Search LaSalle County Court Records

This page helps users find Court Records in LaSalle County, Illinois, including online case information, public record searches, copy requests, and court transcript options.

The LaSalle County Circuit Clerk is the main local office for court record access. Use the official online records page when you can, and contact the correct division when you need copies, certified records, or staff help.

Online court records

For case information, start with the LaSalle County Circuit Clerk’s Online Court Records page. This is the main official online path listed for public case information.

Online access is useful for checking available case information before contacting the clerk or requesting copies. For questions about a specific case type, use the division contacts listed below.

Record searches at the courthouses

The Circuit Clerk’s office provides public viewing terminals in both courthouses. Members of the public may use those terminals to search records free of charge.

The Record Searches page also points users to the Online Court Records tab for case information.

Copies of court documents

The LaSalle County Circuit Clerk provides inspection and copy access during regular business hours at the office that holds the records, as allowed by statute, court rule, or court order. Adoption and juvenile records are not open to the public, and no case information is available for those records.

Civil division copy requests

For civil copies, submit a written request with your name, address, daytime phone number, case number if known, and a clear description of the information you need. Civil requests may be mailed to the Civil Division at 119 W. Madison Street, Room 201, Ottawa, IL 61350, faxed to (815) 433-9198, or handled through the clerk’s listed request process.

Criminal division copy requests

For criminal records, written requests are for certified copies only. Include your name, address, date of birth, daytime phone number, case number, and the information requested. Criminal requests may be mailed to the Traffic / Criminal Division at 707 Etna Road, Ottawa, IL 61350 or faxed to (815) 434-8299.

Use the Circuit Clerk’s copy request instructions for the official request details.

Copy fees and timing

Requesters are responsible for statutory fees, which may include copying, certification, and postage. The clerk notifies the requester of charges before processing and expects payment in advance.

Under normal schedules, civil and criminal copy requests typically take 1–2 business days. Requests received after 3 p.m. on Friday are treated as received the following Monday, and some circumstances may delay processing up to 5 business days.

Court transcripts

If a court reporter was present at a hearing or trial, a typewritten transcript may be ordered from that reporter. Before requesting a transcript, gather the case name, case number, hearing date, and the initials of the official court reporter.

The Circuit Clerk’s Office can provide the case and reporter information. Then contact the Chief Judge’s Office at (815) 434-0786 so the request can be directed to the official court reporter. Transcript payment and delivery arrangements are made directly with the reporter.

Certain proceedings, including adoption and juvenile proceedings, may be confidential and unavailable for transcription. The court transcript instructions provide the official process.

Filing, forms, and payment resources

For filing court documents, LaSalle County notes that civil e-filing is mandatory statewide and that three eFile stations are available in the Civil Division. Staff technical assistance is available for eFiling.

Users can review eFiling information and the clerk’s court forms page. For traffic tickets that do not require a mandatory court appearance, and for court cases with a monetary amount ordered by the court, electronic payments may be available.

Allow 4–5 business days from the ticket issue date before trying to pay a traffic ticket online, because tickets do not appear immediately.

LaSalle County court record contacts

Use the division that matches the record type or court matter.

• Child Support Division, 119 W. Madison St Room 200, Ottawa, IL 61350
  Phone: (815) 433-0774
  Fax: (815) 433-9198
• Civil Division, 119 W. Madison St Room 201, Ottawa, IL 61350
  Phone: (815) 434-8671
  Fax: (815) 433-9198
• Traffic / Criminal Division, 707 Etna Road, Room 141, Ottawa, IL 61350
  Phone: (815) 434-8271
  Fax: (815) 434-8299
• Office hours
  8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday