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.
Pontiac is a city in Livingston County, Illinois, with about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city 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 Pontiac 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 city office pages for Pontiac, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where Pontiac records are kept
- Kept by the City of Pontiac: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Livingston County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not city records; they are in the Livingston County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Pontiac police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Pontiac 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 Pontiac police records.
- Website: pontiac.org/189/A-Police-Report (page title: A Police Report | Pontiac, IL)
- Phone: (815) 844-5148
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the city police. They are in the Livingston County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Pontiac City Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the city's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The city's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: pontiac.org/m/faq?cat=14#question-58 (page title: FAQs | CivicPlus.CMS.FAQ)
- Phone: (815) 844-3396
- Hours: Monday - Friday from 8 am to 5 pm.
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Pontiac
Illinois public records law applies to the city government of Pontiac. 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Pontiac website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Pontiac offices listed above, and the city's own website is pontiac.org; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Pontiac?
Request it from the Pontiac police records unit at pontiac.org/189/A-Police-Report, phone (815) 844-5148. 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 Pontiac?
Pontiac cases are heard by the courts that serve Livingston County, and people arrested in Pontiac are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Livingston County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Pontiac?
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 city governments.