Public Records Search on Illinois Online

By Claire Dowell


The State of Illinois holds a total population of 12,869,257 on July 1, 2011, according to the United States Census Bureau. The state of Illinois is located in the Midwest Region of the United States of America. Illinois State has a fast growth production of their agricultural products both presently in the central and northern part. Most of Illinois Public Records can be viewed by the public and some cannot be publicy viewed. This is due to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act that was granted on the year 1996. It allows the residents to gain access on their own personal vital records.
There are various types of public records and these are criminal records, census records, real estate appraisal records, court dockets, voter registration, legislation minutes, professional and business licenses, consumer protections information, government spending reports and sex offender registration files. These public records are pieces of information that gives out information of a certain individual. An individual has the right to choose if their record is to be publicized or to be kept confidential.

Freedom of Information Act was enacted by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 4, 1996. This act permits people for the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased information and documents controlled by the American government. There are certain records kept confidential, these kinds of record are protected from disclosure by Federal or State law and they hold certain limitation on records.

Anyone living in the state of Illinois has the right to file such request to any local public body. In order to make a request, one must write a letter that includes the name of the requester, address, date and contact number. Also to be included the information or the type of record that is requested. The requests are given within five business days or more after the request is received by the office clerk. The date that the request was received by the office clerk is not included in the count.

For the first fifty pages of black and white, letter or legal sized copies has no charge. Any additional pages of the copy will cost the requester no more than fifteen cents per page. Color copies or beyond more than the free size copy will be charged th
Anyone living in the state of Illinois has the right to file such request to any local public body. In order to make a request, one must write a letter that includes the name of the requester, address, date and contact number. Also to be included the information or the type of record that is requested. The requests are given within five business days or more after the request is received by the office clerk. The date that the request was received by the office clerk is not included in the count.

For the first fifty pages of black and white, letter or legal sized copies has no charge. Any additional pages of the copy will cost the requester no more than fifteen cents per page. Color copies or beyond more than the free size copy will be charged the actual cost of copying which would be less than seven dollars.

Public Records are defined by the Freedom of Information Act as all records, reports, forms, writings, letters, memoranda, books, papers, maps, photographs, microfilms, cards, tapes, recordings, electronic data processing records, electronic communications, recorded information and all other documentary materials pertaining to the transaction of public business. Information can be available in electronic as well as paper format.




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