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.
Dolton is a village in Cook County, Illinois, with about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the village and the county. The village 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 Dolton offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 village office pages for Dolton, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: Village or county, Village Clerk, Village Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
Village or county record: where Dolton records are kept
- Kept by the Village of Dolton: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the village's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Cook County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not village records; they are in the Cook County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Dolton Village Clerk: council records and ordinances
The Village Clerk keeps the official records of the village government: council and board agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions, and the village's contracts and other official documents. The office below is the one SearchSystems verified for Dolton.
- Website: vodolton.org/village-clerk (page title: Clerk and Deputy | Dolton)
- Phone: 708-201-3295
- Address: 14122 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Dolton, IL 60419
- Hours: Monday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Dolton Village Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the village's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The village's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: vodolton.org (page title: Dolton)
- Phone: 708 201-2975
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Dolton
Illinois public records law applies to the village government of Dolton. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the Village Clerk for council and village records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
Other cities and towns in Cook County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Cook County. The Cook County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
- Chicago
- Evanston
- Arlington Heights
- Palatine
- Des Plaines
- Orland Park
- Oak Lawn
- Mount Prospect
- Berwyn
- Tinley Park
- Hoffman Estates
- Park Ridge
- Streamwood
- Wheeling
- Hanover Park
- Calumet City
- Northbrook
- Niles
- Burbank
- Lansing
- Wilmette
- Oak Forest
- Chicago Heights
- Morton Grove
- Elmwood Park
- Blue Island
- Park Forest
- Evergreen Park
- Brookfield
- Matteson
- Alsip
- Lemont
- Bellwood
- Franklin Park
- Palos Hills
- Bridgeview
- Westchester
- Country Club Hills
- Prospect Heights
- Hickory Hills
- Chicago Ridge
- Lincolnwood
- Richton Park
- Winnetka
- Northlake
- Palos Heights
- Schiller Park
- Markham
- Summit
- Barrington
- Crestwood
- Lyons
- River Grove
- Flossmoor
- Riverside
- Harwood Heights
- Glenwood
- Broadview
- North Riverside
- Stickney
The 60 largest are listed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Dolton website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Dolton offices listed above, and the village's own website is vodolton.org; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find Dolton village board minutes and ordinances?
From the Village Clerk at vodolton.org/village-clerk, phone 708-201-3295. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Dolton?
Dolton cases are heard by the courts that serve Cook County, and people arrested in Dolton are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Cook County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Dolton?
From the office that holds it: the Village Clerk for council and village records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. Illinois public records law applies to village governments.