Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Collinsville is a city in Madison County, Illinois, with about 24,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Collinsville offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 3 city office pages for Collinsville, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Clerk, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Collinsville records are kept
- Kept by the City of Collinsville: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Madison County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not city records; they are in the Madison County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Collinsville City Clerk: council records and ordinances
The City Clerk keeps the official records of the city government: council and board agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions, and the city's contracts and other official documents. The office below is the one SearchSystems verified for Collinsville.
- Website: collinsvilleil.org/government/city-clerk (page title: City Clerk | Collinsville, IL)
- Phone: 618-346-5204
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Collinsville City Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the city's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The city's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: collinsvilleil.org/i-want-to/contact/city-hall (page title: City Hall | Collinsville, IL)
- Phone: 618-346-5200
- Address: 125 S. Center Street Collinsville, IL 62234
- Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 4:00pm
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Collinsville
Illinois public records law applies to the city government of Collinsville. The city runs one records request page for its departments; it is the page below, verified by SearchSystems. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
- Website: collinsvilleil.org/government/city-clerk/foia-requests (page title: Freedom of Information Request Form | Collinsville, IL)
- Phone: 618-343-3688
- Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
A record the request page does not cover is asked for from the office that holds it: the City Clerk for council and city records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.
Other cities and towns in Madison County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Madison County. The Madison County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Collinsville Arrest Records
The Collinsville arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Collinsville's arrests to the FBI and the 610 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Collinsville is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Collinsville Records Guides
SearchSystems has eight more guides to Collinsville, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Collinsville warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Collinsville inmate search (the jail page of the Madison County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Collinsville criminal records (the court file, the Illinois criminal history and the local arrest records), Collinsville court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Collinsville traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Collinsville DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Collinsville divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Collinsville property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Collinsville website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Collinsville offices listed above, and the city's own website is collinsvilleil.org; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find Collinsville city council minutes and ordinances?
From the City Clerk at collinsvilleil.org/government/city-clerk, phone 618-346-5204. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Collinsville?
Collinsville cases are heard by the courts that serve Madison County, and people arrested in Collinsville are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Madison County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Collinsville?
Through the city's records request page at collinsvilleil.org, phone 618-343-3688. A record it does not cover is requested from the office that holds it: the City Clerk for council and city records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.