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.
East Peoria is a city in Tazewell County, Illinois, with about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps police reports, 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 East Peoria 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 East Peoria, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Clerk, Police records, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where East Peoria records are kept
- Kept by the City of East Peoria: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Tazewell 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 Tazewell County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
East Peoria 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 East Peoria.
- Website: cityofeastpeoria.com/192/City-Clerk (page title: City Clerk | East Peoria, IL)
- Phone: 309-698-4715
- Address: 401 W Washington Street East Peoria, IL 61611
- Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
East Peoria police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the East Peoria police are requested from the department's records unit, usually in writing or through an online form. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted, and some states limit crash reports to the people involved and their insurers. The page below is the one SearchSystems verified for East Peoria police records.
- Website: cityofeastpeoria.com/295/Police-Department (page title: Police Department | East Peoria, IL)
- Phone: 309-698-4700
- Address: 500 W Camp Street East Peoria, IL 61611
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the city police. They are in the Tazewell County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
East Peoria 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: cityofeastpeoria.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/East-Peoria-City-H... (page title: Facilities, East Peoria City Hall)
- Phone: 309-698-4715
- Address: 401 W Washington Street East Peoria, IL 61611
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to East Peoria
Illinois public records law applies to the city government of East Peoria. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the City Clerk for council and city records, the police records unit for police reports 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 Tazewell County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Tazewell County. The Tazewell County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
East Peoria Arrest Records
The East Peoria arrest records guide covers the agency that reports East Peoria's arrests to the FBI and the 1,663 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in East Peoria is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
East Peoria Records Guides
SearchSystems has nine more guides to East Peoria, each written from the city's own offices and figures: East Peoria warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), East Peoria inmate search (the custody page of the Tazewell County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), East Peoria criminal records (the court file, the Illinois criminal history and the local arrest records), East Peoria court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), East Peoria police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Illinois Freedom of Information Act requires), East Peoria traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), East Peoria DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), East Peoria divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and East Peoria property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official East Peoria website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official East Peoria offices listed above, and the city's own website is cityofeastpeoria.com; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in East Peoria?
Request it from the East Peoria police records unit at cityofeastpeoria.com/295/Police-Department, phone 309-698-4700. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find East Peoria city council minutes and ordinances?
From the City Clerk at cityofeastpeoria.com/192/City-Clerk, phone 309-698-4715. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for East Peoria?
East Peoria cases are heard by the courts that serve Tazewell County, and people arrested in East Peoria are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Tazewell County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from East Peoria?
From the office that holds it: the City Clerk for council and city records, the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. Illinois public records law applies to city governments.