This web site is provided by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Sangamon County as a public service. This web site is intended to be used as a resource to determine the general status of historical and in-process court cases. This information is not the official record of the court. As such, it should only be used to gain a general understanding of a case's history and disposition. Accordingly, the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Sangamon County, its officers, and employees are not responsible or liable for any loss, consequence, or damage resulting directly or indirectly from use of the information.

Access and presentation of any information is subject to the rules and regulations of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts pertaining to public information and public access policies and applicable law.

By using this service, the User agrees and understands that the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Sangamon County provides no warranties of any kind or nature, express or implied, and specifically disclaims any and all warranties with regard to any computer programs, materials or services in connection with this web site. The Clerk of the Circuit Court of Sangamon County diligently strives to maintain accurate, complete and timely data in the on-line databases but shall not be liable for any consequential, exemplary, incidental or special damages arising from or in connection with data or information accessed via this site.

The Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Sangamon County cannot by law give legal advice. You should seek any legal opinion or advice from an attorney.

Search By Name

If you chose the "Search by Name" button, you may make one of the following choices.

• An individual's name

  The Circuit Clerk's Office recommends that you use the following guidelines to search:

  • Use the last name
  • Use only the first three letters of the first name
  • Do NOT use birth year
  • Do NOT use middle initial
  • Names may be spelled many ways
  • It is possible that a person's first name may be a diminutive of the given name
    • William can be Bill, Will, Billy, Wills, Billie, etc.
    • Margaret can be Marge, Meg, Peggy, Margie, etc.
  • It is possible that a person's last name may be spelled differently (for example, Smith can actually be Smyth, Smithe, Smythe, etc.)
  • Birth Year - the Circuit Clerk's Office may not have this information
  • Middle Initial - the Circuit Clerk's Office may not this information
• A business name

  Some businesses may also be listed under an acronym (for example, IBM may also be listed as International Business Machines)

Search By Case Number

If you chose the "Search by Case Number" button, you are asked for the case year, case type, and case number.

• The Circuit Clerk's records are indexed by year, case type, and case number.
• Each year the case number starts over at 1 for each case type.
• Family and Divorce child support records date from 1987.
• Civil proceedings date from 1990.
• Criminal and Traffic proceedings date from November 1993.
• Any information before these dates may not be available except in the Circuit Clerk's Office.

Search By Driver's License

If you chose the "Search by Driver's License Number" button, you are asked for the driver's license number and driver's license state.

• Since a driver's license is NOT required for most filings; this restricts the search results generally to traffic cases.

Search By Ticket Number

If you chose the "Search by Ticket Number" button, you are asked for the ticket number.

• This restricts the search results to traffic cases.
• Only tickets issued in Sangamon County are available for searching.

Court Schedule

If you chose the "Court Schedule" button, you may request a listing of cases scheduled for court.

• You may request up to 30 days of court hearings.
• You may select one of the options to refine the search.
  • Case Type
  • Event (type of court hearing)
  • Attorney
  • Court Room
  • Judge
  • Police Agency