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Official Johnson County records must come from the public office that maintains them. The contacts below route court files to the Circuit Clerk, deputy reports and booking questions to the Sheriff/Jail, and statewide history requests to the Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification.

This Is Not a Government Office. We run a private reference site. We cannot pull criminal records, run official background checks, remove or correct a record, or accept expungement filings for anyone. For any of those, you need to reach the right government office directly.

Need an Official Record?

Here's where to look for the records most people ask about in Johnson County:

  • Court case files: see criminal court case records, or contact the clerk of the court that heard the case
  • Criminal records and rap sheets: contact the Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification
  • Arrest, booking, and jail records: contact the Johnson County sheriff's records unit
  • Official background checks: order through the Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification
  • Police reports and incident records: contact the agency that wrote the report
  • Expungement and record sealing: file with the court that heard the case

For deputy reports, bookings, jail status, or unincorporated-area registration questions, contact the Johnson County Sheriff/Jail, 103 N. Sixth St., P.O. Box 546, Vienna, IL 62995; 618-658-8264. Call first to confirm the current FOIA officer and counter hours.

For dockets, judgments, certified dispositions, and case copies, contact Johnson County Circuit Clerk Ryan M. O'Neal, 105 N. Sixth St., P.O. Box 517, Vienna, IL 62995; 618-658-4751; fax 618-658-2908; circuitclerk@johnsoncountyilgov.us. Published public hours are 8:00 a.m.–noon and 1:00–4:00 p.m.