Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 27, 2026.
Bourbonnais, Illinois, in Kankakee County, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Bourbonnais depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Illinois Freedom of Information Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Bourbonnais
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
Inside Bourbonnais that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Bourbonnais Police Department); outside it, the Kankakee County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also carries Kankakee Community College (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Bourbonnais Police
For Bourbonnais, SearchSystems opened and checked the Bourbonnais police department's page at villageofbourbonnais.com/contact-us/police-department (page title: Police Department | Village of Bourbonnais), phone (815) 937-3570, 700 Main St. NW Bourbonnais, IL 60914, Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 27, 2026.
The agency that reports for Bourbonnais had 30 violent and 90 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 159 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Kankakee County Sheriff's Office
The Kankakee County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 66 violent and 73 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 157 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at kankakeecountysheriff.com/inmate-search (page title: Inmate Search | Kankakee County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
What the Illinois Freedom of Information Act Requires
The Illinois Freedom of Information Act sets the rules: an answer within 5 business days, with one 5-day extension, at a charge of copying only after the first 50 pages, from the agency that holds the report.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the State's Attorney, 815-936-5801, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Bourbonnais?
From the agency that took it. The Bourbonnais police department's page is at villageofbourbonnais.com, phone (815) 937-3570; the sheriff's reports come from the Kankakee County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Bourbonnais have to answer?
Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, within 5 business days, with one 5-day extension. It may charge copying only after the first 50 pages.
How do I get a report from the Kankakee County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days, with one 5-day extension.
Is this the official Bourbonnais website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.