Logan County Criminal History Records

Logan County criminal history records are managed by the Circuit Clerk office in Lincoln, Illinois. This county is part of the 11th Judicial Circuit and handles felony, misdemeanor, and traffic cases through its circuit court. If you need to search for a criminal case or get copies of court filings, you can use the Judici online portal or go to the courthouse in person. Logan County criminal history records cover all cases processed through the local court system, and many of these files are available for public search. The clerk office can help with both recent cases and older records that may need to be pulled from storage files.

Logan County Circuit Clerk

Kelly Elias is the Logan County Circuit Clerk. The office is at the Logan County Courthouse in Lincoln. Call (217) 735-2376 for questions about criminal history records, case searches, or copies. The clerk keeps all criminal court records for cases filed in Logan County. This office handles filings, stores case documents, and issues copies of court records for anyone who requests them.

Logan County belongs to the 11th Judicial Circuit. This circuit also includes McLean, Livingston, Woodford, and Ford counties. Each county has its own clerk office and set of records. A criminal case in Logan County stays with the Logan County clerk. If you need records from a different county in the 11th Circuit, you must contact that county's clerk directly. The judges rotate through the circuit, but the records do not move.

Search Logan County Criminal History Online

Logan County criminal history records are searchable online through Judici.com. This portal is used by over 80 Illinois counties and gives free access to case information. Pick Logan County from the court list and enter the name you want to look up. Results show case types, filing dates, charges, and dispositions. You can view both active and closed criminal cases in the Logan County system.

The Judici portal makes it easy to check criminal history from anywhere. No account or fee is needed for a basic name search in Logan County. Each case page shows a timeline with hearing dates, attorney information, judge assignments, and what happened at each step. This gives you a clear picture of how a criminal case moved through the Logan County court system from start to end.

Some records will not show up on Judici. Sealed cases, juvenile matters, and certain older Logan County files may not be in the online system. Contact the clerk at (217) 735-2376 if you cannot find what you are looking for on Judici.

Illinois State Police Criminal History for Logan County

The Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification keeps a statewide criminal history database that includes Logan County. This is different from the county court records. The ISP database collects arrest data and disposition results from all Illinois counties. If someone has criminal history in Logan County and other counties, the ISP record shows all of it together.

The Uniform Conviction Information Act (20 ILCS 2635) lets anyone request conviction data from the ISP. A name-based search costs $16 by paper or $10 through Live Scan. These results only include convictions. Arrests without a conviction will not show up. Fingerprint-based checks are more precise and cost $20 by paper or $15 through Live Scan for state-only results. Logan County residents can find Live Scan vendors nearby through the ISP vendor lookup tool.

To see your own criminal history at no cost, use the Access and Review process. Visit a law enforcement office or Live Scan vendor in the Logan County area. Fill out the form and submit fingerprints. Under the Criminal Identification Act (20 ILCS 2630), the ISP must mail your criminal history transcript to you. If there are errors, use the Record Challenge form on the last page of the packet.

Logan County Record Expungement and Sealing

Criminal history records in Logan County may be eligible for expungement or sealing. The Office of the State Appellate Defender has free information on the process. You file a petition with the Logan County Circuit Clerk. The court then decides if your record qualifies.

Expungement erases the record. Sealing hides it from most public searches but does not destroy it. Arrests that did not result in a conviction are usually the simplest to get expunged in Logan County. Some misdemeanors qualify for sealing after a waiting period. Certain felonies can never be expunged or sealed under Illinois law. The ISP charges $60 to process the court order once a Logan County judge approves the petition. Check with the clerk about local filing fees for these petitions.

Note: The OSAD website has a step-by-step guide for filing expungement petitions in Illinois courts, including Logan County.

Nearby Counties

These counties are near Logan County. Make sure you search the county where the case was filed to find the right criminal history records.