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. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026.
Morton, Illinois, in Tazewell County, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Morton comes from a judge of the Circuit Court of Tazewell County, is served by whichever agency finds the person, and is recorded in the court file of the case it was issued in. This guide says who issues and serves warrants here, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one and how one is cleared.
This guide covers who issues warrants, who serves warrants, after a warrant arrest, checking for a warrant, clearing a warrant and common questions.
Related guides: Morton public records, Tazewell County warrants, Morton arrest records, Morton inmate search, Morton criminal records, Morton court records, Illinois arrest records and Illinois inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Morton
In Illinois an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Morton that means the Circuit Court of Tazewell County, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate, traffic and juvenile case.
When a defendant misses a court date the judge issues a bench warrant, and either kind of warrant lives in the court file of the case, kept by the Circuit Clerk.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is 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 Serves Warrants in Morton
The Tazewell County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Morton (filed by the FBI as Morton Police Department) serve warrants in and around Morton.
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); each serves warrants on its own ground.
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.
A warrant issued in Tazewell County is good anywhere in Illinois, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
Together, the 13 agencies in Tazewell County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6,540 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Morton arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Morton Is Held
A person arrested on a warrant and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Tazewell County Sheriff's Office, held about 140 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at sheriff.tazewell-il.gov/inmate-lookup-c. The Morton inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Morton on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Morton
The places to check for a warrant from Morton:
- The court file of the case, through the Circuit Clerk at 309-477-2201, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- The State's Attorney, phone 309-477-2294, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Tazewell County Sheriff's Office at sheriff.tazewell-il.gov/inmate-lookup-c, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Tazewell County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's, the court's and the prosecutor's) is a list of open warrants, so a check means asking the court or the prosecutor about a case by name.
Clearing a Warrant from Morton
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Morton starts with the Circuit Clerk at 309-477-2201: the case goes back on the calendar and the judge recalls the warrant when the person appears.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The State's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at tazewell-il.gov, phone 309-477-2294.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Morton?
Not from the Tazewell County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. The court file is the record of a warrant: ask the Circuit Clerk at 309-477-2201.
Who serves warrants in Morton?
The agency that reports for Morton inside the city and the Tazewell County Sheriff's Office outside it, or whichever agency finds the person; an Illinois warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Morton held?
At the county jail, run by the Tazewell County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Morton cleared?
By appearing before the court that issued it; the judge recalls the warrant in court. The case is put back on the calendar through the Circuit Clerk at 309-477-2201.
Is this the official Morton 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.