Illinois, Cook County
Where Oak Park's records are kept. Oak Park has its own parks department and police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Oak Park's own offices, along with State of Illinois offices; the Cook County offices are on our Cook County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
State records
Holds Illinois state and local government records of lasting value for the Secretary of State, with online indexes and genealogy guides; research in Springfield or at seven regional depositories.
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 IllinoisCounty court
Official site of the Illinois Judicial Branch, with Supreme and Appellate Court news and opinions, a Find Your Court guide to each county, e-FileIL information and Re:SearchIL for documents filed through eFileIL.
Open official site Illinois CourtsVital 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 RecordsPolice & 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 CorrectionsState records
Keeps Illinois criminal history records tied to more than five million fingerprint files; people review or challenge their own record through a Live Scan Access and Review request, and the Joliet office requires appointments.
Open official site Illinois State Police Bureau of IdentificationPolice & jail
Names people wanted on fugitive warrants issued at the request of the Illinois Department of Corrections; tips about where they are go to a toll free line, and information from the public stays confidential.
Open official site Illinois Department of Corrections Wanted FugitivesPolice & jail
The Illinois State Police posts every sex offender required to register, except adjudicated juveniles, with name, birth date and address, and maps murderer and violent offender against youth registrants as well.
Open official site Illinois State Police Sex Offender RegistrationVital records
Profile of Oak Park village, Illinois by the U.S. Census Bureau: 2020 population of 54,583, the Hispanic or Latino count, and survey estimates for income, degrees, employment, housing units and households.
Open official site Census Bureau ProfileState records
Oak Park Township at 130 S. Oak Park Avenue provides assessor services, general assistance, senior and disability services, youth and family services and mental health support. Phone 708-383-8005.
Open official site Oak Park TownshipProperty records
Property search and assessment information 105 South Oak Park Avenue Oak Park, Illinois 60302 Phone: 708-383-8005
Open official site Oak Park Township AssessorPolice & jail
Community policing and law enforcement 123 Madison St Oak Park, IL 60302 Phone: 708-386-3800 E-mail: Police@oak-park.us
Open official site Oak Park Police DepartmentEverything else, organized
10 more Oak Park sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Useful local context without burying the official record links above.
Local profile
Oak Park, a place of 54,583 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. Oak Park'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 Oak Park 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.