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.
Glen Carbon is a village in Madison County, Illinois, with about 14,000 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 Glen Carbon 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 Glen Carbon, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: Village or county, Village Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
Village or county record: where Glen Carbon records are kept
- Kept by the Village of Glen Carbon: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the village'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 village records; they are in the Madison County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Glen Carbon 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: glencarbonil.gov/1048/Contact (page title: Contact | Glen Carbon, IL)
- Phone: (618) 288-2609
- Address: 151 N. Main St. Glen Carbon, IL 62034
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Glen Carbon
Illinois public records law applies to the village government of Glen Carbon. The village 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: glencarbonil.gov/867/Records-Division (page title: Records Division | Glen Carbon, IL)
- Phone: (618)288-2627
- Hours: Monday- Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm
- 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 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Glen Carbon website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Glen Carbon offices listed above, and the village's own website is glencarbonil.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Glen Carbon?
Glen Carbon cases are heard by the courts that serve Madison County, and people arrested in Glen Carbon 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 Glen Carbon?
Through the village's records request page at glencarbonil.gov/867/Records-Division, phone (618)288-2627. A record it does not cover is requested from the office that holds it: the department that issued a permit or license for its records.