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Questions about Douglas County criminal records usually belong with an official office in Tuscola or an Illinois state agency. The routes below identify who keeps court cases, sheriff records, police reports, statewide criminal history, and expungement or sealing filings. This private site cannot retrieve or change any official record.

This Is Not a Government Office. This private reference site cannot retrieve criminal records, conduct an official check, correct a government file, or accept an expungement or sealing petition. Contact the responsible office directly.

Need an Official Record?

Douglas County records should be routed by document type:

  • Court case files: use the criminal court case route or contact Circuit Clerk Nathan Burton, Room 204, 401 South Center Street, Tuscola; 217-253-2352; weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Arrest, booking, jail, and sheriff reports: contact the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, 920 South Washington Street, Tuscola; 217-253-2913
  • State criminal history and official checks: contact the Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification and use CHIRP or fingerprint Access and Review as appropriate
  • City police reports: ask the Tuscola, Arcola, or Villa Grove police agency that created the report
  • Expungement and sealing: file eligible Douglas County matters with the Circuit Clerk in Room 204
  • Registry records: use the Illinois Sex Offender Registry, then contact the police agency shown as the registering office

The sheriff does not advertise a separately named records division. Send sheriff-created record questions to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, 920 South Washington Street, P.O. Box 438, Tuscola, IL 61953, 217-253-2913. Court records belong at the Circuit Clerk counter listed above.