Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest 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 30, 2026.
Carbondale, Illinois, in Jackson County, has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, and the file of each case, kept by the Circuit Clerk, is the public record of it. This guide says which court hears what, where to look a case up and who keeps the files.
This guide covers the courts, the records page, criminal cases, kinds of files and common questions.
Related guides: Carbondale public records, Jackson County court records, Carbondale arrest records, Carbondale warrants, Carbondale inmate search, Carbondale criminal records, Illinois arrest records and Illinois inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Carbondale
Court cases from Carbondale are filed in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate, traffic and juvenile case.
Divorces go to the Circuit Court's domestic relations division, and the file stays with the Circuit Clerk.
The Circuit Clerk keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Illinois Freedom of Information Act.
Looking Up a Case from Carbondale
For Jackson County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at jacksoncounty-il.gov/313/Courts (page title: Courts | Jackson County, IL), phone 618-687-7330, 1001 Walnut Street, 2nd Floor Murphysboro, IL 62966, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Illinois has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
The Illinois court page SearchSystems verified is at illinoiscourts.gov.
What Reaches the Court from Carbondale
Together, the three agencies in Jackson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,389 arrests to the FBI that year; the State's Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Circuit Court of Jackson County.
The State's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at jacksoncountystatesattorney.com (page title: Jackson County State's Attorney), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
The Kinds of Court Files
The court file is one record with several readers: a criminal case from the arrest to the sentence, a divorce from the petition to the judgment, a traffic ticket from the citation to the conviction the court reports to the Illinois Secretary of State, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Carbondale guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Carbondale criminal records, Carbondale divorce records, Carbondale DUI and Carbondale property records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Carbondale?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at jacksoncounty-il.gov/313/Courts, phone 618-687-7330.
Which court hears felonies in Carbondale?
The Circuit Court of Jackson County, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate, traffic and juvenile case.
Who keeps the court records in Carbondale?
The Circuit Clerk. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Illinois?
No. Each court's records are looked up through that court.
Is this the official Carbondale 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.