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.
Lansing is a village in Cook County, Illinois, with about 28,000 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 Lansing 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 Lansing, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: Village or county, Village Clerk, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
Village or county record: where Lansing records are kept
- Kept by the Village of Lansing: 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.
Lansing 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 Lansing.
- Website: villageoflansing.org/village_departments/clerks_office/index.php (page title: Village Clerk)
- Phone: (708) 895-7207
- Address: 3141 Ridge Road Lansing, IL 60438
- Hours: Monday - Friday: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Checked: September 27, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Lansing
Illinois public records law applies to the village government of Lansing. 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: villageoflansing.org/village_departments/records.php (page title: Welcome to Village of Lansing, Illinois)
- Phone: 708-895-7100
- Hours: Monday - Friday 8am-4pm
- Checked: September 27, 2026, the page answered.
A record the request page does not cover is asked for 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.
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
- Wilmette
- Oak Forest
- Chicago Heights
- Morton Grove
- Elmwood Park
- Blue Island
- Park Forest
- Dolton
- 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.
Lansing Arrest Records
The Lansing arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Lansing's arrests to the FBI and the 479 arrests it reported for 2024. It also says where a person arrested in Lansing is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Lansing Records Guides
SearchSystems has eight more guides to Lansing, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Lansing warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Lansing inmate search (the custody page of the Cook County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Lansing criminal records (the court file, the Illinois criminal history and the local arrest records), Lansing court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Lansing traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Lansing DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Lansing divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Lansing property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Lansing website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Lansing offices listed above; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find Lansing village board minutes and ordinances?
From the Village Clerk at villageoflansing.org, phone (708) 895-7207. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Lansing?
Lansing cases are heard by the courts that serve Cook County, and people arrested in Lansing 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 Lansing?
Through the village's records request page at villageoflansing.org, phone 708-895-7100. A record it does not cover 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.