This Is Not a Government Office. This privately run site cannot retrieve a record, conduct an official check, correct government data, or receive an expungement filing. Contact the responsible public office for those services.
Need an Official Record?
Use the record type to choose the custodian in Effingham 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 (ISP), Bureau of Identification (BOI)
- Arrest, booking, and jail records: contact the Effingham County sheriff's records unit
- Official background checks: order through the Illinois State Police (ISP), Bureau of Identification (BOI)
- Police reports and incident records: contact the agency that wrote the report
- Expungement and record sealing: file with the court that heard the case
Sheriff agency files are handled by Effingham County Sheriff Records & Investigations, 101 North Fourth Street, Suite 101, Effingham, IL 62401, 217-342-8464, weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Criminal court files belong to the Circuit Clerk Criminal Department, 120 West Jefferson Avenue, Suite 101, 217-342-4065, during the same weekday hours.