Tazewell County arrest records and inmate search
Search a name across the Tazewell County Jail roster, Illinois court records and Illinois prisons, plus federal custody. The county seat is Pekin.
Tazewell County’s own roster: sheriff.tazewell-il.gov. Checking the registry instead? Tazewell County sex offender registry
Tazewell County inmate search: who is in the Tazewell County jail. One name search reaches the Tazewell County Jail roster and every other record type below.
Tazewell County is home to about 129,541 people (US Census Bureau, 2023 estimate), down 1.4% since the 2020 census: 1% of Illinois’s residents, the 16th most populous of its 102 counties. People arrested here are booked into the Tazewell County Jail, and Tazewell County publishes who is held there on its own roster at sheriff.tazewell-il.gov. A search here checks that roster together with the records below, so one search answers whether a person is in the Tazewell County jail, in a Illinois state prison or in federal custody.
- Tazewell County jail bookingsThe Tazewell County Jail roster: who was booked, when, and on what charges
- Illinois court recordsthe statewide court source: case, charge and disposition
- Illinois warrantsthe statewide warrant system
- Illinois prison recordsthe Department of Corrections: people serving a state sentence
- Illinois sex offender registryregistration, offense and address; one of the 58 registries in the search
- Federal custodyFederal Bureau of Prisons inmates
Tazewell County jail roster: what a booking record shows.
A booking record is made when someone is taken into custody at the Tazewell County Jail. It is an arrest-stage record: it says the person was booked on a date, on the charges written down at booking, and whether bond was set. It never says the person was convicted.
Most official rosters list only the people held now, so an entry usually comes down after release. Tazewell County’s roster at sheriff.tazewell-il.gov is the place to confirm current custody.
What a Tazewell County booking record shows
Tazewell County arrest records: arrest, charge and outcome. Three records, three places.
Booking at the Tazewell County Jail
Shows that someone was arrested in Tazewell County and what they were booked on. Searchable here through the Tazewell County Jail roster.
Filed in the Circuit Court
Prosecutors decide what to charge. A felony goes to the Circuit Court, which hears misdemeanors too. The charge filed can differ from the charge at booking.
Disposition in the court file
Conviction, dismissal or acquittal is in the court record, kept by the Circuit Clerk. Illinois court records in the search carry it where the court publishes it.
An arrest record alone never proves a crime. Read the guide to arrest records for how bookings, charges and dispositions differ, and why a dismissed charge can still appear.
Tazewell County arrest records by city. Pekin, East Peoria and Morton and 1 more.
Tazewell County has 4 cities and towns of 10,000 people or more. Someone arrested by a city police department in Pekin or East Peoria is usually booked into the Tazewell County Jail, unless the city runs a jail of its own, so a search of the Tazewell County Jail roster covers arrests across the county.
City populations: US Census Bureau, 2023 estimates. Linked cities have a sex offender page with a map and a search by address.
Tazewell County court records: finding a case and its outcome.
In Illinois, felony cases from Tazewell County are heard in the Circuit Court, which also hears misdemeanors. The Circuit Clerk keeps the case files, which is where a disposition, a sentence and later sealing or expungement orders are recorded.
Illinois’s statewide court source is part of a name search here, so a result can show how a case ended, not only that it began.
Finding a Tazewell County case yourself
- Get the full name and a date of birth; a case number, if you have one, is faster still.
- Ask the Circuit Clerk for Tazewell County, in Pekin, by name and date of birth or by case number.
- For a certified copy of a judgment, ask the Circuit Clerk; certified copies usually carry a small fee.
Tazewell County warrant search: Illinois warrant lookup.
Illinois publishes a statewide warrant system, and a name search here includes it, so a warrant entered there for someone in Tazewell County shows with the person’s other records. Not every local warrant reaches a published list. A search that finds nothing is not proof that no warrant exists; to be certain, ask the Tazewell County sheriff’s office or the Circuit Clerk.
Tazewell County mugshots: where booking photos are published.
A booking photo is taken at the Tazewell County Jail when someone is booked. Where Tazewell County publishes it, it appears on the official roster at sheriff.tazewell-il.gov, usually only while the person is held.
OffenderSearch does not show or sell booking photos, and never charges to remove anything. A photo on a commercial mugshot site is not a conviction, and several states restrict sites that charge to take one down.
Tazewell County sex offender registry. About 496 on our index have an address in Tazewell County.
The registry is a separate public record from arrests and court cases: it lists people required to register after a sex offense conviction, usually with an address. The count near an address is free.
Tazewell County criminal background check: search by name.
- Type a first and last name, and add an age or date of birth so the right person rises to the top.
- Tick “Also check criminal records” on the look-up page to add criminal records to the registry check (it uses 2 searches).
- 25 searches are free with a personal account. No card.
Not a consumer report. Hiring or renting? Use an FCRA-regulated check; see what an employer’s check shows.
Tazewell County criminal records FAQ
How do I find out if someone is in the Tazewell County jail?
Tazewell County publishes its own jail roster at sheriff.tazewell-il.gov. To search the Tazewell County Jail together with Illinois prisons and federal custody in one step, search the person's name here; add an age or date of birth to tell people with the same name apart.
Where are Tazewell County court records kept?
Felony cases from Tazewell County are heard in the Circuit Court, and the Circuit Clerk keeps the case files. The same court hears misdemeanors.
Can I search Tazewell County warrants online?
Illinois publishes a statewide warrant system, and a name search here includes it. Not every local warrant reaches that system, so to be certain, ask the Tazewell County sheriff's office or the Circuit Clerk.
Is an arrest in Tazewell County the same as a conviction?
No. A booking at the Tazewell County Jail records an arrest and the charges at that moment. Whether the person was convicted is decided in the Circuit Court, and only the court record shows the outcome. Court records in the search carry that outcome where the court publishes it.
Does OffenderSearch show Tazewell County mugshots?
No. Booking photos are not shown or sold here. Where Tazewell County publishes a photo, it is on the official roster at sheriff.tazewell-il.gov. No law requires anyone to pay a website to remove a booking photo, and several states restrict sites that charge for it.
How many registered sex offenders live in Tazewell County?
About 496 on our index have an address in Tazewell County. The Tazewell County sex offender registry page has the count, a map and a search by address.
Can I use a Tazewell County criminal record search to hire someone or rent to them?
No. A search here is not a consumer report. A hiring, tenant, credit or insurance decision needs an FCRA-regulated report from a consumer reporting agency, with the person's written consent.