the township, range and section for an Illinois address.
- Illinois DNR subsidence guide and the Illinois Mine Subsidence Insurance FundThe homeowner guide on pit and sag subsidence (over 800,000 acres undermined for coal) says to contact the AML division and file a claim with the homeowner insurer, which notifies the Illinois Mine Subsidence Insurance Fund, the statutory reinsurer behind the cover.
Named workings recorded in Livingston County (9 shown, 42 more on record)
- Chatsworth Clay Shale PitClay | Past Producer
- Diller PitClay | Past Producer
- Adams PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer
- Livingston Hwy. PitStone | Past Producer
- FairburyStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence
- Raube QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Wagner QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Western Stone Div. PlantStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
Livingston County sits over the Eastern Region and the coal there is medium and high volatile bituminous, worked underground in many places. The records only show a hole where somebody wrote one down or drew it on a map, never the outline of the workings themselves, so the counts above are not the measure of what was mined under this county. The record that shows it is the mine map, held by ISGS Coal Mines in Illinois Viewer (ILMINES) and linked below.
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.
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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Livingston County, Illinois?
Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Livingston County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in Livingston County. Ask that agency for its record. Under 815 ILCS 505/2QQQ, anyone who publishes criminal record information, including photographs, may not charge a fee to remove, correct or modify it. Under 5 ILCS 140/2.15(e), a law enforcement agency may not post booking photographs on its social networking site for civil, petty or business offenses or Class B and C misdemeanors, except to help find a missing person or a wanted person.
How do I get a criminal background check in Livingston County, Illinois?
The Illinois criminal history record comes from the Illinois State Police, Bureau of Identification. Under the Uniform Conviction Information Act, conviction information is public: request it by name with the UCIA name based request form or by fingerprints through a Live Scan vendor.
How can I look up sex offenders in Livingston County, Illinois?
Search the Illinois Sex Offender Registry (Illinois State Police), or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
How do I register to vote in Livingston County, Illinois?
Register with the county clerk, or the board of election commissioners where one exists (the local election authority) or through the Illinois State Board of Elections. You can also register online with the state online registration. Regular registration closes 27 days before Election Day and online registration 16 days before; grace period registration and voting run in person at designated sites from the 27th day before through Election Day.
How do I look up property records in Livingston County, Illinois?
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Livingston County are kept by the Livingston County Recorder of Deeds. Property values are set by the Township Assessor in township counties, or the County Supervisor of Assessments, and tax bills come from the County Treasurer, also called the County Collector. Source: official state page.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Livingston County, Illinois?
Certified birth and death certificates for Illinois come from the Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Vital Records. You may contact the county clerk where the event occurred. By mail with a check or money order payable to IDPH to Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Vital Records, 110 W Lawrence Ave., Springfield, IL 62704-2610, or through the county clerk where the birth occurred. Fee: $10 for a certified copy (or $15 for a certified copy with the information collected at birth); $2 for each additional copy requested at the same time.
How do I find business license records in Livingston County, Illinois?
Business entity filings are searched with the Illinois Secretary of State, Business Services. Sole proprietorships and general partnerships using a business name other than the owners' legal names register it with the county clerk under the Assumed Name Act; some municipalities and counties impose their own taxes.
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