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Official Putnam County criminal records must come from the government office that created or maintains them. The contacts below separate court files, sheriff records, statewide history inquiries, and police reports. This privately operated reference cannot retrieve, correct, certify, or file those records.

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 custodian that matches the requested record in Putnam County:

  • Court case files: contact Putnam Circuit Clerk Carly R. Zielinski at 815-925-7016 or pccircuitclerk@putnamil.gov
  • Criminal records and rap sheets: contact the Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification
  • Arrest, booking, and jail records: contact the Putnam County sheriff at 815-925-7015 or the records line at 815-925-7084
  • Official background checks: order through the Illinois State Police 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

The sheriff's records and FOIA contact is Lynn A. Haage, 120 N. Fourth Street, P.O. Box 177, Hennepin, IL 61327; phone 815-925-7015; records line 815-925-7084 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; fax 815-925-9266; email lhaage@putnamcountysheriff.com. The Circuit Clerk is at the same street address, P.O. Box 207, and is open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on weekdays except holidays.