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 26, 2026.
East Peoria, Illinois, in Tazewell County, has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in East Peoria is a court case in the Circuit Court of Tazewell County, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the Illinois Secretary of State. This guide says which court takes the ticket, who writes them and where the driving record lives.
This guide covers where tickets go, who writes them, the driving record and common questions.
Related guides: East Peoria public records, Tazewell County traffic tickets, East Peoria arrest records, East Peoria warrants, East Peoria inmate search, East Peoria criminal records, Illinois arrest records and Illinois inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in East Peoria Goes
A traffic ticket written in East Peoria is answered in the Circuit Court of Tazewell County. The ticket itself is a court case, and the court's index is the record of it.
For Tazewell County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at tazewell-il.gov/courts (page title: Courts | Tazewell County), phone 309-477-2201, 342 Court Street Pekin, IL 61554, 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.
Who Writes the Tickets in East Peoria
The Tazewell County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for East Peoria (filed by the FBI as East Peoria Police Department) write the traffic tickets in and around East Peoria.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Tazewell County: Illinois Central College (campus police); the Pekin Park District and the Fon du Lac Park District (other agency).
The Goodfield Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Tazewell County, so its arrests are not broken out for Tazewell County here.
The Driving Record and the Illinois Secretary of State
The driving record is a separate document from the court file. It is kept by the Illinois Secretary of State, which adds each conviction the court reports and handles suspensions; the court does not issue driving records.
Paying a ticket is a conviction, reported to the Illinois Secretary of State like any other; contesting it means a plea of not guilty entered with the court by the date on the ticket.
A DUI is a criminal charge rather than a ticket, with its own license case before the Secretary of State (see East Peoria DUI).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from East Peoria?
With the Circuit Court of Tazewell County, whose page SearchSystems verified is at tazewell-il.gov/courts, phone 309-477-2201.
Who keeps my driving record in Illinois?
The Illinois Secretary of State. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.
Which court handles traffic tickets in East Peoria?
The Circuit Court of Tazewell County, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate, traffic and juvenile case.
Is this the official East Peoria 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.