Kankakee County, IL Arrests & Jail Records

To obtain a criminal history record check from the Sheriff's Office, you will be required to fill out a FOIA Request Form and indicate if you are either inspecting or copying the records. You will also be required to provide your personal details as well as the type of format you want the records to be in (electronic or hard copies). After you fill out the FOIA form, you may either mail it or bring it in person to the Sheriff's Office. If you are scheduling a walk-in appointment at the Kankakee Sheriff's Office, the address is at:

3000 S Justice Way

Kankakee, IL

Phone: (815) 802-7100

For a mail-in request, you may send the request along with the filled-out form and applicable fee to the following address:

Kankakee County Sheriff's Office

Attn: Freedom of Information Officer

3000 S. Justice Way

Kankakee, IL 60901

The public may obtain arrest records from the Police Department that initiates an arrest. Some PDs allow you to submit a Freedom of Information Act request online or fill out a copy of the FOIA Record Request Form and submit it in person to their records department. It is worth noting that juvenile offender arrest records and those that are actively being investigated will not be released to the public. The following are some of the Police Departments operating within various jurisdictions in the county:

• Altorf Police Department
• Kankakee Police Department
• Essex Village Police Department

Individuals may obtain a personal criminal history record or transcript from the ISP through the Illinois Access and Review Process. This involves a fingerprint submission via the state's fingerprinting vendor. Thereafter, the fingerprint vendor will forward your fingerprints and identifying information to the Illinois State Police. Upon receipt and processing of the fingerprint submission, the Illinois State Police will send the individual's criminal history transcript to them.

You may book an in person appointment for a criminal background report to the Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification at 260 North Chicago Street, Joliet, IL 60432, or call at (815) 740-5160.

After charges are filed, criminal court cases, especially those involving more serious crimes, are often decided in the Circuit Court. Kankakee Criminal Court records are public records, documents, files, and transcripts associated with court cases and dockets. The Circuit Court Clerk is bestowed with the administrative duty of providing public access to criminal court records except for those containing sensitive or private information.

To look up a case, you may visit the Kankakee County Circuit Clerk's website and navigate the Tyler Odyssey Portal to view electronic records. You may search by case name, party name, attorney bar number, or business name. Alternatively, if you are seeking records in person, you may visit the Kankakee County Circuit Clerk's Office at 450 E. Court St., Kankakee, IL.

Many reputable third-party websites, like InfoTracer, are excellent resources for finding arrest records. Users may access these records at their convenience through the site, although fees may apply.