This Is Not a Government Office. This privately operated reference site cannot retrieve or correct records, perform an official background check, or receive an expungement or sealing filing. Those services come only from the responsible public office.
Need an Official Record?
Match a DeKalb County request to the office that maintains the underlying material:
- Court cases and dispositions: DeKalb County Circuit Clerk, 133 West State Street, Sycamore, IL 60178; criminal and traffic line 815-895-7138; Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Arrest and incident reports: Sheriff's Records Division, first floor of the Public Safety Building, 150 North Main Street, Sycamore, IL 60178; 815-895-7216; public hours 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Current jail questions: DeKalb County Corrections at 815-895-4177, or the 24-hour non-emergency and communications line at 815-895-2155
- Statewide conviction information or personal record review: Illinois State Police, Bureau of Identification
- Municipal police reports: the city police department that created the report
- Expungement and sealing filings: DeKalb County Circuit Clerk for a DeKalb County case
The Sheriff records fax is 815-899-0757. Written Sheriff FOIA requests may be directed to Sheriff and FOIA Officer Andrew Sullivan at asullivan@dekalbcounty.org or 815-895-7260; emailed attachments must be PDFs. The Circuit Clerk can also be reached at dekalbcircuitclerk@dekalbcounty.org.