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Ogle County Sheriff's Office

The Ogle County Sheriff's Office is the county's law enforcement agency and holds its arrest records, incident and accident reports and the roster of people held in the county jail.

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Vital records

Ogle County Coroner

Ogle County Coroner, the office that investigates deaths in the county, with the death investigation information and reports it publishes.

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Ogle County Schools

Ogle County Schools publishes its school board agendas and minutes, its budget, its policies and its calendar, and the district office answers requests for student records.

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Illinois Public Defender Directory

Find the public defender office for each Illinois county, with its address and phone number, in the directory kept by the Office of the State Appellate Defender.

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Ogle County at a glance

State
Illinois
County seat
Oregon
Population
51,788
Area
763 sq mi
Founded
1836
Cities and towns
16

Ogle County offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Ogle County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in the unincorporated areas of Ogle County. Notable divisions within the sheriff's office include the patrol division, investigations, and a K-9 unit, each playing a crucial role in making sure of the safety and security of Ogle County residents.

Police Departments. Ogle County is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Ogle County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Ogle County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 104 South 4th Street in Oregon, Illinois 61061, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Ogle County. Inmate information and jail roster searches are available through the Sheriff's Office website or by calling the jail directly. Arrest records in Ogle County are public documents available under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140/1 et seq.).

Arrest Records. They are maintained by the arresting agency, primarily the County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments.

202 S. 1st Street Oregon, IL 61061 • Phone: (815) 732-1101 Vital records for Ogle County residents are maintained by multiple agencies depending on the record type and date. Ogle County Clerk's office, located at 105 South 5th Street in Oregon, Illinois 61061 (phone: 815-732-1110), issues marriage licenses and maintains marriage records.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Ogle County

Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.

From the old mine records

What is on record in Ogle County

Old mine sites
59
Past producers, now closed
59
Producing when recorded
9
Processing plants, not workings
4
Worked underground, in the mine records
1
Main minerals
crushed stone; Limestone, General; construction sand and gravel
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
75
Shafts and tunnels
0
What they are
quarry, gravel pit, gravel/borrow pit - undifferentiated, quarry - rock
Maps surveyed
1968 to 1983

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 72 mine sites inside the county: 59 past producers, now closed, 9 sites producing when the record was made, 4 processing plants, which are not workings; the old survey maps add 75 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are crushed stone; Limestone, General; construction sand and gravel.

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.

Rochelle Byron Hillcrest Lost Nation Oregon Mount Morris Polo Monroe Center N 10 miles
Ogle County: the boundary from the Census Bureau, and one dot for each old mine or hole on record inside it. The purple dots come off the old survey maps and the darkest of those are shafts and tunnels; the red, green and orange ones are mine records. The small open circles with a name are the towns and the pale shapes around the edge are the neighbouring counties, both from the Census Bureau. Hover a dot for its name.
Illinois mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Ogle County (72 shown, 75 unnamed on the map)

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.

Labor Department file

Wage and hour cases in Ogle County

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 17 investigations in Ogle County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $19,642 in back wages agreed for 49 workers. The county is the one the Census Bureau puts each employer's ZIP code in. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment.

Investigations closed
17
Back wages agreed
$19,642
Workers due back wages
49
Civil money penalties
$1,550
Employers on the record
14
EmployerCityCasesBack wagesWorkers
Aero Ale House Byron LLCByron1$4,7577
Oregon Ambulance Services, Inc.Oregon1$1,3851
Yum Yum TimeRochelle1$1,2281
Oregon Healthcare Pharmacy Services, Inc.Oregon1$1,1484
Shri Siddh GANESH,INCRochelle1$89214
Village Of Progress IncOregon2$00
Ogle County Sheriff's OfficeOregon1$00
City of RochelleRochelle1$00
Premier Trucking, LLCOregon1$00
Sun-Rise Family RestaurantRochelle1$00
Bocker Grain, Inc.Polo1$00
Rosario GonzalezRochelle1$00
Photo Safari Institute LLC.Byron1$00
County of OgleOregon1$00

Every employer on the Ogle County record, by back wages agreed; 2 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Illinois wage theft records page ranks the whole state.

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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Ogle County, Illinois?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Ogle County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in Ogle 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 Ogle 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 Ogle 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 Ogle 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 Ogle County, Illinois?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Ogle County are kept by the Ogle 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 Ogle 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 Ogle 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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