Illinois, Winnebago County
Where Rockford's records are kept. Rockford has its own city government, police department and fire department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Rockford's own offices, along with State of Illinois offices; the Winnebago County offices are on our Winnebago County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & 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
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 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
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
Illinois State Police search of registered sex offenders and of murderers and violent offenders against youth, by name, city, ZIP code or county, with filters for homeless, jailed, out of state and missing registrants.
Open official site Illinois State Police Offender RegistryCity records
City of Rockford official site: City Hall at 425 East State Street, 779-348-7300, along with issue reports, bill payment, license and permit applications, crime tips, agendas and minutes, garbage pickup, city maps and RockStat data.
Open official site City of RockfordCity records
Government and municipal administration 425 East State Street Rockford, IL 61104 Phone: (815) 987-5590 Fax: (779) 348-7300
Open official site Rockford City MayorPolice & jail
Law enforcement services 420 W State St # 207 Rockford, IL 61101-1207 Phone: (815) 987-5912
Open official site Rockford Police DepartmentCity records
Fire and rescue services 204 S 1st St Rockford, IL 61104-2090 Phone: (815) 987-5645
Open official site Rockford Fire DepartmentEverything else, organized
11 more Rockford sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Rockford, a place of 148,655 people, is the seat of Winnebago County. Court and property records sit with Winnebago County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Illinois. Rockford's own offices are in the cards above, and our Winnebago County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 21 mine sites inside the city or town limits: 17 past producers, now closed, 3 sites producing when the record was made, 1 processing plant, which is not a working; the old survey maps add 20 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are crushed stone; 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.
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
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 116 investigations with a Rockford address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $743,836 in back wages agreed for 1,183 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winnebago, County of | 1 | $104,138 | 21 |
| J.M.K. Nippon Corporation | 1 | $100,916 | 118 |
| Fiesta Cancun Authentic Mexican Restaurant of | 1 | $90,662 | 23 |
| Capital Mortgage Finance Corp. | 1 | $70,546 | 34 |
| NurseRight Staffing Agency, LLC | 1 | $49,000 | 45 |
| Amberwood Care Centre, LLC | 2 | $45,551 | 31 |
| Mercy Health Corporation | 1 | $30,978 | 1 |
| Taking Care Of Our Seniors, Inc. | 1 | $23,082 | 68 |
| Precision Weather, Inc. | 1 | $22,487 | 19 |
| Servicom, LLC | 2 | $17,283 | 188 |
| Ainos, Inc. | 2 | $15,283 | 14 |
| Eggsclusive Cafe Cherry Valley INC. | 1 | $14,517 | 5 |
| Northern Illinois Landscaping and Brickpaving | 1 | $12,734 | 7 |
| RG Professional Carpenter, Inc. | 1 | $10,880 | 13 |
| One Stop Wireless | 5 | $9,959 | 22 |
| MAH Springfield Petroleum, LLC | 1 | $8,654 | 9 |
| J&K Property Management LLC | 1 | $8,298 | 5 |
| PCI Services, Inc. | 2 | $6,991 | 39 |
| Asta Care Center of Rockford,LLC | 1 | $6,240 | 7 |
| Reopco, Inc. | 2 | $5,777 | 2 |
| PA Peterson at the Citadel LLC | 1 | $5,027 | 23 |
| Shanta Enterprise Inc. | 1 | $4,538 | 3 |
| Rockford Area Teamsters Association | 1 | $4,397 | 2 |
| Safatan Corporation | 3 | $4,146 | 16 |
| Ten-Nineteen corp. | 1 | $3,821 | 11 |
The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 99 whose address on the record is in Rockford; 24 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 74 more with smaller records are on the Illinois wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.
Straight answers
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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 Rockford.
Deeds for property in Rockford are recorded by the Winnebago County office that records deeds, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Winnebago 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.
Same county
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.