Record Searches

The Circuit Clerk's Office maintains a record of all criminal, traffic, and civil actions in Lake County, Illinois. Record searches may be requested for an individual or a business. 

Please note, Juvenile records are sealed and are excluded from any record searches.

Procedures

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A record search may be requested through the mail or in person. When requesting a record search, the following information should be included:

  • Name of person or business
  • Years you would like searched
  • Types of cases you would like searched (criminal, traffic, or civil)
  • Date of birth, if the request is for an individual
  • Self-addressed stamped envelope

Fees

  • $6 per name per year for a background check
  • Money order, certified check, cashier's check payable to "Clerk of the Circuit Court". We cannot accept a personal check. Cash and credit cards are accepted in person only.

Where to send your request

ATTN: Record Search
Clerk of the Circuit Court
18 North County Street
Waukegan, IL 60085

Note: If you need copies of a document from a court file, please refer to the Request a File or Document page on this website.