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?
Choose the custodian based on the kind of Kankakee County record sought:
- Court case files: use Court Case Lookup or contact the Kankakee County Circuit Clerk
- Arrest and sheriff reports: submit the Sheriff's Office Public Safety FOIA form
- Booking and custody records: contact Kankakee County Corrections at the Sheriff's Office
- Illinois conviction records and personal review: use 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 sheriff-created public-safety records and current custody routing, contact the Kankakee County Sheriff's Office, 3000 S. Justice Way, Kankakee, IL, at 815-802-7100. The published nonbusiness-hours number is 815-933-3324. Use the official sheriff FOIA form for incident, arrest, or releasable corrections records and confirm counter hours before visiting.
For filed criminal cases, certified dispositions, and nonremote court documents, contact the Kankakee County Circuit Clerk at the Kankakee County Courthouse, 450 E. Court Street, Kankakee, IL 60901, telephone 815-936-5700. Current hours were not confirmed in the research, so call before making a trip.