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Questions about Winnebago County records should go to the office that created or maintains the file. The contacts below separate court documents, police reports, jail records, ISP history products, and clearing petitions. This private site cannot receive or fulfill an official request.

This Is Not a Government Office. This private resource cannot retrieve official histories, correct records, conduct checks, or accept sealing and expungement papers. Contact the record custodian.

Need an Official Record?

Route the request by record type:

  • 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
  • Arrest, booking, and jail records: contact the Winnebago County sheriff's records unit
  • Official background checks: order through the Illinois State Police (ISP) 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-held records, contact Winnebago County Sheriff Records & Statistical Data, 650 West State Street, Rockford, IL 61102, 815-319-6100. The public counter operates weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Court documents come from the Circuit Clerk, 400 West State Street, Rockford, IL 61101, 815-319-4500, weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.