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.
Northfield is a village in Cook County, Illinois, with about 5,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the village and the county. The village 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 Northfield 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 Northfield, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: Village or county, Police records, Village Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
Village or county record: where Northfield records are kept
- Kept by the Village of Northfield: police reports, 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.
Northfield police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Northfield 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 Northfield police records.
- Website: twp-northfield.org/services_and_departments/police_department/recor... (page title: Records Bureau)
- Hours: Monday-Friday: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
- Checked: October 1, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the village police. They are in the Cook County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Northfield 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: northfieldil.org (page title: Northfield, IL)
- Phone: 847-441-3800
- Address: 1800 Winnetka Road Northfield, IL 60093
- Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:00 PM
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Northfield
Illinois public records law applies to the village government of Northfield. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: 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 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
- Lansing
- 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
The 60 largest are listed.
Northfield Arrest Records
The Northfield arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Northfield's arrests to the FBI and the 17 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Northfield is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Northfield Records Guides
SearchSystems has nine more guides to Northfield, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Northfield warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Northfield inmate search (the custody page of the Cook County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Northfield criminal records (the court file, the Illinois criminal history and the local arrest records), Northfield court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Northfield police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Illinois Freedom of Information Act requires), Northfield traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Northfield DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Northfield divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Northfield property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Northfield website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Northfield offices listed above, and the village's own website is northfieldil.org; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Northfield?
Request it from the Northfield police records unit at twp-northfield.org. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Northfield?
Northfield cases are heard by the courts that serve Cook County, and people arrested in Northfield 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 Northfield?
From the office that holds it: 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 village governments.