This Is Not a Government Office. We run a private reference site. We cannot pull criminal records, run official background checks, remove or correct a record, or accept expungement filings for anyone. For any of those, you need to reach the right government office directly.
Need an Official Record?
Use the route that matches the Stephenson County record:
- Court case files: contact the Stephenson County Circuit Clerk, 15 N. Galena Ave., Freeport, IL 61032, at 815-235-8266
- Conviction information and personal review: contact Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification
- Sheriff arrest, incident, and jail records: send a written FOIA request to Sheriff Administration
- State checks: use Illinois State Police CHIRP or the official fingerprint access-and-review route
- 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 records, contact FOIA Officer Alyssa Wales at Sheriff Administration, 15 N. Galena Ave., third floor, Freeport, IL 61032; phone 815-235-8252; email StephensonCountySheriffFOIA@stephensoncountyil.gov. The jail at 1680 E. Singer Drive handles custody matters at 815-235-8254, not routine report requests. County offices generally publish Monday through Friday hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; confirm the counter before travel.